27 Jun Better Juice raises $8m in seed funding
Better Juice, the first company to reduce all sugars from natural juices, is making further progress on the road to full commercialisation of its propitious technology.
11 Feb Better Juice, GEA partner to disrupt global orange juice industry
Better Juice, the innovative sugar-reduction foodtech start-up, is joining forces with GEA Group, Germany, to scale up and expand its global footprint.
24 Jun Tetra Pak’s new low-energy processing line for beverages
Foodbev processing and packaging giant, Tetra Pak, has introduced a new low-energy processing line for juice, nectar and still drink (JNSD) applications.
10 Jun Carbon capture for craft beer, and liquor from whey
Here are two interesting tales of how breweries and distilleries are making good use out of waste products: small-scale carbon capture in craft brewing, previously deemed unviable; and putting some of the massive quantities of excess whey to new purpose.
25 Jan Make the perfect cup of coffee and saving $$$ – with a little help from science
Why does coffee made at home taste different from that in cafes? Why can coffee from the same place taste different throughout the week? Is it the barista, a new blend? Our recent study, published in Matter, suggests that this variation is down to an inherent inconsistency of common brewing methods.
05 May Oz dairy claims ‘world-first’ milk pasteurisation breakthrough
An Australian company, Naturo, has revealed the development of a breakthrough milk processing technique that is heat-free, eliminates more pathogens than pasteurisation, and leaves the milk with a refrigerated shelf life of up to 90 days, opening up the product to new markets, such as those that currently rely on UHT milk.
27 Feb The importance of food-grade lubricants
Following recent outbreaks of listeria and salmonella in South Africa, food safety has come under the spotlight, particularly within food-beverage manufacturing environments. This article discusses the role of machinery lubricants in achieving optimal safety.
23 Feb How clean is your beverage plant, really? Carbotect will tell you, simply, cheaply and immediately
With food safety and factory hygiene the flashing stars atop the SA food industry's priority pyramid, there was never a more apt time for the relaunch of Carbotect, an innovative, locally-developed factory hygiene management tool that offers a multitude of benefits.
24 Oct An SA first: Sauvignon Blanc made from frozen juice
In search of optimum tropical fruit expression, Thys Louw from Diemersdal Estate has successfully experimented in making the first South African Sauvignon Blanc by fermenting grape must that was frozen after harvesting.
24 Oct Naturally reducing sugars from 100% fruit juice
Could there not be a more on-trend innovation than this! Israeli start-up, Better Juice, has developed innovative technology to reduce the load of simple sugars in orange juice.
19 Sep Putting more fizz into CSDs: in the factory and in the glass
At the fdt Africa 2018 expo recently, a standout product for this editor was the first public showing in SA of CO2Sustain, a new anti-foaming processing aid that creates impressive improvements in carbonated beverage production efficiencies and end-use consumer enjoyment.
02 May Harnessing the bugs that give wine its flavour
Can sequencing a vineyard’s microbiome make it possible to reverse engineer a fine wine?
20 Apr AB InBev develops new energy-efficient brewing method
AB InBev has developed a new brewing method which will reduce its CO2 emissions by approximately 5% once the technique is utilised in its entire brewery network.
04 Apr Italian partners create innovative low-sugar, lactose-free milk
Italian dairy company, Granarolo Group, has collaborated with ENEA – the Italian national agency for new technologies – to create a new low-sugar, lactose-free milk product.
24 Nov Food Matters Live 2017 Awards spotlight new cold concentration technology
Innovation focused food expo/congress, Food Matters Live 2017 ran over three days in London this week. Winner of the Best Food and Drink Processor Technology at its inagural awards this year is an intriguing new/old technology; engineered osmosis; a cold concentration technology that ensures total preservation of the product both in terms of sensory profile and bioactivity.
29 Sep New device could reduce millions of wasted pints in UK
A Bristol-based inventor has created a device that can be attached to a beer tap to control frothing and reduce an estimated nine million pints of beer wasted in the UK each year.
09 May The promise of new antibacterial metal surfaces in food-bev factories
A European team of researchers led by the University of Parma, inspired by the properties of the Lotus leaf, is developing what it claims is the first ever fluid‐repellent, antibacterial metal surfaces in the food and beverage industry.
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23 Jan Brewing beer on the moon – the next giant leap?
One of the major disappointments of the Apollo 11 landing in 1969 was the discovery of the complete absence of beer on the Moon. The situation may only temporary, though. A team of University of California San Diego engineering students are working on...
01 Dec Top technology and ingredient winners from the 2016 World Beverage Innovation Awards
This year, the World Beverage Innovation Awards’ technology, ingredients and processing categories saw a great many new innovations in beverage manufacturing and throughout the supply chain. Here's a look at the winner and finalists...
30 May Synthetic wine: new start-up claims to mimic fine vintages without grapes
“We can turn water into wine in 15 minutes.” So claims the Ava Winery, a San Francisco start-up that is making synthetic wine without grapes – simply by combining flavour compounds and ethanol.
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