News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Two newly-launched conveyor belt concepts demonstrate how efficiency and ease of maintenance are key drivers in food production. Intralox has resorted to using one belt instead of rollers, while CSi has adopted ultrasound technology.
Exports of US wine - 90 per cent of which comes from California - grew by nearly 30 per cent in 2003, helped by its continued popularity in the UK. While the weakness of the dollar undoubtedly contributed to the good growth in Britain during the year,...
Interbrew, the leading global brewer, has posted a sharp increase in sales for the first quarter of 2004. The performance of its key global brands, Stella Artois and Beck's, helped the group to achieve an organic growth of 11 per cent, writes Danny...
Scottish and Newcastle (S&N), the UK's leading brewery, plans to close its Tyne Brewery in Newcastle and acquire Federation Brewery from Northern Clubs Federation Brewery (NCFB). Both plants have been operating below industry efficiency levels, the...