News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
African gum stocks dropped off at the end of 2003 driving up prices for acacia gum - a natural emulsifier used extensively in food and beverage applications - squeezing margins for manufacturers. French hydrocolloid firm Colloides Naturels...
Haydens Bakeries in the UK is the latest company to take advantage of a hiring scheme operated by Packaging Automation, allowing companies to benefit from the latest advancements in heat sealing technology without the cost of buying the machinery...
Coca-Cola is set to initiate talks with the European Commission in an attempt to resolve an antitrust case against the group. This is the latest difficult challenge to have emerged - Coca-Cola has already had to deal with the Dasani recall in the UK...
Dairy Partners America, the joint venture between Switzerland's Nestlé group and Fonterra, New Zealand's leading dairy company, has completed the second phase of its roll out, beginning liquid and powdered milk production in Ecuador, Colombia and...
Sweden's Vin & Sprit (V&S) is to launch the first ready-to-drink variant of its popular Absolut vodka brand in the Canadian market. The launch comes at a time when global RTD sales are on the decline, but the company believes that its product marks...
Malvern Instruments in the UK has added a new range of particle measurement systems to its portfolio of analysers for in-process applications, allowing users to measure larger particles of up to 2.5 mm.