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Stealing the show: Added value dairy drinks at Drinktec 2013

DRINKTEC 2013: WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE AT THE SHOW

Stealing the show: Added value dairy drinks at Drinktec 2013

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Ben Bouckley and Mark Astley from BeverageDaily.com and DairyReporter.com chat about technology and trends at Drinktec 2013, including the show’s growing international focus and the trend towards added-value dairy beverages.

KHS: PET milk bottle demand driving aseptic tech interest

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

KHS: PET milk bottle demand driving aseptic tech interest

By Mark ASTLEY

Speaking with DairyReporter.com at drinktec 2013 about its new Innosept Asbofill ASR machine, KHS pinpointed increasing demand from liquid milk processors for PET packaging as a key driver of fresh interest in aseptic filling technology.

Lights, Camera, Drinktec TV! Machine trends and ingredients insight

Drinktec 2013: Live from the show floor

'Lights, Camera, Drinktec TV!' Machine trends and ingredients insight

By Ben BOUCKLEY

DrinkTec TV introduces the European Beer Star award winners, discusses 2013 launches for Europe's oldest soft drinks brand, Sinalco, then hones in on ingredients, talking natural colors with Dohler and the intriguing use of 'audio branding'...

Krones shakes up sterilization technology with new aseptic filler

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Krones shakes up sterilization technology with new aseptic filler

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Krones senior project engineer, Fabian Schneider, explains why the firm's Contiform AseptBloc aseptic filler launched at Drinktec 2013 breaks new ground - saving time, energy and media by sterilizing preforms rather than finished PET bottles.

School milk programs supported by the likes of Tetra Pak have helped to drive emerging market demand for liquid milk.

DRINKTEC 2013 SPECIAL: GROWING DAIRY INTEREST

Asian milk demand driving dairy interest in beverage tech: Drinktec

By Mark ASTLEY

Dairy sector interest in beverage and liquid food processing, filling, and packaging technology is on the up - a trend industry trade show, Drinktec, has attributed to increasing emerging market demand for drinking milk.

WhiteWave seeks to patent ‘light milk’

WhiteWave seeks to patent ‘light milk’

By Maggie Hennessy

WhiteWave Services Inc. has filed a patent application for ‘light milk,’ a lower-calorie alternative to skim milk without a watered-down flavor and mouthfeel.

Coke recalls Minute Maid in China after Fonterra botulism scare

COKE ALLAYS FEARS, INSISTS WITHDRAWN DRINKS SAFE

Coke recalls Minute Maid in China after Fonterra botulism scare

By Ben BOUCKLEY

The Coca-Cola Company has recalled a Minute Maid line in China after New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra warned that whey protein used in the drinks could cause potentially fatal botulism.

Krones launches cold-fill version of Twin-Flow tech at DrinkTec 2013

Krones launches cold-fill version of Twin-Flow tech at DrinkTec 2013

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Krones tells BeverageDaily.com that the aseptic filling trend is growing, as the firm gears up for Drinktec where it will present a new version of its Twin-Flow technology suited for cold-fill applications 'to give the market more opportunities'.

High-end UK retailer M&S's first long-life milk range

Tetra Pak eyes UK ‘added-value’ milk opportunity after M&S listing

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tetra Pak tells DairyReporter.com that high-end UK retailer Marks & Spencer’s (M&S’s) move to stock long-life milk for the first time shows that consumer attitudes are changing, while aseptic packaging can also unlock ‘added-value’ in the milk...

‘Agro-terrorism: One of the greatest terrorist threats we face’: Prof

DAIRYREPORTER.COM SPECIAL: DAIRY PRODUCT QUALITY TESTING

‘Agro-terrorism: One of the greatest terrorist threats we face’ – Professor

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Top public health professor David Dausey warns that increasing global supply chain complexity carries with it a greater risk of product contamination, with potentially disastrous results for dairy brands and public health, and a growing need to ensure...

CLA-based dairy drink seeks new Las Vegas Acclaim

CLA-based dairy drink seeks new Las Vegas Acclaim

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Wisconsin firm LiveGreat Foods is launching a rebranded version of its Clarinol CLA-fortified milk Acclaim at the forthcoming Healthy Beverage Expo in Las Vegas (June 7-9).

Sidel: New low output aseptic PET solution suits niche beverage brands

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Sidel: New low output aseptic PET solution suits niche beverage brands

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Sidel tells BeverageDaily.com that its new low output aseptic blow-fill-cap machine lends opportunities for beverage producers to test the market with PET on a smaller scale, and naturally suits ‘more niche brands’.

Asian demand for baby food was a major driver of Danone's sales increase

Danone results get Asia baby food boost

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Danone reported sales growth in the first quarter of 2013 as demand for baby food in Asia boosted profits, despite continued weakness in Europe.

Cut dairy packaging investment, risk profits and quality – Mintel

DAIRYREPORTER.COM SPECIAL: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST

Cut dairy packaging investment, risk profits and quality - Mintel

By Mark ASTLEY

In the current economic climate, dairy processors are looking across their businesses for opportunities to reduce outgoings and increase margins. But firms that cut packaging investment are only risking profits and product quality, Mintel has claimed.

Quality and safety assurance drives down cost – FrieslandCampina

DAIRYREPORTER.COM SPECIAL: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST

Product rejection: Quality and safety assurance drives down cost – FrieslandCampina

By Mark ASTLEY

Product rejection and recall costs have the potential to run into the millions. Simply striving to drive up the quality and safety of finished products can reduce, or even avert, these unwanted additional outgoings, dairy processor FrieslandCampina told...

Dannon took two years to win 25% Danimals Smoothies sugar cut

MINTEL PREDICTS STRONG US GROWTH FOR HEALTHY KIDS YOGURT DRINKS

Dannon took two years to win 25% Danimals Smoothies sugar cut

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Dairy giant Dannon (Danone) says it spent two years reformulating its Danimals Smoothies for kids in the US to achieve a 25% sugar reduction, as Mintel predicts strong growth for kid-friendly yogurt drinks with health and wellness benefits in the country...

ASA-OK with us! Nestlé escapes ‘poor nutritional habits’ rap

CHILDREN'S FOOD CAMPAIGN SLAMS 'EVER ACCOMMODATING ASA'

ASA-OK with us! Nestlé escapes Nesquik rap on ‘poor nutritional habits’ claim

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Nestlé milkshake brand Nesquik has escaped UK Advertising Standards Authority censure after viewers of a TV ad alleged that it encouraged ‘poor nutritional habits’ among children, but the Children's Food Campaign slammed the 'ever-accommodating...