Which beverage packaging would Greta choose?
With Fridays for Future driving change, sustainable beverage packaging is increasingly shifting into focus of the consumer.
Now trending: Sustainable labels
Manufacturers are responding to the rise in customer demand for sustainable packing solutions by adapting their products to meet these needs and are offering the beverage industry a wide range of sustainable labels.
Popularity of pale lager beer is uncontested
Pale lager is rated tops as the most popular beer style: Around the world, it beats all other styles in terms of beer consumption. This comes as no surprise as...
Yard management: the modern way of keeping organized company premises
The “good old days” – they are definitely a thing of the past. Everyone has to decide for themselves whether the past was good and what was good about it....
Modern labeling technology offers flexibility
The increasing assortment of beverage and packaging varieties in the non-alcoholic beverage industry, as well as, rapidly changing design features represent a challenge to the labeling technology sector. Flexible solutions are needed that deliver perfect labeling results. Furthermore, the focus is on rapid product and format changes as well as on simple operation.
Mineral water producers criticized
Mineral water is increasingly becoming a political issue. A bitter dispute has been raging for months about what was previously regarded as a completely “innocent” consumable. The main issue is...
Summer wines: light and fruity pleasure for warm days
Marketing and salespeople have long asked themselves: Are wine consumption habits related to the season and when are which wines consumed? And beyond that: Are there any recipes or blueprints for types of wine that people especially like to drink in summer — what we like to call summer wines?
Non-alcoholic beers and mixed beer beverages in vogue
Increasing awareness around a healthy lifestyle is leading to a growing market for non-alcoholic beverages. Even the brewing industry can feel the effects of the trend.
News on the hops market: Demand is rising
The beer market has been influenced by the craft beer movement of recent years, bringing taste and flavor increasingly into the spotlight for brewers around the world.
Not enough freight capacity or drivers: logistics problems facing the beverage industry
The summer drought of 2018 served as a poignant reminder of just how dependent the economy is on transport. We all can recall the headlines that warned us about the rapidly approaching shortage of beverages
No end to the gin boom
Gin is one of the hottest segments in the spirits world. This category is growing in practically every important market around the world. Germany is part of this success story as well.
Beaded glass bottle reaches 50: The reusable glass bottle makes its comeback
The German mineral water industry as an example of sustainability in action. It’s enough to spark conversations that last through the evening, and something now almost constantly featured in the...
Curiosity about new flavors with a splash of modern zeitgeist: Landbier and Kellerbier varieties move into the fast lane
Specialty beers are making waves on the German beer market. The Landbier and Kellerbier styles have joined lager as drinkers’ favorites. That shouldn’t come as a surprise: These styles of beer perfectly meld the current zeitgeist with drinkers’ desire to switch things up and taste something new. Beverages in this vein embody the concepts of local production, artisanship, tradition and a commitment to quality.
Focusing on supply-chain management – better safety, monitoring and quality
Food manufacturers are increasingly focusing on supply-chain management. The ever-increasing pressure within the market and consumers’ high expectations necessitate high-precision distribution – along the entire supply chain. At the same...
Prioritizing accurate product labeling
Automated processes have made their way into factories that manufacture dairy products. As digital processes are more widely adopted, accuracy takes on an increasingly crucial role.