beer
Q1 beverage market poor, but confidence rising
Despite a disappointing first quarter for Europe’s commercial beverage market, confidence in the sector is rising, says Canadean.
Round-Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
Birthday makeover
Thai lager Chang Beer is marking its 21st anniversary by revolutionising its packaging. The brown bottles are being replaced by a new emerald green and gold design.
Looking Sharp
Following demand for its special cask ale Sea Fury, Sharp’s Brewery has unveiled a bottled version, which is available at supermarkets and independent retailers across the UK.
Round-Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
New glass range
Origo Glass, a producer and supplier of glass bottles for the craft beer industry, has announced a new product range for craft brewers.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
From Denmark’s food surplus supermarket, WeFood, which sells cut price produce that is past its sell by date but perfectly edible, to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s documentary Hugh’s War on Waste, which uncovered the shocking levels of food waste by UK supermarkets, the war on food waste is gaining ground.
Richard Thorpe
From beer testing to cheese tasting, Richard Thorpe, market development director at Ornua Ingredients UK, takes our 60-second interview challenge and explains why food to go businesses are the ones to watch this year.
Soft drinks packaging market set for growth
The global soft drinks packaging market is expected to exceed €26 billion, growing 4% by 2020, according to a recent report by Technavio.
Radler launch
Germany’s market leading Krombacher Brewery is launching its Krombacher Radler brand in the UK.
Rabobank reports concern over hops and barley shortages
Although the demand for hops is at record levels, due to the poor harvesting seasons in the summer of 2015, the beer industry has started to observe an increasing shortage of supply, says Rabobank.
Dr Debbie Parker
Dr Debbie Parker leads the Marketing Sciences Sensory Unit in Kent, UK. One of only eight female beer sommeliers in the country, here, she discusses tea, toilet rolls and traceability.
Round-Up: Shelf Life
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. Next week’s round-up will focus on ingredients news. To submit an item for inclusion, please contact Carly Wood at [email protected]
Brave and bold beer bottles
PET Engineering established a partnership with ColorMatrix, an innovator of liquid colour and additives for plastics, in order to investigate new colours.