Equipment & packaging
The timeframe for transitioning away from plastic is still considerable
A new report shows the timeframe for moving away from plastic to packaging solutions with better ‘end of life’ results in the FMCG sector is substantial.
Alps Coffee utilises IMA Petroncini roasting technology
Italian brand, Alps Coffee, has chosen IMA for its production expansion project, upgrading its roasting technology to IMA Petroncini TMR.
DavidsTea introduces compostable packaging
Compostable packaging is first being introduced in the company’s Garden to Cup tea collection, a collection of high-quality, single-ingredient teas that explore terroirs around the world, available now.
Eleven tons of coffee bag plastic diverted from landfill
The collaboration between GrainPro, the Neumann Gruppe USA, Continental Terminals and contributing coffee roasters, has collected 40 bales of used GrainPro bags in a special recycling effort.
Starbucks reduces the plastic in its single-use cups by 20%
Starbucks is celebrating Earth Month with the rollout of an improved single-use cold cup made with up to 20% less plastic.
AI green bean sorting machine to be displayed at SCA Expo
Coffee equipment maker, avercasso, will present its flagship product, the CS One, the world’s first commercialised AI green coffee bean sorter.
Just Ice Tea expands into the canned RTD format
The new 12-ounce cans will be available in three varieties: Lemon Tea, Raspberry Tea, and Dragon Green Tea- a play on the popular Honest Tea flavour, Green Dragon Tea.
Equator Coffees announces its new packaging design
The redesign comes ahead of Equator’s 30th year milestone in 2025 and pays homage to Equator’s legacy and sets the stage for its future with a renewed commitment to excellence, says the company.
Bellwether Coffee introduces its electric commercial roaster
The Bellwether Shop Roaster is a small-format, high-throughput electric roaster that fits into any retail environment, allowing businesses to roast hundreds of pounds of coffee each week.
Neuhaus Neotec debuts its industrial electric roaster
Neuhaus Neotec has put the first industrial scale electric coffee roaster into operation at a new production facility of Canadian coffee roaster Café William.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Using automation to overcome production roadblocks
More coffee and tea companies are turning to automation in warehouses to not only improve efficiencies but also as a solution to labour shortages. By Tom Egan
PAPACKS and Euro-Caps awarded for fibre-based coffee capsule
The coffee capsule is made from renewable, FSC-certified raw materials, and has been awarded the WorldStar Packaging Award 2024.
Plastic still reigns in the beverage packaging landscape
The sustainability movement struggles to overcome plastic’s cost and performance advantages, though plastic’s dominance will be more difficult to maintain going forward.
Sappi offers new coated flexible packaging paper specially developed for coffee packaging
Flexible packaging paper manufacturer Sappi Europe has further optimised its Algro Finess product portfolio and is now offering “Algro Finess C”.