Ball to close three beverage packaging plants
Ball Corporation will close three beverage packaging plants; Birmingham, Alabama; Chatsworth, California; and Longview, Texas, next year.
Archives for August 30, 2017
SternMaid expands into ready-made stand-up pouches for beverages
Contract manufacturer SternMaid has invested in a Doypack line to fill products including dry beverage bases, superfoods, dietetic drinks in powder form or products for athletes into ready-made stand-up pouches.
Sports drinks, fresh fruits top back-to-school grocery lists
Sports drinks seem to signal the start of the school year, according to numbers crunched by market data firm Nielsen.
Danish supplier serves up a healthy dose of hemp product innovation
Bored with the usual hemp launches - granola and cereal bars - one Danish supplier is helping manufacturers think outside the box. Hemp cheese, gin, salami and marzipan are just some of its latest creations.
Dateline Southeast Asia
Pokka calls for more government action to limit sugar consumption
Singapore’s biggest beverage brand has begun reformulating its drinks to reduce their sugar content, and has called on the government to take wider action against lifestyle diseases.
Soda Folk launches five low calorie, low sugar sodas
Soda Folk has launched five low calorie, low sugar sodas, in black Cherry, mandarin Orange, G&T inspired Juniper, Prosecco-inspired chardonnay Grape and cider-inspired Breton Apple.