Consumer-centric approach will draw in the wine drinkers

TO STAY ahead, wine companies have to adapt to changing markets and consumers.

Beer in a PET bottle

BEER manufacturers have the option to bottle their brew in PET topped with a crown.

Turning off the oil

THE Murau Brewery in Austria used to consume 700,000 litres of heating oil a year for beer production. Since April 2014, the cooperative brewery with an annual beer output of about 280,000 hectolitres, has been producing its beer with heat from the biomass cogeneration plant of the municipal utilities Murauer Stadtwerke GmbH. This means that in the brewery, fossil fuels are no longer being burned for making the beer.

Energy-efficient packaging machines for beverages

To stand out, beverage has to come in more unique, eco-friendly packaging, but these have to be produced by energy efficient packaging machines

CPP, NAWAH partner on Iraq energy project

The companies will work together on developing new pipelines, refineries, and export facilities for Iraq’s energy sector

SC Johnson to acquire Deb Group

The acquisition will boost SC Johnson’s position in the industrial and institutional markets

Russian trade shows record steady visitor flow

UPAKOVKA / UPAK ITALIA and interplastica held in Moscow record steady visitor flow; keep international food processing and packaging exhibitors optimistic

8th Fresenius conference on ‘Pesticide Residues in Food’

The international conference topics will revolve around analytical methods and tools and regulatory requirements and monitoring

Bosch to purchase Osgood Industries

The company is setting its sights on strengthening and expanding its liquid food product portfolio

Household Care: Latest U.S. patents reviews

From a concentrated floor cleaner to the a spray drying process for detergent, here are some of the most recent patents for home care products and systems

The Body Shop acquires Australia franchise business

The assets and operation of Adidem Pty Limited will be transferred to the company

Campbell launches organic soup line

The new range of soups, conveniently packaged in cartons, respond to the growing market for organic foods in the United States