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The July issue features:
Solutions for an energy-hungry industry – Increasing energy efficiency in the food and beverage industry
Growth spurt – KHS provides South African cider bottler Distell with the required capacities
High-resistance bottle base for still nitrogen-dosed products in 100 % rPET bottles
New chlorine dioxide system for water disinfection
Frost protection: 2 degrees more with Arrigoni screens
FACHPACK 2024: trailblazer and driving force for the industry
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The June issue features:
The kings of convenience: soft drinks put £ 3.3 bn through tills last year
Digital transformation – Module Type Packages and Digital Twin
A new mobile drum pump with battery drive
Even faster and more effective: KHS improves its modular Innofill PET DRV filler
Sustainable production: GEA takes strides towards eco-friendly manufacturing at its sites in India
Maximising signal strength: An introduction to high-gain antennas
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The May issue features:
ERBSLÖH Juice and Fruit Wine Seminar 2024
40 years of experience in analysis, quality and safety
Optimising the efficiency of aseptic filling with Big Data and AI: A paradigm shift in production
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The April issue features:
Reducing deposits on machines with ultrasound
Sidel EvoFILL PET – The ultimate answer to enhanced water quality in a reduced footprint
Still a long way to go to reach the minimum recommendation of 400 g/day of fresh fruit and vegetables
Global fruit and vegetable industry to meet at Macfrut 2024
Food processing and packaging machinery exports in 2023 – at record levels worldwide
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The March issue features:
Tanks, separation technology and digital transformation
Novel seed enhancement technology makes deserts bloom
Done everything right
From fruit preparation to industrial pallets: Aran’s recycling innovative for sustainable future
Precise results: New analytical instrument unites 3 measuring tasks in 1 instrument
Keyence camera sensors make quick work of high-precision PET bottle inspection
Grocery retail giants rely on automation from Cimcorp
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The February issue features:
Automation & measurement technology: Anuga FoodTec shifts the focus to smart sensors for the food and beverage industry
Optimise quality control with next-generation, real-time industrial liquid process monitoring technology
Further addition for Nature MultiPack: KHS provides universal adhesive for plastic bottles
Hainan Chunguang Foodstaff moves into beverage market
Ensuring wireless connectivity: IEEE 802.11 roaming, drop, and reconnect strategies
Growth drivers for the US ready-to-drink (RTD) market shift as malt-based hard seltzers reach saturation
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The January issue features:
Effect of a pure non-GMO pectin lyase on the reduction of methanol production in juice processing – Development of an elementary method to measure methanol released (Part 2)
Citrus sensations: Top trends in 2024
Worldwide clean drinking water with sustainability factor — Wayout – a drinking water system for local extraction and distribution of mineral water with reusable stainless steel keg
Sidel launches ultra-small, ultra-light PET bottle for liquid dairy products
White Claw® launches a radically new beverage for adults that tastes and feels like an alcoholic drink, without the alcohol
Packaging production in 2023: conserving resources wherever possible
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The November/December issue features:
Fruit in Permacrisis: Navigating the complex landscape of economy, input costs, weather, and geopolitical tensions of 2023
Value, function, indulgence and intrigue: The 4 juice trends to watch in 2024
Ensuring effective quality management across the food and beverage supply chain: A business imperative that goes beyond external compliance
Effect of a pure non-GMO pectin lyase on the reduction of methanol production in juice processing – Development of an elementary method to measure methanol released (Part 1)
Supporting the brand experience with appealing, sustainable packaging
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The October issue features:
BrauBeviale 2023 with strong programme
Digitalising breweries: GEA helps breweries to harness sustainability KPIs through AI
Sidel unveils StarLITE® – A new, ultra-efficient 100 % rPET bottle for carbonated soft drinks
Symrise launches SET Flavors™ that smartly use enrichment technologies for valuable
and authentic taste solutions
Coca-Cola fizzes with success as reigning champion of non-alcoholic drinks brands
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The September issue features:
Citrus flavours take centre stage in low-to-no alcohol beverages
From fruit to juice – Expert interview with Sales Engineer Ronald Haupt
Right up close – With its KHS2025 strategy programme the turnkey supplier is intensifying its customer relations
Building on tradition and looking towards the future – Interview with Managing Director Florian Schneider
Beyond the label: Crafting stories and emotions with your fruit juice brand name
Strong participation and top-class event programme at Anuga 2023
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The August issue features:
PROGNOSFRUIT 2023 – First apple and pear crop forecast released
A growing preference for natural flavouring agents over synthetic ones – Look at more market trends with Future Market Insights
Boosting efficiency and production reliability – KHS modernizes the control unit on its stretch blow molder
Excellent protection – LANXESS wins Just Drinks Excellence Awards 2023
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The July issue features:
More flexibility in wine-bottle labelling – New generation of labellers impresses winegrowers’ cooperative
An improved analytical approach based on µ-QuEChERS combined with LC-ESI/MS for monitoring the occurrence and levels of patulin in commercial apple juices
Trendbite: How TikTok trends are driving beverage innovation
MOUNTAIN’S GOAT bitter sweet, naturally sassy – Alpen Tonic disrupts the Tonic Water Market
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The June issue features:
Build security boundaries to enhance industrial cybersecurity
Sidel launches its own one-stop shop to seamlessly switch to recycled PET
KHS offers beverage industry new tool for calculating the carbon footprint
New streamlined Unique Mixproof CIP and Process valves meet market demand
Grapeseed oil market size to exceed USD 710 million by 2032
New sugar reduction achievement and solid progress on marketing practices and actions in EU schools
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The May issue features:
Is inline refractometry the process industry’s best kept secret?
Top 5 sugar reduction challenges
interpack delights the global processing and packaging industry
Mastering the value chain of plant-based beverages
New resource-conserving Nature MultiPack variant: PET pack with a cardboard carrying handle
BrauBeviale 2023: International beverage sector set to enjoy a long-desired reunion
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The April issue features:
Embracing the ‘real thing’: The benefits of fruit-based taste and colour in soft drinks
Flexible production with faster neck changes on the stretch blow molder
Packaging cannot be considered in isolation from its product
Robots in material handling require reliable wireless communication
New clinical study finds powerful anti-aging benefits in four-botanical blend
Recycling of cans and disposal of labels at OeTTINGER using drainage presses from WEIMA
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The March issue features:
Trends and developments in the food industry in 2023
New Alfa Laval ThinkTop V20 pushes the boundaries of valve position indication to Industry 4.0
A transformational new functional supplement and beverage brand powered by Dole
Special tool enables laboratory staff to perform manufacturer-independent and digitised maintenance of their own equipment
Get unwired to unleash more possibilities for your industrial networks
Fresh produce consumption remains under pressure in Europe
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The February issue features:
Firmenich’s flavour of the year 2023: dragon fruit
MycoTechnology set for European expansion after EU authorises FermentIQä plant-based protein
Sidel’s 1000th EvoBLOW™ will be the fastest in Africa
Vaisala launches a pioneering optical inline process refractometer series for industrial liquid measurements
Organic juice processing quality from the processors’ perspective: A qualitative study
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The January issue features:
4 trends in fruit processing to keep an eye on in 2023
Beverage trends of 2023
Packaging for beverages is growing more sustainable
To address iron deficiency in Africa, researcher develops fortified version of popular hibiscus drink
Use robotics to take a firm grip on production flexibility
Frost protection: up to 4 degrees more with Arrigoni’s Protecta®
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The November/December issue features:
Echovai by Vetropack: The world’s first returnable bottles made of thermally tempered lightweight glass
Transatlantic cooperation in sustainable exotic fruit production
ADM announces global trends set to drive nutrition innovation for 2023
How to avoid expensive recalls and reputational damage: Acoustic sensors reliably detect bursting glass in production and filling lines
Precise results: New analytical instrument unites 3 measuring tasks in 1 instrument
The harvesting of late orange varieties began at a slow pace in mid-October. Although maturation was not ideal then, oranges were within the minimum standards required by the market, leading farmers to begin the harvesting.
The first variety available in the market was valência, followed by natal. Even the variety “folha murcha”, whose harvesting usually begins in December, arrived at the market in the first fortnight of November.
Agents expect supply (majorly of valência and natal oranges) to increase in the coming weeks, as the harvesting steps up in December – activities are forecast to end in mid-February. Also, the share of late varieties at juice processing plants is expected to gradually increase this month, accounting for the most part in December.
At juice processors, although quality standards (ratio and brix) are not within requirements, agents from the industry reported to be receiving late varieties – many of them blend these varieties with the juice from pear oranges without any quality loss. However, the supply of these varieties is still low because of difficulties to find labor for the harvesting.
Sponsored Post – VOG Products attaches the utmost importance to sustainability, quality and product safety along the entire supply and production chain. This is also evidenced by the EcoVadis silver medal and SGF membership.
The sustainable and careful use of resources runs through the entire production process at VOG Products – from field to processing, particularly since the South Tyrol fruit processing company is closely linked through its members to regional farming, which is based on a long tradition of growing fruit.
Christoph Tappeiner (Photo: VOG Products)
“We know where the raw materials come from and which production steps they have gone through. This traceability to the source and comprehensive quality controls along the entire production line are key prerequisites for creating safe, sustainable, high-quality products”, Christoph Tappeiner, CEO of VOG Products, emphasises.
VOG Products belongs to three producers’ organisations from South Tyrol and Trentino, plus 18 cooperatives from South Tyrol. The membership comprises around 6,000 small, family-run operations: fruit-growers who tend their orchards with passion and devotion.
The entire supply chain is involved
Sustainability is firmly embedded in VOG Products’ strategy and is actively implemented throughout the production process. This was also recently confirmed by EcoVadis, the world’s most reliable provider of sustainability ratings for global supply chains, which rewarded the efforts of VOG Products with a silver medal. The silver status means that VOG Products is among the top 25 per cent of all companies rated. The EcoVadis rating looks at environmental aspects, as well as employment and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Criteria that also play an essential role for VOG Products as an SGF-certified member. “SGF” stands for the fruit juice industry’s “Sure – Global – Fair” industrial self-regulation, which has established in this a voluntary control system (VCS) for all the production and trading stages of its products. In other words, the quality, safety, authenticity and sustainability of juices, fruit nectars, and other products made from fruit are controlled on the global market and action is taken against food fraud. This is how SGF guarantees fair competition and compliance with legal and industrial quality and safety standards.
The control system includes factory inspections as well as checks on semi-finished and finished products throughout the entire supply chain. Specifically, this means that the suppliers are also included. They are subject to checks on hygiene, traceability and documentation, for instance, and they adopt the Code of Conduct, which regulates environmental and social aspects.
VOG Products are represented on the SGF Executive Committee by their CEO, Christoph Tappeiner.
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The October issue features:
Doehler GutHealthHEROES: The most natural way to gut health and overall well-being
Fully automatic – Transversal kegging line for greater line efficiency
Glow discharge plasma processing for the improvement of pasteurised orange juice’s aroma and off-flavour
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The September issue features:
Contemporary packaging innovations – Elopak offers aseptic packaging systems that combine ecological advantages with technological flexibility
FRITSCH Sieve Shakers: Everything you need for sieving!
Prognosfruit 2022 releases its annual apple and pear crop forecast
New natural preservative for energy-saving cold filling
Understanding the increased demand for industrial switches in food and beverage plants
Green Layer IBC and PE drums: Quality and safety with a high recyclate content
Non-alcoholic drinks brands are sparkling as the world looks to post-COVID future
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The August issue features:
Ready to drink functional beverages – A global growth segment
Well sorted – Coca-Cola in Mannheim: new returnable glass line from KHS optimises highly complex sorting processes
drinktec 2022 – drinktec impresses with its comprehensive supporting programme
Microbiome: The root of wellness – Top predictions for microbiome market in the year ahead
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The July issue features:
Finest apple juice from VOG with Flottweg presses and centrifuges
No alcohol? No problem! Alcohol-free wine presents manufacturers with particular challenges in filtration and quality assurance
Energy with a difference – Alternative sugar increases consumer benefits
Brazil 2022-2023 orange crop forecast
drinktec 2022 – Focus on water and water management at drinktec
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The June issue features:
Britvic’s Soft Drinks Review 2022
(UN-)REGULATED – An overview of the declaration of alcohol-free “spirits”
drinktec 2022 – Faster, higher, stronger
Why gut health matters in beverage: how and why to innovate for the “key to holistic wellbeing”
Anuga FoodTec 2022 – Special Edition: Successful Re-Start for the Food & Beverage Technology Industry
Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste
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The May issue features:
Beverage innovations based on Agaricus bisporus
Wellbeing, naturalness and nostalgia: Key drivers of the beverage market in 2022
Finding the natural ‘sweet spot’ between a healthy life and a healthy planet
juiceCEPT® game-changing technology for the fruit juice industry
Eaton supports quality and innovation with filter media containing activated carbon for a wide range of applications
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The April issue features:
Expertise in canning: KHS and Ferrum adopt pioneering role in hygienic machine design
Sustainability in beverage and liquid food manufacturing
How manufacturers can go unwired to unleash unlimited possibilities
NTU Singapore scientists develop coated probiotics that could be effectively delivered into the human gut
Micronutrients for mental well-being and cognitive performance
LANXESS expands design software with food module
Oregon State researchers makes key advance in turning apple waste into packaging material
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The March issue features:
Success is … not wasting a drop of juice
Coconut milk: creamy, vegan and lactose-free
Anuga FoodTec 2022: Liquid Processing
New generation of valves from GEA improves safety for hygienic production
New product development in Taiwan: ROOTS launches innovative apricot kernel drink in SIG carton packs
Botanical extracts may support healthy ageing and an active lifestyle – Study on spinach extract shows positive effects on skeletal muscle fitness
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The February issue features:
Trends and developments in the food industry in 2022
Evolution of bioactives shaping sports nutrition
Keeping it in the family – First canning line at Coca-Cola HBC in Austria: KHS modern filling equipment proves convincing
Mixing oil and water boosts functional food & beverage development
New study: dramatically low fruit and vegetable intake persists in US adults
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The January issue features:
Functional fruit powder for health-boosting beverages
SIG unveils next generation beverage filling technology
Anuga FoodTec 2022: Sustainable packaging: Packaging industry demonstrates the next steps towards sustainability
It’s all about the mix – for beer exports and industrial hoses
How the pandemic has shaped the future of global fruit production in 2022
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The November/December issue features:
Consumers ‘rewire’ priorities and take action on environment, waste and health
The power of agronomy in creating nutritious, delicious fruit ingredients
No more time-consuming counting by hand: Unique assist mode automatically identifies colonies of the same type and makes it possible to conduct a colony count with just a few clicks
Britvic: Fruit Shoot bottles move to 100 % recycled clear plastic alongside new recipe and design
X-ray inspection system Dymond DSV: double detection performance through a smart split
Sustainable decision – Long-term partnership continues: Bad Meinberger and KHS implement future-proof line conversion
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The October issue features:
No chance for biofilms and deposits
Quintus Technologies re-enters food & beverage arena with launch of new high pressure processing systems
Digital process automation: GEA’s new-generation valve control tops enhance operational safety
Cooperation between Symrise and KitchenTown Berlin leads to natural taste for Holy Energy
Oabika, the new cocoa fruit juice concentrate by Valrhona in cooperation with Koa
FlexBuffer™ supports consumer choice, shorter delivery times for ecommerce with fast, flexible, efficient order handling
“Shared Planet” leads Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2022
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The September issue features:
Boosts quality and speeds up delivery – Apullma conveyor technology automates fruit processing at Häussermann Fruchtsäfte
It’s all happening on the juice shelf
Harmonization of existing methods of Brix measurement for concentrated puree
Efficient logistics in the beverage and food industry – Securing transport without loss of time and damage: Automated palletizing system with optimized stretch wrapping technology reduces film use by up to 55 percent
Edible coatings for fruit to reduce wastage and increase sustainability: Liquidseal keeps fruit fresh for twice as long – with the help of Kuraray Poval.
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The August issue features:
Prognosfruit 2021 – WAPA released the 2021/2022 European apple and pear crop estimate
Sustainable partnership: KHS and Eckes-Granini launch bottles made of 100 % rPET
Will the younger generation save the environment?
Coca-Cola and Nestlé continue to dominate food & drink sector
Sustainability blame game: Consumers more likely to think their country is suffering from, rather than causing, climate change
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The July issue features:
HPP – A clean process, no heat, no chemicals = fresh products
Exploring enzymes: meeting consumer needs in fruit juices and flavoured waters
Growing can market: Coca-Cola European Partners invests in two KHS lines
Schütz Green Layer – UN-approved IBCs and plastic drums made with high quality recyclate
New WEIMA presses for economical drainage and compaction with proven PÜHLER know-how
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The June issue features:
Another smaller orange crop in Brazil: 2021-2022 forecast
Nongfu Spring in China trusts Sidel’s dry preform sterilisation to enhance its aseptic production flexibility
Over two decades of good cooperation: Ferdl-Most still relies on GERNEP
PURO: A scale of the digital age
Cherry trees, Arrigoni’s solutions against cracking and pests
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The May issue features:
Sweet and sustainable: What fruity flavours are on-trend and in-season this summer?
Q&A Immune Health
SIG announces launch of tethered caps for carton packs three years ahead of EU regulatory requirements
High-level compressed air purification at EKTAM
Cap closed! Camera-based cap control with artificial intelligence
Innovative 3D vision system opens up new possibilities for automated inspection
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The April issue features:
Technion students use viruses to prevent spoilage of fruit juices
High-tech particle sizing
On the spot: Big Bottling Company invests in a powerful PET line from KHS
Every liquid has a fingerprint and now it can be measured in real time
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The March issue features:
Healthy, sustainable and natural: these are the trends for the food and beverage industry in 2021
Eaton HAYFLOW filter elements are a sweet success in improving both the safety and performance of liquid sugar processing operations
Four winners – digital solutions for the beverage industry
Henkel introduces Technomelt Supra ECO to offer greater sustainability without any compromise in performance
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The February issue features:
Reducing fresh fruit juice sugar naturally: GEA and Better Juice break new ground
New concepts for the growing e-sports and gaming sector
Firmenich announces two Flavours of the Year for 2021
RJ Corp in India implements Sidel’s aseptic PET technology to combine dairy and juice filling on the same bottling line
Mintel announces Global Consumer Trends for 2021
150+ million packs with SIGNATURE packaging material sold as demand for sustainable packaging grows
Sorma Group launches HyperVision, the new high-tech platform for SormaTech optical sorting machines
2021 is starting with a change of management for Erbslöh Geisenheim GmbH. As of 1 January 2021, Dr. Andreas Dietrich will be the new managing director at the company, which specialises in processing and refining beverages and liquid foods. Previous managing director Dr. Jörg Möller retired on 31 December 2020.
Dr. Dietrich is looking forward to his new role: “Erbslöh is a company with a long-standing tradition in the industry. We want to further build on our position as an innovative market leader and partner for our customers in the beverages sector.” Dr. Dietrich has more than 25 years’ experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
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The January issue features:
On raising the bar for fruit wines in Europe
The ‘nutritional value traffic light’ Nutri-Score is here – Coconut water reduces sugar content and improves the image and Nutri-Score balance of fruit juices and smoothies
Innova identifies top 10 food and beverage trends to accelerate innovation in 2021
Successful cooperation for saving resources: Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages and KHS
NORD as a solution provider for the food and beverage industry
Dyneo+ significantly reduces the energy consumption of the industrial refrigeration process
The ideal climatic and agronomic conditions in the Trentino-South Tyrol region provide VOG Products with a clear mission in addition to high-quality raw goods in secure quantities: what began on the region’s fields continues in the fruit processing facilities.
Trentino-South Tyrol looks back on a long fruit-growing tradition. After all, the climate with 300 sunny days per year and cool nights is ideal – growing conditions that are naturally reflected in taste and aroma. It’s no coincidence that VOG Products was established there in 1967. The great importance of agriculture is generally acknowledged throughout the region. Dealing with land and its resources respectfully and sustainably has always been firmly embedded in the culture there. There are good reasons why Trentino-South Tyrol regularly ranks at the top in comparisons of quality of life across Italy.
The region’s apple farmers can rely on a unique centre of excellence: a network comprising cooperatives, consulting structures, and renowned research institutes such as the Laimburg Research Centre, the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, and NOI Science and Technology Park supports them with advice and assistance.
Along the entire production chain – from qualified staff to state-of-the-art infrastructure –, nothing is left to chance. Each production step is structured and monitored. “That’s what is so special about this region,” affirmed Christoph Tappeiner, CEO of VOG Products. “It turns origin into a guarantee of security. We benefit from an ideal agronomic setting in which decades of experience are consciously combined with innovative approaches.”
This interplay ensures that technical aids and know-how are always at the cutting edge. For example, three-quarters of the areas under cultivation have frost-protection sprinklers, ensuring quantity security even in the event of freak weather.
The varietal strategies are another key indicator for innovation and advanced development. “On the one hand, if we think of Golden, the varieties are an expression of tradition. On the other hand, development takes place continuously in order to lift the region to a new level,” explained Tappeiner. New varieties such as Envy, Cosmic Crisp, Crimson Snow, Sweetango, Giga, Red Pop, Ambrosia, Enjoy, Morgana, Bonita and Tessa represent the new level. “This range of different varieties covers the entire spectrum from light to dark and sweet to sour.”
A total of 28,000 hectares of apple plantations make the Trentino-South Tyrol region Europe’s largest contiguous growing region. VOG Products processes and refines every fifth apple from the region.
“We know where the apples come from before they land in our safe, competent hands. Controlled, good raw goods are the indispensable basis for a safe, high-quality product,” said the director of VOG Products.
Today, the fruit processing company in the heart of the Dolomite Alps belongs to 18 cooperatives in South Tyrol and Trentino and 4 producer organisations with more than 13,000 members, most of which are small family operations that care for their apple orchards with love and devotion. A level of care that is decisive, particularly in the growing organic sector. By the way, South Tyrol is the only province outside of Germany with an active Bioland regional association.
“We put all our effort into continuing and supporting what began on the fields – thanks to processing that is monitored 24/7, innovative technologies, state-of-the-art methods of analysis and plants, and qualified staff,” said Tappeiner to summarise VOG Products’ mission.
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The November/December issue features:
MICA Alicyclobacillus by Diamidex delivers results for culturable Alicyclobacillus spp. in 24 hours to 48 hours, a revolution for the juice and beverage industry
Mead – the drink of the gods
More natural ingredients in beverages – Overview on trends, current developments and challenges
Small bottles with great empty bottle inspection
Expertise and data are the new currency in the field of service
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The October issue features:
Guayusa: A natural energizer from the Amazon – Guayusa leaves in energy drinks
World premiere of the all-new NETSTAL PET-LINE: Re-shuffling the cards in the PET market
In India, ITC pioneer a hyper flexible Sidel complete aseptic PET line with many firsts
No beverages without water
BrauBeviale 2020 Special Edition to take place exclusively in digital form
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The September issue features:
Clear conditions – a look at degradation of starch in apple juice
On course for growth: Cawingredients relies on can technology from KHS
Sustainable packaging that goes Way Beyond Good – The environmental impact of products
Bühler gives leading IQF processor a PolarVision™ edge in global fruit and vegetable markets
Study reveals importance of naturalness to food and beverage consumers in Latin America
BrauBeviale 2020 set to launch in Nuremberg as special edition
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The August issue features:
Tropical fruits add an exotic touch to juices – Fruit pulps and powders from South America
Conductivity meter now with 5 years warranty
Knowledge with impact – Schubert Robotics creates the perfect packaging for functional drinks
Stable production figures in uncertain times: Prognosfruit 2020 releases its annual apple and pear crop forecast
Study shows the environmental contribution of the Brazilian citriculture
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The July issue features:
Allulose as alternative sugar for calorie reduction in nectars
What will the summer bring? A look at the current beverage trends for 2020
drinktec 2021: strong topics and strong demand
Bottled up frustration for PET
New study shows that children and adults who consumed 100 % orange juice had higher-quality diets
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The June issue features:
The citrus belt forecast for 2020/2021 in Brazil
GEA launches ABF 2.0 filling system for shelf-stable, sensitive beverages
Anuga FoodTec 2021 – Highly flexible machines ensure individual packing and filling processes in the food and beverage sector
Focus on sustainability
Tridge reveals the ‘winners’ of stone fruit harvest season