Category: Beverage
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Malaysia is adding new plant-based beverage scale-up infrastructure this week. Pure Mylk’s Tetra Pak partnership adds processing, pilot, and packaging capability to its Selangor innovation hub.
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Harviestoun has started a new investment phase at its Alva brewery, adding warehouse and office space while continuing upgrades intended to lift efficiency, expand output, and support new product launches.
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WMF has added its new Cool Brewed function to the 1500 F filter coffee machine, extending the platform from high-speed hot service into cold beverage production.
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Constantia is advancing ComforLid as a lower-material format for beverage and dairy packs, pairing recyclability claims with compatibility on existing filling and sealing equipment.
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Southern Glazer’s is scaling autonomous drone counts across beverage warehouses. A wider Corvus Robotics rollout has lifted inventory validation frequency, improved throughput, and shifted labour away from manual cycle counts inside high-volume distribution operations.
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Sidel has launched a tunnel pasteuriser for beverage lines. The Swing Evo system combines counterflow thermal design with predictive control to reduce utility use while maintaining pasteurisation accuracy.
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Xaar and Polipress are scaling digital embellishment for wine labels. More than 20 Versatex printbars are installed in Italy, enabling tactile varnish, cold-foil effects, and high-opacity whites at printing and converting stages, integrated with label press and finishing workflows.
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Ardagh has added two 8oz food bottles to its range. The US-made flint glass designs target sauces, dressings, and marinades, offering lug or continuous-thread finishes to suit common closure and filling set-ups.
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Suntory will add a new aseptic line at Coleford site. The £25m “Apollo 5” line is scheduled for early 2027 and is designed to consolidate Lucozade and Ribena production.
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Coca-Cola Canada Bottling will invest C$141m in Brampton facility expansion. The project adds a new production line, lifting capacity by 20 million cases annually.