beer
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 carly@bellpublishing.com.
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.
Kopparberg launches beer offering
Swedish cider specialist Kopparberg is bringing its fruit expertise to the beer category, with the launch of new Kopparberg Fruit Lager.
FMCG trends for the year ahead
Canadean has highlighted some of the trends to watch out for in fast moving consumer goods in 2016.
Booze in the news
Although many people are currently in the middle of ‘dry January’ – the annual campaign which encourages participants to give up alcohol for 31 days – beers, wines and spirits haven’t strayed far from the headlines so far this year.
Consumers demand more natural beverage flavours
Canadean’s latest quarterly beverage tracker reports contain a special focus on soft drinks flavour trends and innovations, which highlight a noticeable migration towards local fruits and natural flavours.
Hot summer benefits beverage market
Quarter three has seen a more upbeat performance in European commercial beverage consumption despite Russia’s deepening recession, says a report from Canadean.