Equipment & packaging
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”.
Melitta reveals its BPI and FSC certified cone filters
Melitta has obtained two certifications for its new cone filter certifications and packaging, the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.
Little’s commissions its own UK capsule production line
The Devon-based family business, Little’s, has commissioned its own Nespresso capsule production line, making it the only brand now making its own pods in the UK.
Italian packaging machinery industry sets a new record: revenues soar to over 9 billion euros
According to preliminary figures compiled by the MECS – Ucima Research Centre, the sector will close the year with revenues of 9.05 billion euros, 6% up on the all-time record of 2022.
Does the future of specialty tea and coffee lie within metal packaging?
During a tour of the new Eviosys R&D Centre, numerous metal packaging innovations were demonstrated, offering exciting opportunities for application within tea and coffee.
Ferrarelle installs aseptic line for its RTD functional teas
Ferrarelle Società Benefit has partnered with Sidel to install its first ever aseptic line to produce its product range of Vitasnella ‘Le Linfe’ RTD functional teas.
Host Milan returns to full form hyping the latest technologies and sustainable innovation
Echoing its pre-Covid exhibition numbers, exhibitors and attendees from around the world were out in full force for the 43rd Host Milan touting the latest technologies and sustainable innovation.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Exhibitions, Sustainability