News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
As customs officers in the UK raid an illegal vodka plant and the FSA sends out a warning about fake bottles of Jacob’s Creek wine, scientists in Leicester claim to have developed a counterfeit wine and spirit detector that works on unopened bottles.
A US-based company said it has introduced a bespoke electron beam sterilisation system for plastic bottles targeted at the Asian market.
Scotch whisky export sales reached record levels last year, despite a two per cent volume drop, as demand grew for premium products, said the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
APPE has increased output capacity 40 per cent at its PET recycling facilities in France following a €10m investment.
Tetra Pak has given a sneak preview of its latest innovation – an aseptic carton pack for ambient milk that is not rectangular but bottle shaped.