• New packaging ideas – awarded at BrauBeviale
• Submissions accepted up until the end of July

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• Together with parallel events, beverage trade show draws approximately 12,000 visitors
• InterBev Beverage Bar offers samples of trendy beverages

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KHS on market with world’s lightest 0.5-liter PET bottle for highly carbonated beverages with screw cap
With its 0.5-liter PET bottle with a screw cap for highly carbonated beverages KHS is setting new standards in lightweighting. (more…)

Status quo of KHS filling and packaging lines immediately available online 24/7 on your smartphone – all over the world (more…)

Ziemann has been awarded a contract to further expand and modernize the brewery Cervecer?a Centro Americana SA (more…)

• Incoming orders increased by over 11% to €1.1 billion
• Position as innovative trendsetter clearly underlined. (more…)

In future oils+fats will be lining up for the start with a new subtitle: “International Trade Fair for Business, Technology and Innovations”. This wording better reflects the function of the show as a driver of innovation and a platform for technology and business. The next oils+fats takes place from September 15 to 17, 2015 at the MOC Veranstaltungscenter in Munich. (more…)

The trade fair duo drink technology India and International PackTech India meets the rising demand for processed and packaged food and beverages in India. Both trade shows, taking place from 25 September until 27 September in Mumbai, will present the complete value chain for food processing, liquid food, beverage and packaging technology. (more…)

• Beverage trends – global markets for innovative creations
• Trend theme “culture of craft brewing” (more…)

Dictate of network retail
Special beer force
Pressure on prices
Consumer sentiment
Weather
The industry performance in figures
Brewers’ positions
Barley and malt

In view of the results of 2013 it possible to call this year the most unsuccessful season for the brewers over the post-crisis period (since 2008) which can be even compared to the recession itself, regarding its negative impact. The state regulation changed the retail sales structure considerably, that is, ban on beer sales in kiosks led to beer consumption reduction and retail network dictate. Lower consumers’ interest to mass brands, which overlapped this process, impaired the positions of the leading producers. On the contrary, regional and small brewers, that have already won the loyalty of their consumers, and to a large extent focus on specialized retail, have been successful to keep their production at the same level, despite the negative environment. (more…)