Category: Beverage
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Creatine is moving deeper into mainstream functional drinks and beverages. New RTD, powder, and dosing-cap formats are testing stability, dosage, taste, shelf life, and ingredient delivery.
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Europe has topped a global energy drink quality assessment index. The Six Continents Index reviewed caffeine declaration, sugar type, vitamin content, pasteurisation, packaging, traceability, and label readability.
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Ultrasound has produced espresso-strength coffee rapidly at lower processing temperatures. The research points to faster extraction and lower energy demand.
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Pressure is building over delayed UK energy drink restrictions legislation. Beverage producers face continued uncertainty around caffeine controls.
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Belvoir Farm has entered functional drinks with canned Happi range. The launch targets hydration and digestion through fruit-led formulations.
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Nestlé’s water divestment faces scrutiny over treatment and compliance risks. Mineral water identity is now directly tied to asset value.
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Belvoir Farm has entered functional drinks with a canned range. Happi targets hydration and digestive health through fruit juice and functional ingredients.
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Clear whey growth is tightening protein supply for beverage manufacturers. Functional drinks are increasing demand for whey protein isolate and specialist processing capacity.
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PET bottle blowing efficiency has improved through pneumatic redesign work. IMI’s Industrial Automation sector has developed a bespoke blowing block solution for Tech-Long, increasing PET bottling capacity by 10% while reducing compressed air consumption.
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Glass lightweighting and reuse are converging in European wine packaging. Vetropack has developed a 350g Rhinewine bottle and a 514g reusable variant for Austria’s wine bottle pooling scheme, targeting lower glass use, transport weight, and returnable packaging infrastructure.