News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
The European Commission has decided that a German subsidy scheme for the producers of Kornbranntwein, a brandy made out of corn, is in breach of European Union State aid rules because it distorts competition with other brandy producers.
Starbucks has promised to use beverage packaging containing 10 per cent recycled material from 2005, though environmentalists have criticised the corporation's commitment.
International Flavors & Fragrances says it is planning the construction of a new specialty ingredients manufacturing plant in China, in a move that aims to boost global production capacity.
Engineered Air provider FS-Elliott has launched a compressor for food and beverage processors that it claims offers 100 per cent oil-free, particulate filtered air.
A soaring premium beer market in Russia and growing consumption in Poland and Romania are driving forward a major international brewer's European profits by offsetting problems in Hungary and Slovakia, writes Chris Mercer.