Archives for April 6, 2009

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New decontamination application for sensitive beverages

By Mike Stones

Longer shelf life, improved environmental standards and greater cost effectiveness are claimed for liquid packaging specialist Sidel’s dry preform decontamination system which can now be applied to the PET packaging of sensitive beverages sold at ambient...

Innocent seal Coca-Cola deal for Euro push

Coca-Cola will take a minority stake in UK-based smoothie group Innocent as part of an investment deal to help push the company’s interests in the European market.

Flavanol-rich chocolate drink helps maths performance

By Lindsey Partos

Chocolate makers seeking to leverage sales through health-positioned products could find a fresh direction with new research from the UK suggesting cocoa drinks rich in flavanols could help consumers do maths.