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Birkner's Beverage World is the first worldwide business-to-business directory for the beverage industry, where managers acting in this global market find all the information they need. It contains information on breweries, distillers, producers of mineral water, juices and soft drinks, suppliers of hops, malt and raw material, suppliers' industry, associations, institutes and trade press.

All companies, associations and institutions that are connected with the beverage industry do have a free basic entry in the editorial parts of Birkner's Beverage World. Additional presentation opportunities are enhanced entries or designed advertisements in the useful Buyers' Guide.

More than 20.000 company profiles from 200 countries in different product and service categories are available as book edition and as internet database. With up-to-date trade and company news important decision-making aids are available for the management of these markets.

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Nestlé announces industry-leading push to use Nutri-Score in Europe (Company news)

Nestlé announced that it will use Nutri-Score nutrition labeling in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland, starting in the first half of 2020. The company will implement Nutri-Score across brands of its wholly-owned businesses over a two-year period.

Cereal Partners Worldwide, the international breakfast venture between Nestlé and... (more)

European Glass Packaging Industry to Boost EU Glass Collection for Recycling to 90% ... (Company news)

... by 2030 and “Close The Glass Loop”

The European glass packaging industry sets in motion “Close the Glass Loop” – a major stewardship programme to boost glass ‘collection for recycling’ rates to 90% by 2030 in the EU. The move comes as a proactive response to new EU rules to increase net recycling targets for glass packaging to 75% by... (more)

Aptar Food + Beverage Receives 'Best Closure' Award for Flip Lid at the ... (Company news)

...World Beverage Innovation 2019 Awards

The World Beverage Innovation Awards, in association with BrauBeviale, was designed to celebrate excellence and innovation across numerous categories within the beverage industry. At the 2019 Award Ceremony, Aptar Food + Beverage was recognized with the Best Closure Award for Flip Lid.

A panel of nine... (more)

SIG launches first-ever integrated asset performance and field service management solution (Company news)

SIG is set to deliver the first integrated APM (asset performance management) and FSM (field service management) digital solution for the food and beverage industry. Developed in partnership with GE Digital, the Plant 360 Asset Management will feature a range of on-demand digital services designed to help manufacturers reach new levels of... (more)

Basic Line Monitoring from KHS: web-based app increases line efficiency (Company news)

-Simplified monitoring and evaluation of the line efficiency
-Faster identification of reasons for loss in performance
-Simple, intuitive user interface

With Basic Line Monitoring KHS offers its customers a web application which supplies data to assess the efficiency of a production line. It is based on the modular Innoline MES production... (more)

Natural foods are particularly popular in Germany (Company news)

• Studies show how important naturalness is for consumers around the world
• Chinese market offers the greatest potential for food manufacturers

Compared to the rest of Europe, Germans attach particular importance to naturalness when buying food. Only taste and consumer friendliness are more important to German citizens. Consumers in France... (more)

KHS and Ferrum agree cooperation for can seamers (Company news)

In November 2019 KHS GmbH and Ferrum AG are to start a can seaming cooperation. This will focus on beverages for the American market. The aim is to intensify their successful partnership of many years. By cooperating more closely the two companies wish to benefit from one another’s expertise, particularly in the fields of research and development... (more)

New, innovative tear-off solution for cardboard-plastic packaging (Company news)

Cardboard-plastic combinations have already made a strong impression for a number of years, delivering a positive environmental impact thanks to their recyclability and extremely ecofriendly properties. To make it even easier for consumers to separate the cardboard and plastic, Greiner Packaging teamed up with cardboard packaging and labeling... (more)

Market Survey - Beverage trends: Wine, sparkling wine, cider and spirits (BrauBeviale 2019)

According to IWSR (international wine and spirit research), worldwide consumption of alcohol declined by 1.6 percent in 2018. However, this downturn is set to be temporary. For the next five years the market research institute forecasts further growth and the continuation of the trend toward increasingly higher-quality alcoholic beverages.

Gin... (more)

HEINEKEN UK to remove plastic from all multi-pack cans by 2021 (Company news)

-Over 500 tonnes of plastic to be removed annually through the elimination of plastic rings and shrink wrapping by the end of 2021
-Innovative cardboard topper to replace plastic rings across the entire portfolio of beer and cider multi-pack cans, including Heineken®, Foster’s and Strongbow
-£22 million investment will be split across...HEINEKEN UK (more)