Beverage Industry’s August issue features the latest trends in digital marketing and how it connects consumers to their favorite brands. This issue also features an in-depth look into the energy drinks category, the club store channel and immune health ingredients. Per usual, we also featured the latest products, packaging and machinery.
Check back throughout the month for additional content.
Although much attention is directed toward emerging ingredients, suppliers note that health-and-wellness goals also have benefited staples like citrus.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Chicago-based Tampico Beverages has evolved since 1989 when it launched its first flavor: Citrus Punch. Today, the brand offers three lineups and 24 SKUs in its value-based, fruit-flavored punch drink portfolio.
Experts note that the interest and adoption of AGVs rapidly is accelerating in the face of a diminished labor pool and the fact that robotic lift trucks are designed to handle repetitive tasks while allowing labor to be redeployed to more value-added tasks.
A number of the industry’s leading tire suppliers have unveiled a range of new products, as well as technical enhancements to existing models to improve the performance of beverage distributors.
Healthy, functional ingredients like turmeric, ginger, carrot, elderberry and green tea are among those aiding consumers in their quest for immune-boosting properties.
Although much attention is given to primary packaging materials, suppliers in the labeling market are seeing the growing influence sustainability has on operations and are seeking to be proactive participants to the solution.
As beverage warehouses take on more SKUs and distribution centers consolidate, single-source centers must be equipped to handle high throughputs and mixed pallet scenarios. In turn, stretch wrapping equipment must ensure the product’s integrity.
Data collection technology is allowing retailers and manufacturers the ability to develop and stock the products that consumers want or even know the ones in which they should be investing time and money.
RumChata released its Summer Tumbler, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters partnered with National Geographic, Bud Light rolled out a new TV campaign, and Brisk Iced Tea partners with Hobbs and Shaw movie.
To educate consumers about the brewing process or how handcrafted spirits are made, many breweries and distillers operate as “go-to” destinations complete with tours, taprooms, samples and merchandise.
SPRiZZi Drink-Co. introduced a new line of flavored craft sodas. Post Brewing Co. launched its first-ever advertising campaign, and Wine Water Ltd. launched O.Vine.
Distribution network now includes more than 50 DSD partners
August 13, 2019
Celsius Holdings Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., announced that the company has made progress in the build out of its national distribution network, which now includes more than 50 regional direct-store-delivery (DSD) partners.
The semi-automatic Autokap 600 prevents harmful vapors from sparking fire
August 6, 2019
Designed with electrical components and pneumatic systems housed in air-pressurized cabinets, the Autokap 600 prevents any released vapors from coming into contact with electrical devices.
New process designed to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 28,000 tons
August 8, 2019
The Ardagh Group released lightweight aluminum cans thereby reducing its consumption of materials, minimizing its emissions and maximizing the sustainability of its products.
Ejectors use low-pressure steam to achieve required chilling temperatures year-round
August 14, 2019
From ambient to just above freezing temperatures, the ejector-based vacuum chillers can deliver during hot seasons, when cooling loads and inlet water temperatures decrease, the company says.
Designed to increase warehouse efficiency, the eye-pleasing, neon LEDs show restroom availability, increasing workplace productivity because workers no longer have to stand in front of a restroom door and wait.
Tea brand packaging coincides with marketing campaign Real Comforts of Home
August 9, 2019
Gold Peak debuted a new, modern packaging graphic with a reimagined logo and contemporary mountain landscape that reinforces the brand’s tea credentials and high-quality ingredients, it says.