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Firmenich strengthens sustainability performance in Fiscal Year 2022

Firmenich, one of the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and taste companies, released its annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, tracking progress toward the group’s groundbreaking sustainability targets.

Graphic Packaging International launches their latest beverage multipack machinery innovation: ClipCombo™

Fiber-based consumer packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International, has launched ClipCombo™, a highly innovative beverage multipack machinery system.

New study reveals positive impact of pomegranate extract on satiety

According to a recently published clinical study by the department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences, those supplementing with Euromed’s natural extract Pomanox® showed significantly lower levels of hunger and a desire to eat, as well as higher levels of satiety, compared to a placebo group.

Florida Citrus: Citrus maturity test results

Results of the first orange and grapefruit maturity tests for the 2022-2023 season, using only regular bloom fruit, are listed below. Sample groves and trees remain relatively constant from season to season.

drinktec presents itself as the global economic summit of the beverage and liquid food industry

International, innovative and the highest possible quality—that’s how best to describe drinktec, which was held from September 12 to 16, 2022, at the Munich trade fair center.

Sustainability: VOG Products awarded EcoVadis silver

Sustainability is firmly embedded in the strategy of VOG Products. The prestigious EcoVadis award, the world’s most reliable provider of sustainability ratings for global supply chains, has confirmed the company’s active effort in the entire production process, rewarding it with a silver medal a few weeks ago.

Graphic Packaging International launches their latest beverage multipack machinery innovation: ClipCombo™

Fiber-based consumer packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International, has launched ClipCombo™, a highly innovative beverage multipack machinery system.

Magnetic filling valves from GEA increase product flexibility of fillers

Just in time for Drinktec, GEA is expanding its portfolio of filling valves with new options that allow manufacturers to fill an even wider range of beverages with one valve technology. The new generation of magnetic valves can be used for all…

OUR PATH INTO YOUR FUTURE: KHS at drinktec

Experience the future of the beverage industry close up with KHS: at drinktec from September 12 to 16 the engineering company will be presenting its latest machine and packaging systems. The focus will be on the filler/seamer block SmartCan by KHS/Ferrum that provides clear benefits regarding hygiene, flexibility and simple operation.

Elopak’s second quarter (Q2) 2022: Strong revenue growth and profitability – actively mitigating challenging market conditions

Elopak reported revenue growth of 7 % in Q2 supported by price increases and successful onboarding of Naturepak.

Sidel: East Africa opening

Sidel has expanded its presence in Africa with the opening of a new office in Nairobi, Kenya. The move increases its support for its customers in East Africa, a key market for Sidel and one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions.

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak study a possible solution for beverage carton recycling in Benelux to advance circular paper-based packaging solutions

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak are jointly examining a shared beverage carton recycling solution to meet the growing recycling need in Benelux, …

Symrise announces range of natural blueberry ingredients for food, beverage, and consumer health applications

Symrise is presenting its broad range of diana foodTM blueberry ingredients and active compounds. Like other products from the portfolio of natural ingredients, it features various characteristics and performance benefits.

Givaudan and Manus Bio launch BioNootkatone, a sustainable, clean-label citrus ingredient with a winning taste profile

Givaudan, a global leader in taste and wellbeing, and Manus Bio, a leading biomanufacturer of natural products, announced the launch of BioNootkatone, a breakthrough ingredient …

Biosyntia closes a 11.5 million EUR round to launch world’s first bio-based vitamin B7

Biosyntia has secured a Series B funding round of 11.5 million euros from a strong syndicate of experienced venture capital investors. The round was closed with an investment from the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) and the two existing investors, Sofinnova Partners and Novo Seeds, …

BC30TM supports protein absorption from plant sources, study shows

Leading spore-forming probiotic BC30TM improves protein absorption from plant sources, a new clinical study has shown.

Symrise receives sustainability verification for hibiscus

As the first company in the industry, Symrise is sourcing Hibiscus verified at Gold level of SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA). Symrise has committed itself to promoting sustainable agricultural practices in multiple crops and regions, including in its hibiscus supply chain.

GNT launches first EXBERRY® colouring foods made from organic safflower

GNT has expanded its range of EU organic-certified EXBERRY® colouring foods with new yellow and green shades made from organic safflower.

Low-sugar juice processing: GEA Ahaus installs test plant for sugar reduction in juices

Starting in mid-July 2022, GEA and Israeli start-up Better Juice will conduct product tests on behalf of beverage manufacturers looking to lower the sugar content in drinks.

Shoulder to shoulder with the fruit rescuers: How a Swedish juice producer prevents food waste with GEA technology

According to a WWF study, 42 percent of all cultivated fruits and vegetables worldwide are thrown away every year – even though they are eminently suitable for further processing. The Swedish company RSCUED wants to change this and has appointed itself fruit rescuers.

ACHEMA 2022 to be moved from April to August 2022

ACHEMA 2022 – the World Forum for the Process Industries – will be held at the Frankfurt Fairground from 22 to 26 August 2022, instead of 4 to 8 April 2022 as originally planned.

VOG Products: Major investments ensure high quality

The processing company VOG Products from South Tyrol continuously invests in new technologies. The most recent examples are the NFC juice line commissioned this year and a new sterile tank storage system that is almost completed.

JBT acquires Urtasun Tecnología Alimentaria S.L.

JBT Corporation, a global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry, announced it has acquired Urtasun Tecnología Alimentaria S.L., a provider of fruit and vegetable processing solutions. The company is headquartered in Navarra, Spain.

Quintus Technologies re-enters food & beverage arena with launch of new high pressure processing systems

Pioneering and leading the advancement of high pressure technologies for nearly three-quarters of a century, Quintus Technologies today announces its re-entry into food and beverage high pressure processing (HPP) applications through innovative new HPP equipment and customized service solutions.

PepsiCo advances circular economy for plastics; announces LIFEWTR packaging with 100 % recycled plastic and elimination of plastic bottles for bubly

PepsiCo, Inc. announced that LIFEWTR will be packaged in 100 % rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate), and bubly will no longer be packaged in plastic.

Crown to use wind power in 2020 as first step in long-term renewable energy initiative

As a major step toward fulfillment of its pledge to the RE100 initiative, which focuses on accelerating the transition to zero carbon grids at global scale, Crown Holdings, Inc. has signed a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with…

How scientists turned a flag into a loudspeaker

A paper-­thin, flexible device created at Michigan State University not only can generate energy from human motion, it can act as a loudspeaker and microphone as well, nanotechnology researchers reported in Nature Communications.

Limoneira and Tesla Power up to save energy costs

Limoneira Company (NASDAQ: LMNR), a leading agribusiness with prime agricultural land and operations, real estate and water rights in California, announced today the commissioning of a new joint project with Tesla to reduce energy costs.

Tate & Lyle celebrates completion of major energy efficiency and CO2e reduction project in Tennessee

Tate & Lyle PLC (“Tate & Lyle”), a leading global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions, welcomed local dignitaries, employees and other guests to a ceremony to celebrate the formal opening of its new co-­generation plant at its corn wet milling facility in Loudon, Tennessee.

Tetra Pak Commits To 100 % Renewable Electricity By 2030

Tetra Pak has joined RE100, committing to increase its use of renewable electricity from 20 % today to 100 % across all global…

New study reveals positive impact of pomegranate extract on satiety

According to a recently published clinical study by the department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences, those supplementing with Euromed’s natural extract Pomanox® showed significantly lower levels of hunger and a desire to eat, as well as higher levels of satiety, compared to a placebo group.

BC30TM supports protein absorption from plant sources, study shows

Leading spore-forming probiotic BC30TM improves protein absorption from plant sources, a new clinical study has shown.

New super study looks at role of fruit, vegetables and juices in lowering cardiovascular risk in 4 million adults

The saying ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ is well known but is there any truth in it? There may be according to a major ‘super study’, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, which found that not only apples – but orange juice, …

Promising results in fight against dyslipidemia

According to recently published data from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, supplementation with Euromed’s ingredient Pomalive®, a precise combination of standardized olive and pomegranate fruits extracts, could help to improve dyslipidemia, a condition resulting from an unbalanced distribution of different lipids

How cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementia

Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UK).

Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste

An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.

Brazilian orange juice: Stocks end 2021/22 season at low levels and are not expected to increase in 2022/23

The ending stocks of orange juice ended the 2021/22 season at low levels (on June 30th, 2022), according to data released this week by CitrusBR. And even if orange production increases in the 2022/23 season, the volume of juice stocked by the end of the crop …

China hot drinks sector set to surpass USD 48 billion in 2026, predicts GlobalData

Despite the brewing geopolitical, economic, and health crises, China’s hot drinks sales are set to increase, as consumers trade up to higher-quality products. The introduction of innovative and customised tea, coffee, and plant-based hot drinks is bolstering the market growth.

Prognosfruit 2022 releases its annual apple and pear crop forecast, showing a 1 % increase in apple production and a 20 % increase for pears

Prognosfruit’s 2022 European apple and pear crop forecast reveals that apple production is set to increase by 1 % compared to 2021, while the upcoming pear crop is estimated to increase by 20 % compared to last year’s record low crop of the decade …

2022 Sustainability Barometer

Consumer fears over climate change have escalated around the globe over the last year. According to new research from the 2022 Mintel Consulting Sustainability Barometer, the number of global consumers citing climate change as a top three environmental concern has risen from …

Citrus: World Markets and Trade

Global orange juice production for 2021/22 is forecast 12 percent higher to 1.6 million tons (65 degrees brix). Higher production in Brazil and Mexico is expected to more than offset US and EU declines.

Interpoma 2022: stable production levels across Europe as the apple industry heads towards its congress

Data presented during the Prognosfruit conference speak to Poland’s and Italy’s good recovery. Forecasts for organic harvests are very promising.

drinktec presents itself as the global economic summit of the beverage and liquid food industry

International, innovative and the highest possible quality—that’s how best to describe drinktec, which was held from September 12 to 16, 2022, at the Munich trade fair center.

Jennifer Mann to succeed Alfredo Rivera as president of the North America operating unit of The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company announced that Jennifer Mann will become president of the company’s North America operating unit effective Jan. 1, 2023. Mann succeeds Alfredo Rivera, who will step down Dec. 31.

Three questions for Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer

drinktec, the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry will take place on the grounds of Messe München from September 12 to 16, 2022. The managing director responsible for the event, Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, offers an overview of the current registrations and explains…

New General Manager at Euromed USA, Inc.

Euromed, S.A., a leading producer of standardised herbal extracts, announced the appointment of industry veteran Chris Tower to the position of General Manager of its key subsidiary Euromed USA Inc.

Innovation & inspiration: World-leading ingredients show Fi & Hi Europe set to attract over 20,000 global attendees

Fi Europe co-located with Hi Europe returns to France this year from 6-8 December. For the first time, the leading ingredients exhibition will take place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles …

drinktec 2022: Faster, higher, stronger

Does the beverage and liquid food industry also have Olympic aspirations? Manufacturers of beverages and liquid food and machine manufacturers have long since recognised the potential. Digitalisation and digital transformation are one of the four main topics at drinktec 2022, …

Tango Apple launches in new, sugar free

Tango is continuing to give the tastebuds in the UK a spanking with the launch of its popular apple flavour in a sugar free format. Tango Apple Sugar Free is the latest addition to the popular range, tapping into the growing demand for sugar free products.

Nektium launches organic elderberry extract as demand for natural immune health ingredients continues

Nektium is launching an organic version of its elderberry extract as consumer demand for natural ingredients with antiviral properties continues to rise. The botanicals specialist is also releasing a more concentrated version of the product.

KeVita reimagines a summer favourite with new Sparkling Probiotic Lemonades

This summer, KeVita®, a leading brand of delicious, probiotic sparkling beverages, is putting a modern twist on the beloved classic taste of childhood lemonade with its new line of light and refreshing Sparking Probiotic Lemonades.

Nano Shot launches a collection of natural, great tasting nano-emulsified CBD/HEMP beverages

Nano Shot is launching their collection of CBD-infused beverages made with real fruit juice, no artificial flavours, zero calories/sugars and no THC. The product line, with its proprietary Nano emulsification technology, …

Minute Maid Aguas Frescas offers bold, „Refreshing AF“ twist on juice drinks

The Latin American-inspired, noncarbonated beverage is made with real fruit juices and natural flavours, delivering a bold, “Refreshing AF” sensorial experience tailored to Gen Z tastes.

SKNY BTCH launching new Vodka Shots, Raspberry and Green Apple with less sugar, perfect for the upcoming summer club nights

SKNY BTCH manufactures sugar free Vodka Soda in different flavours, that appeal to anyone who craves a refreshing drink with an extra twist and less calories.