Category: Beverage
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Germany’s reusable beverage packaging share remains far below statutory ambitions. Reuse reached 34.5% in 2024, with wide differences between beer, water, soft drinks, juice, and dairy beverages.
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KHS has redesigned keg cleaning and filling for greater reliability. The updated systems combine output of up to 1,200 kegs an hour with revised hygiene, safety, controls, and cybersecurity.
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Del Monte and Treatt are upcycling fruit processing side streams. Pineapple, mango, watermelon, and cantaloupe materials will become standardised extracts for beverage development and commercial production.
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Nichols will manufacture Myprotein clear whey drinks for UK retail. The September launch extends the sports nutrition brand into ready-to-drink production through established grocery, convenience, and wholesale channels.
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Trash has commercialised cacao pulp through a canned British beverage. The product creates an outlet for a perishable material usually retained within cocoa fermentation or discarded.
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Vinca and Kingsland are expanding aluminium wine bottle production locally. The format targets lighter logistics and recyclable beverage packaging.
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Beverage reuse targets are pushing closures into sharper operational focus. Amcor is advising producers to reassess sealing, washing resistance, and return system performance.
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Germany’s beverage sector faces renewed sugar tax uncertainty from 2027. Producers warn that unclear scope and timing could disrupt reformulation, labelling, and compliance planning.
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Carlsberg and Sapporo are expanding their global brewing partnership platform. The agreement covers Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, UK production and distribution rights, and long-term growth for Sapporo Premium Beer.
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Holderhof has added end-of-line automation for Swiss fruit processing operations. The company has installed SMI case-packing and palletising systems for bottles, jars, trays, wrap-around cases, and europallet handling.