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Women of the World - We Salute You 

Every year around this time it is 

International Women's Day. This 

brings a chance to reflect and 

consider what benefits and riches 

we have in our lives, because a 

woman has stood up or fought for 

something, just because of who she 

is. Women represent less than 1% of 

written history. 

One day is of course not enough 

to do justice to the incredible work 

carried out by women everywhere, 

and especially in the world of drink 

technology. Here is a very small 

selection from spirits and from 

coffee to whet your appetite for 

more. In honour of International 

Women's Day the UK company The 

Bottle Club (www.thebottleclub. 

com), celebrated some of the most 

amazing women in history. 

Betsy Flanagan coined the word 

'cocktail' in her Yorktown tavern 

in the 1770s. Flanagan is said to 

have stirred drinks decorated with 

colourful rooster tails to show her 

support of the rebels during the 

English occupation of northern 

Virginia - dubbing the term 

'cocktail.' Betsy was an innovative 

entrepreneur, who was witty and 

successful, as stories of her legend 

are still told to this day. 

Raise your Margarita to Margarita 

Carmen Cansino herself, better 

known as Old Hollywood actress 

Rita Hayworth. Rita is said to have 

inspired barman Enrique Bastante 

Gutierez, a former cocktail champion 

who mixed drinks for some of the 

world's most famous film stars, to 

invent the Margarita due to her 

glamour and beauty. The Margarita 

has certainly stood the test of time 

and is still a favourite cocktail today. 

Known as the First Lady of Spirits, 

Joy Spence is a Jamaican chemist 

and master blender at Appleton 

Estate, becoming the first female 

blender in 1997. Since then, she's 

created many of the blends that 

made Appleton Estate famous. Her 

love, expertise and personal touch 

goes into each and every bottle to 

produce only the finest concoctions. 

Joy was the first, and today remains 

only one of three women Master 

Blenders in the world. 

Nayana Ferguson is the first black 

woman in the world to found a tequila 

company. She's a pancreatic and 

breast cancer survivor and cancer 

awareness advocate, and initially 

created Anteel for health reasons 

as she wanted to enjoy cocktails 

without the harmful additives. 

Tequila is a spirit that is made from 

the agave plant, so it is naturally 

gluten free and low in carbs, sugar 

and calories. Ferguson wanted to 

educate people on the benefits of 

tequila and change the stereotypical 

thought of what tequila is. 

The European Fair Trade Pioneer 

GEPA in Germany (www.gepa.de) 

has also paid tribute to women in 

the coffee sector. The key word 

Empowerment helps women to 

find economic independence and 

leadership. When women are strong, 

society is strong. 

Leiticia Vilchez is a good example 

of this. Through fair prices for their 

coffee cooperative in Peru, her 

parents could finance her studies 

Ian D. Healey 

Editor-in-Chief 

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to become a dentist. Now she can treat 

and help members of the cooperative. 

In Honduras twelve women learned all 

about coffee roasting, as well as quality 

assurance. They can now earn more 

income through packaging and labelling, 

keeping added value at source. 

Evangelina Matute Vasquez is a coffee 

farmer who has also profited from Fair 

Trade. Through the sale of her organic 

products she has been able to improve 

storage, invested in transport and waste 

reduction facilities. "Every year I have 

new goals, which the cooperative helps 

me to meet." 

According to a World Fair Trade 

Organization study, women who are 

supported by their member associations 

have a four times higher chance to 

reach senior management positions 

than those in conventional trades. 

When women are strengthened, more 

fairness and more effectivity is found 

throughout society as a whole. Again, 

we cannot underline this enough. But 

International Women's Day is definitely 

a start. 

Cheers 

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Flexible Labelling 

Issue 1 · March 2022 

A liquid analysis directly in the process with Teqwave H offers users many 

advantages. The device enables reduced costs because it measures differentconcentrations 

at the same time using only one sensor. Concentration 

data sets that are preinstalled make it possible to use the same sensor with 

noreprogramming. It is also possible to read additional parameters. Teqwave 

H ensures reliable processes and transparency of product quality in real 

time. 

Our cover story starts on page 6. 

Cover: Endress+Hauser 

Ingredients 

14 Coffee and Cocoa Extracts: Natural Products 

Full of Aroms 

16 ‘Positive Ageing’ is Driving Demand for 

Healthier Nutrition 

19 Best of Both Worlds: Vitafoods Europe Returns as 

a SMART event for 2022 

Processing 

6 In-Line Concentration Measurement 

in Real Time for Highest Quality 

24 It’s All About the Mix – for Beer Exports and 

Industrial Hoses 

28 Key Role for Quality 

33 New Sensors for Measuring H 2 

O 2 

and PAA 

Coffee and cocoa beans are highly aromatic, as anyone 

knows who has ever smelled the intense aroma of freshly 

milled coffee beans or tasted freshly made cocoa. The raw 

beans only develop their full aromatic effect after roasting. 

That’s why producers use roasted coffee beans and cocoa 

powder as raw materials for creating natural cocoa and 

coffee aromas. Full details on page 14 

Fast urbanization and a rapidly growing middle class are 

turning the African continent into a dynamic market that 

holds great potential. This is something international 

breweries especially are profiting from and where they see 

new opportunities. By 2025 a third of the growth in beer 

sales is expected to be attributable to sub-Saharan Africa. 

The technology is already in place. See page 28 

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Contents 

Marketing & Trends 

8 Beverages Get Juicy 

Departments 

3 Editorial 

42 Supplier's Guide 

Events 

41 Calendar of Events 

Packaging 

34 Process Pilot Provides “Technical Safeguard” as 

Eckes-Granini Shifts to 100% rPET Bottles 

36 Speedy Response for Soaring Demand 

38 How the Label becomes more Sustainable and 

Flexible 

Food and beverage industry players are particularly concerned 

about the costs of materials and are keen to optimize their 

investment while increasing brand recognition. One of the 

leading manufacturers in the market shares their expertise to 

meet all labelling needs. A greater focus on sustainability and 

flexibility is changing the way labels are created and applied. 

See the full article on page 38 


Cover Story 

Teqwave H 

In-Line Concentration Measurement in 

Real Time for Highest Quality 

The reliable smart sensor in hygienic design for permanent process control in the food and 

beverage industry 

Teqwave H enables users to analyze and 

monitor fluids in the food and beverage 

industry reliably. Applications include 

monitoring sugar content in fruit 

juices and distilled beverages or the 

concentration of cleaning agents. The 

hygienic design of Teqwave H fulfills the 

highest quality standards. State-of-theart 

algorithms and a flexible application 

concept guarantee optimal process 

control even for changing batches. 

A liquid analysis directly in the process 

with Teqwave H offers users 

many advantages. The device enables 

reducing costs because it measures 

different concentrations at the 

same time using only one sensor. 

Concentration data sets that are 

preinstalled for the most common 

beverages and cleaning agents make it 

possible to use the same sensor with 

no reprogramming and without any 

problems, even for batch changes. It 

is also possible to read in additional 

parameters, such as the acid content. 

Teqwave H uses these to calculate 

the concentration with even greater 

accuracy thanks to state-of-the-art 

algorithms. Thus, it ensures reliable 

processes and transparency of product 

quality in real time. The continuous 

in-line measurement means that no 

sampling is required. The easy-toclean 

full-bore design of Teqwave H 

guarantees that the highest hygienic 

standards are fulfilled. 

The dispersion measurement is 

another advantage. The common 

appearance of disturbance variables 

such as particles and gas bubbles are 

no longer a problem, since Teqwave H 

measures, displays and compensates 

for these disturbances and their 

severity directly. 

Teqwave H with tri-clamp process connections and transmitter with protective housing in stainless steel 

Concentration crucial for 

product quality 

Teqwave H is capable of measuring a wide 

range of measured variables that enable it 

to be used flexibly in various applications. 

In soft drink and fruit juice production, 

the measuring device assures product 

quality through its reliable determination 

of sugar content and invert sugar content. 

For production of distilled beverages, it 

ensures that the alcohol content remains 

consistent. In addition, it simultaneously 

measures the sugar content. When 

cleaning plants, bottles and kegs, Teqwave 

H also monitors different concentrations 

and it supports precise dosing of cleaning 

agents. If the cleaning agent needs to be 

changed, this can be done easily without 

recalibration. 

Hygienic design for highest 

quality standards 

Teqwave H is especially developed 

for hygienic applications in the food 

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Cover Story 

and beverage industry. Its outstanding 

feature, in addition to the stainless-steel 

measuring tube, is its full-bore design. 

Thanks to the design without protruding 

parts, there are no places inside the 

measuring tube where material can 

accumulate. Another benefit is that 

there is no pressure loss, making it 

possible to save on energy costs. 

Plug-and-play thanks to 

preinstalled data sets 

Teqwave H offers a wide variety of 

preinstalled product-specific data sets for 

concentration measurement, which allow 

the calibration usually repeated after 

batch change to be omitted. The users can 

adapt these data sets to their product as 

needed to further increase the accuracy 

of concentration measurements. This 

means that users with a wide product 

range need just one measuring device 

for a broad range of applications. This is 

particularly helpful when one production 

line is being used to manufacture the 

entire product range in various batches. 

Unique function for gas bubble 

and particle detection 

In many processes, dispersion typically 

occurs in the form of gas bubbles or 

particles that can interfere with the 

measuring signals. To support stable 

process control, Teqwave enables users 

to detect such disturbance variables, 

evaluate their severity and compensate 

for them to achieve continuous 

accurate measurement. The device 

warns the user when the disturbance 

variables affect measuring accuracy. 

This guarantees maximum reliability 

and provides users with even greater 

transparency in their processes. 

• Continuous monitoring of disturbance 

variables directly in the process 

• Immediate notice message if 

the disturbance variables affect 

measuring accuracy 

• Reliable dispersion measurement; 

reacts exclusively to gas bubbles, 

particles, or two-phase mixtures (e.g. 

with emulsion formation) 

• Targeted reaction to error signals in 

the production process, such as for 

contamination or leaks. 

Transmitter for seamless 

system integration 

Teqwave H is available with a transmitter 

in a remote version that can be optionally 

ordered with a stainless-steel protective 

housing. Teqwave leaves nothing to 

be desired in terms of performance 

and accuracy. Teqwave simultaneously 

records multiple measured values that 

are essential for process control, such 

as concentrations, speed of sound, 

acoustic density, and temperature in 

many different fluids, and then forwards 

them to the process control systems. 

Complete access to all measurement 

data is possible at any time – by using 

conventional 4–20 mA or thanks to digital 

data transmission via Modbus TCP. 

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Marketing 

Beverages Get Juicy 

by DONNA BERRY 

A lot has changed in the juice beverage 

business in the past 25 years, much 

out of necessity. The category needed 

a makeover to stay competitive and 

keep consumers drinking juice, as many 

learned to think of fruit and vegetable 

extractions as concentrated sources of 

empty-calorie sugars. 

Today juices are being used in 

combination with other fluids and 

better-for-you ingredients to improve 

their nutritional value. Many emphasize 

their sourcing while others promote the 

juicing process. In some instances, the 

juice serves as a flavor or sweetening 

ingredient to a different base beverage. 

It’s even getting boozed up. 

Molson Coors Beverage Company, for 

example, is expanding its Vizzy Hard 

Seltzer portfolio with the introduction 

of Vizzy Mimosa Hard Seltzer. Inspired 

by the mimosa cocktail, the hard seltzer 

is made with real orange juice, mimosainspired 

flavors and antioxidant vitamin 

C from the acerola fruit. The new product 

is available in four different flavors: 

Peach Orange, Pineapple Orange, 

Pomegranate Orange and Strawberry 

Orange. 

Fruit juice helps “naturally” sweeten 

caffeinated beverages, such as Starbucks 

Refreshers, where the caffeine comes 

from green coffee extract. There’s also 

MTN DEW KICKSTART from PepsiCo, 

which is a fusion of Mountain Dew soda, 

real fruit juice and a kick of caffeine. 

Both lines have been around for 

almost a decade, with flavors coming 

and going. It’s all about switching up 

the juice component. Some of the 

trendy offerings in the KICKSTART line 

now include Blood Orange, Blueberry 

Pomegranate and Watermelon. 

Watermelon juice has been gaining 

traction among health aficionados for 

its high antioxidant (lycopene) and 

electrolyte (potassium) content. In 

the US, Frey Farms—one of the largest 

processors of watermelon juice in the 

country--is responding to growing 

interest in watermelon juice through 

a major expansion to its cold-pressed 

processing center. It will yield 6,000 

gallons of cold-pressed, unpasteurized 

watermelon juice per day. Each 

watermelon undergoes a proprietary 

process that uses minimal processing 

techniques to cold extract the juice and 

chill it to near freezing within minutes. 

This innovative process helps to 

maintain superior flavor while retaining 

its natural color, as well as nutrients. In 

addition to the original watermelon juice, 

the company now offers a watermelon 

juice and coconut water blend, with 

more concepts in the works. 

Cold-press processing is a key to many 

of the newer 100% juice products 

entering the marketplace. The more 

traditional method of extracting liquid 

from fruits and vegetables is centrifugal 

juicing. This is where fast-spinning 

blades expel the juices, as compared to 

the slow pulverizer with hydraulic press 

used in cold-pressed technology. Most 

of the bottled juice brands driving sales 

in the category fall into the category 

of cold pressed, with many of these 

juices further undergoing high-pressure 

processing (HPP) in order to obtain 

about a 30-day refrigerated shelf life. 

The HPP technology uses very high 

pressure and no heat to kill potentially 

harmful microorganisms to ensure a 

safe and good-tasting product. 

Consumer interest in cold-pressed juice 

is fueled by research showing that this 

type of juicing preserves the integrity 

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of vitamins, minerals and enzymes. 

This is because the blades encountered 

in centrifugal juicing generate heat 

and circulate air, both of which have a 

deleterious effect on nutrients. With 

cold-pressed processing, these elements 

are negligible. 

Kayco Beyond is debuting Wonder 

Lemon, a first-of-its-kind, 100% organic 

cold-pressed juice with zero added 

sugar. Lemon juice, the primary fruit in 

the beverages, is rich in vitamins A and 

C, as well as calcium, potassium and 

beta-carotene, positioning lemon as 

being helpful for immunity, fatigue, and 

mood. The drink comes in three flavors: 

Lemon Basil Jalapeño, Lemon Ginger 

and Lemon Mint, each made with only 

five to six ingredients, with less than 

110 calories per bottle and made up of 

100% natural fruits and vegetables 

and no added sugar, artificial flavors, 

preservatives, additives or artificial 

coloring. 

“Lemon has been a popular drink flavor 

forever, but most people don’t realize 

how much benefit lemons actually 

provide,” said Laura Morris, associate 

marketing director at Kayco Brands. 

“Unlike many other fruits, a lot of 

people don’t want to just bite into a 

tart, sour lemon, so they just squeeze 

it into some water, losing a lot of the 

great flavor. That’s why we created 

Wonder Lemon, to give our customers 

those incredible health benefits while 

maintaining the full, delicious flavor of 

the lemon.” 

Gunna Craft Soft Drinks uses real lemon 

juice concentrate, along with other fruits 

juices, to make its craft lemonades. Two 

of the company’s newest offerings are 

Sundowner Lime Lemonade and Turtle 

Juice Tropical Lemonade. 

When co-founder Chris Prowting 

was asked to describe the flavor 

development process in three words, he 

went with “exciting, fruity and tiring.” 

The process involves refining the flavors 

from an idea to an excellent drink. 

“Having new ideas and inspiration is 

relatively easy, but the fun (and hard 

work) is in finding the right type and 

combinations of flavors to create a 

new soft drink that is truly delicious,” 

he said. 

Each of Gunna’s drinks are named after 

the location of the inspiration behind 

each recipe. Sundowner, for example, 

is inspired by lemon, lime and bitters, 

a concoction widely enjoyed across 

Australia. Turtle Juice is inspired by a 

specific mango daiquiri cocktail enjoyed 

in St. Lucia. 

“Turtle Juice is packed with sweet 

mangos, a zesty twist of lime and a hint 

of coconut,” said Prowting. “Adding a 

new dimension to traditional mango 

drinks, we’ve incorporated the sourness 

of lime to cut through the sweet mangos 

and a hint of coconut to add a tropical 

complexity without overpowering it.” 

Garden of Flavor markets a range of 

cold-pressed juices. The brand’s newest 

offering is Pear Reishi Energy Elixir, 

which includes two superfoods: Lion’s 

Mane and Chaga mushrooms. Both are 

known to support brain health, promote 

better sleep and help the body adapt 

to stress. These superfoods, along with 

reishi, another mushroom, get blended 

with ingredients like organic pear juice, 

lemon juice, guayusa and probiotic 

cultures to help support mental clarity 

and energy levels even further. 

Adding probiotics to juices is not new, 

but really only in the past few years 

have consumers caught on that not just 

milk and yogurt can be a carrier of these 

beneficial live and active bacteria. Juice 

can, too. 

PepsiCo has been doing it the past few 

years under its Naked Juice brand, 

which also includes a line of cold-pressed 

juices. The brand’s newest offerings are 

two vegan smoothies: Orange Vanilla 

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Crème and Key Lime. They combine 

almond milk with fruit juices and are 

sweetened with monkfruit. 

Evive, makers of the blender-less 

smoothie, is rolling out three “Super 

Functional” offerings. Each superfoodpacked, 

certified organic and vegan 

smoothie is offered in frozen cubes. 

Simply pop into a bottle, add water, juice 

or plant-based milk and shake. “Energy” 

is a combination of raspberry, blackberry 

and mint that helps boost energy without 

any caffeine thanks to the addition of 

panax ginseng, goji berries, medium 

chain triglyceride oil, pitaya powder 

and moringa. Banana, mango and beet 

round out the energizing effects. 

“Zen” has a calming lavender hue 

and boasts the subtly sweet flavors of 

blueberry, peach, vanilla and lavender. 

Light and creamy on the palate, 

the drink is packed with superfoods 

that support mindfulness, including 

ashwagandha, vanilla bean, flaxseed 

and wild blueberries. Zen also includes 

banana, edamame and avocado, which 

amplify the calming effects. 

“Immunity” combines cherry, orange, 

elderberry and hibiscus into a potent 

brew packed with 17 vitamins and 

minerals. It also carries superfoods 

with key nutrients for immunity, 

including camu camu, sea buckthorn 

and rosehip; and antioxidant-rich fruits 

and vegetables, such as strawberries, 

carrots and red bell peppers. 

Immunity is a key attraction with many 

of today’s juices. Old Orchard Brands 

now offers Old Orchard’s Immune Health 

Blends, which are 100% fruit juice 

fortified with vitamins A, B6, C and E, 

along with zinc. 

Less sugar also increases a juice’s 

market appeal. Uncle Matt’s Organic 

is rolling out Matt50 Orange Juice 

Beverage. It contains half the sugar and 

calories as regular orange juice and is 

boosted with vitamin C for immunity, 

plus prebiotics and probiotics for gut 

health and immune support. 

“You can now have your juice and drink 

it too with just 50 calories per serving,” 

said Susan McLean, vice president of 

marketing and innovation. “Sweetened 

with organic stevia, Matt50 delivers on 

taste and nutrition.” 

Another fruit gaining attraction postpandemic 

is the Montmorency tart 

cherry, which is grown largely in the 

U.S. and Canada. These cherries are 

abundant in anthocyanins, the natural 

flavonoid compounds that contribute 

to the ruby-red color and distinctive 

sour-sweet taste. The fruit has become 

the source of more than 50 studies 

supporting varied health and wellness 

qualities. It’s most well-recognized 

benefit is as an anti-inflammatory agent. 

It has been shown to assist with general 

pain relief, reducing muscle soreness 

after exercise and easing arthritic or 

gout pain. 

Through the presence of melatonin, a 

human sleep regulating hormone, tart 

cherries have also gained notoriety 

as a natural sleep aid. In addition, as a 

concentrated source of vitamin C, tart 

cherries serve as a natural immune 

system regulator. 

FruitHaven’s Super Fruit Juice blends 

Montmorency cherries with sweet 

cherries, pomegranate, cranberries, 

blueberries and currants. With no added 

sweeteners, the juice is described as 

helping an energy boost for increased 

mental and physical strength. 

Dole Packaged Foods has entered the 

tropical juice category with beverages 

with benefits. New Dole Fruitify Glow 

combines pineapple and mango juice 

with turmeric. Dole Fruitify Energize is 

pineapple juice with green tea extract 

and Dole Fruitify Replenish is pineapple 

juice and coconut water. 

Longtime juice category player Ocean 

Spray has been busy keeping cranberry 


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relevant to consumers. New Frutas 

Frescas is a line of light beverages 

containing fewer calories and sugar 

than leading juice drinks. Available in 

three flavor offerings rooted in the 

cranberry--Cranberry Pineapple Passion 

Fruit, Cranberry Lemon Raspberry 

and Cranberry Raspberry Pear--Frutas 

Frescas are made with real fruit juice, 

no artificial sweeteners and boosted 

with vitamin C. In addition, Ocean Spray 

has introduced two new flavors of 

100% Juice: Cranberry Elderberry and 

Cranberry Watermelon. 

Graasi Barley Water is a new concept 

designed to satisfy consumer cravings 

for more hydration, immunity and 

overall wellness. The line of ready-todrink 

organic waters has organic barley 

grass juice powder as a key ingredient. 

It comes from the tender young grass 

grown from barley seed. Barley grass is 

harvested at the peak of its chlorophyll, 

protein and vitamin concentration, 

before the grass produces any grain. 

In addition to the wellness benefits 

provided from barley grass juice powder 

(fiber, vitamins and antioxidants), each 

bottle contains vitamin C, D and zinc. 

It comes in three flavors: Citrus Mint, 

Cucumber Lime and Lemongrass Ginger. 

“When developing a new line of functional 

waters, we focused on unique ingredients 

that would promote overall wellness 

and self-care,” said Chris LaCorata, 

founder of Graasi. “Barley water has 

been consumed by cultures around the 

world for thousands of years as a general 

wellness drink. We’re bringing it back and 

making it better with organic ingredients 

and immunity-boosting vitamins and 

minerals.” 

Speaking of hydration, pickle juice is now 

getting bottled for its benefits. Pickle 

juice is loaded with electrolytes in the 

form of sodium (from the brine), as well 

as some potassium and magnesium, 

making it a natural way to rehydrate 

after exercise. Pickle juice also contains 

probiotics from the natural fermentation 

that turns cucumbers into pickles. 

Mt. Olive has been offering its pickle juice 

in 2-ounce shot-style bottles for a few 

years. The company recently rolled out a 

64-ounce jug for extra thirsty people. 

As consumers learn the benefits of 

whole food nutrition, and prioritize 

health and wellness, expect to see more 

innovations in the fruit and vegetable 

juice space. 

The Author 

Donna Berry is a food and beverage industry 

consultant and editor with over 25 years experience 

in tracking trends and advancements in 

product development. 

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Ingredients 

Coffee and Cocoa Extracts: Natural 

Products Full of Aroma 

Coffee and cocoa beans are highly aromatic. This is obvious to anyone who has ever smelled 

the intense aroma of freshly milled coffee beans or tasted freshly made cocoa. The raw beans 

only develop their full aromatic effect after roasting. That’s why producers from Indonesia use 

roasted coffee beans and cocoa powder as the raw materials for creating natural cocoa and 

coffee aromas. The extracts contain a large portion of natural aroma. Natural coffee and cocoa 

extracts are widely used in the food and drinks industry and can be found in products such as 

deserts, baked goods, ice cream, milk products and in the growing segment of iced coffee drinks. 

The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) an initiative promoting imports, supports manufacturers of 

natural aromatic substances, essential oils and plant extracts in exporting to the European 

market and introduces European traders to new partners and products from Indonesia, for 

instance at trade fairs – neutrally and free of charge. 

High quality natural raw 

materials 

Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 

islands. It has a high level of biodiversity 

and is rich in natural resources. One of 

the many advantages this brings is the 

range of natural ingredients available for 

food and drinks. Besides a wide variety 

of coconut products, these especially 

include spices, such as cinnamon, vanilla 

and ginger, from which essential oils and 

extracts are produced. And the delicate 

coffee and cocoa plants benefit from 

the nutrient-rich soil and favourable 

climate conditions of the Indonesian 

islands, which ensure constantly high 

temperatures, high humidity and ample 

shadow. 

Indonesian coffee is cultivated mainly 

in Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Flores and 

Bali. Formerly, the arabica bean was the 

focus of production, which is why it is also 

known as java coffee. Today, it is mostly 

robusta beans that are cultivated in the 

farming regions. And as for cocoa, it is 

the criollo variety that grows between 

Indonesia’s shadowy coconut palms. 

Cooperation with small farmers 

Most coffee and cocoa plantations 

are worked by small farmers who still 

harvest, dry, process and roast the 

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Ingredients 

coffee and cocoa beans using traditional 

methods. The enterprise Sima Arome, a 

specialist producer of natural extracts, 

collaborates with a number of small 

farmers and processes their harvests to 

create high quality natural ingredients. 

The direct cooperation with farmers 

ensures compliance with standards 

like FSCC 22000 and consistent high 

quality. The quality of the raw materials 

is essential, because it is not only the 

variety of the coffee and cocoa beans, 

but also the growing conditions, in the 

case of cocoa beans the fermentation 

process, and the roasting process that 

have a major impact on flavor and aroma. 

Sima Arome processes the raw materials 

in a modern production facility on Java, 

established with European technology, 

and produces a large range of natural 

ingredients, aromatic substances and 

essential oils. 

Extraction of the coffee and 

cocoa aromas 

The production of concentrated coffee 

and cocoa aromas is done using roasted 

beans and the cocoa beans are also 

ground to powder. The enterprise Sima 

Arome uses the gentle technique of 

pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and 

mainly water in the extraction process. 

The coffee aroma has the typically bitter 

coffee flavor, roasted scent and a slight 

caramel note. Taste differences between 

the arabica and robusta beans are also 

noticeable in the extracts. As well as the 

aromatic substances, the other typical 

ingredients of the beans are retained. 

Thus, cocoa extract contains flavanols, 

secondary plant substances of the 

cocoa bean, and coffee extract contains 

caffeine. 

The enterprise Sima Arome also uses 

its modern extraction technology to 

produce other natural extracts, e.g. 

from fruits, ginger, tea and vanilla. 

The subsequent spray-drying process 

produces double encapsulated powder 

extract which has various uses in food 

and drink products. 

IPD partner country Indonesia 

IPD has been supporting small and medium-sized enterprises from Indonesia since 2014, preparing them 

for the European market and presenting them to European wholesalers at European trade fairs. The forestry 

and farming industry and the associated industries are major contributors to Indonesia’s gross domestic 

product and also significant employers. They ensure a source of income and thus the future prospects of the 

(young) population of rural regions. 

IPD introduces European importers to the carefully selected producers, opening up new purchasing sources 

for them and supporting them in the procurement process. IPD is funded by the German Federal Ministry for 

Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 


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New Survey Shows ‘Positive Ageing’ is 

Driving Demand for Healthier Nutrition 

New research, conducted on behalf of 

BENEO, reveals that consumers are now 

even more focused on ‘positive’ ageing. 

The research, carried out by HealthFocus 

International, includes an exclusive 

analysis of the health-conscious 50+ 

age range. It shows that those aged over 

50 want to be able to continue with the 

activities that they enjoy in their latter 

years and are increasingly looking to 

food and drink alternatives to support 

this goal. 

Getting the best out of the present 

and the future is what drives healthconscious 

over-50’s. They want to be the 

best version of themselves that they can 

be in every life-stage. This means taking 

control over future health, whilst being 

fit and healthy enough to enjoy the 

present, and nutrition plays a significant 

part in achieving this for them. 

For those over-50’s concerned about 

the issue of healthy ageing, three out of 

every four (79%) are primarily focused 

on maintaining their ability to continue 

with activities as they age. A similar 

number (76%) see good physical and 

mental health and a balanced diet as 

key to overall health. In particular, the 

importance of nutrition is reflected by 

the survey results: 42% think a healthy 

diet helps to coping better with life's 

challenges. Three quarters (74%) are 

making a conscious effort to eat a 

healthy diet, while more than half (56%) 

choose food and drink products that 

provide protective or preventive health 

benefits. The research findings also show 

that offering “better nutrition” is one of 

the top influencing factors to consumers 

trying a new brand (68%), presenting 

food and drink manufacturers with a 

great opportunity to drive purchases 

by improving the nutrition of their 

products. 

With regard to health benefits, the 

science is widely recognized by this 

cohort when it comes to food: 60% agree 

that they “accept scientific and technical 

improvements to foods and beverages 

if they provide the required benefits”. 

Interestingly, although only between 

10-20% of these health-conscious over- 

50’s are personally affected by digestive 

health, bone health or blood glucose 

issues, half of those surveyed are ‘very 

or extremely concerned’ about such 

matters. These consumers are actively 

looking for food and beverage products 

that support their aim of staying healthy 

for longer, with more than half choosing 

products that promote stronger bones, 

improve digestion or manage blood 

sugar levels. 

Myriam Snaet, Head of Market 

Intelligence and Consumer Insights 

at BENEO comments: “Today’s over- 

50’s want to be their best self. They 

want to be proactive in managing 

their health and want to live their life 

to the fullest, no matter the life-stage 

they are in. Being well aware that food 

choices have an effect on overall health, 

they are looking for food and drink 

products that offer additional health 

support, such as lowering blood glucose 

levels or improving digestive health. 

Manufacturers can help them achieve 

these goals by developing products that 

tap into these specific health benefits 

through the use of BENEO’s functional 

ingredients, including the slow-release 

sugar, Palatinose and prebiotic chicory 

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root fibers oligofructose and inulin, that 

can easily fit into their daily routines 

without compromising on taste.” 

Steve Walton, President at HealthFocus 

International also comments: “People 

are taking charge of their health and 

making serious changes. While some 

of these new eating patterns and 

nutritional adjustments happened due 

to COVID-19, we expect many of them to 

be long-lasting. We’ve seen a real shift 

over the past 10 years and now, healthy 

ageing and the quality of life it can give 

are top of mind today. Consumers are 

adopting a long-term approach to health 

maintenance, which highlights that 

healthy ageing is relevant for every age. 

A fact that food and drink manufacturers 

can use to their advantage when looking 

at new product development.” 

For producers looking to make the most 

of the increasing consumer desire to 

manage their blood glucose, bone health 

and digestive health, BENEO’s products 

offer solutions that are backed by sound 

science. A person’s blood glucose levels 

are a key way to help promote long-term 

health, and this is why choosing the right 

carbohydrate is so important. BENEO’s 

Palatinose (isomaltulose) is a slowrelease 

sugar which occurs naturally in 

honey and is derived from sugar that is 

naturally extracted from sugar beets. It 

is unique in its ability to deliver a lower 

rise in blood glucose, whilst providing 

full carbohydrate energy. It supplies the 

body with 4 kcal/g and contributes to 

daily energy intake from carbohydrates, 

thus making it an ideal ingredient to 

help support blood sugar management. 

When it comes to digestive health, gut 

friendly foods - such as prebiotics - can 

help with nourishing the microbiota as 

a person gets older. BENEO’s prebiotic 

chicory root fibres oligofructose and 

inulin play an important role in selectively 

promoting the growth of good bacteria 

and this in turn supports a person’s 

inner defence system. In fact, inulin 

and oligofructose are the only proven 

plant-based prebiotics. Orafti® Inulin 

and Oligofructose have been shown to 

support a healthy microbiota and the 

selective increase in bifidobacteria in 

over 50 human intervention studies 

and an increase in stool frequency in 20 

human intervention studies. 

For further details and insights on the 

research, Myriam Snaet, Head of Market 

Intelligence and Consumer Insights at 

BENEO, is available for comment. 

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Best of Both Worlds: Vitafoods Europe 

Returns as a SMART event for 2022 

Ingredients 

Registrations are now open for Vitafoods Europe 2022 both online and in-person this May 

Vitafoods Europe is set to return 

as a market-leading SMART event 

this summer, combining popular inperson 

attractions with a lively online 

programme designed to inspire 

nutraceutical professionals around the 

world. Attendees will be able to access 

the online platform a week before the 

live event (2-13 May) to watch exclusive 

insight-lead content and use the datadriven 

matchmaking tool to conduct 

virtual meetings. Plus, the platform 

and SMART technology enables them 

to plan their visit to Geneva and set 

up in-person meetings in advance to 

ultimately enhance their experience 

and maximize their time at the event 

between 10-12 May. 

“With over 22,000 virtual and in-person 

attendees, Vitafoods 2021 was a huge 

success, despite the challenges of the 

ever-changing COVID-19 situation in 

the build up to the event’s return. Now, 


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Vitafoods Europe is back for 2022 – 

at its usual May timing – providing 

opportunities for collaboration in ways 

that could only have been dreamed 

of when the exhibition started back in 

1997,” says Chris Lee, Managing Director 

at Informa Markets. “Not only do we 

have a truly exciting agenda, but our 

enhanced SMART event is designed to 

increase connectivity and enhance the 

in-person experience. By allowing the 

industry to connect ahead of the event, 

for example to set up virtual meetings 

as well as plan face-to-face meetings 

in Geneva, we’re enabling everyone to 

expand their global network and make 

the most of their time at Vitafoods 

Europe.” 

With an agenda exploring market trends, 

regulatory complexities, packaging 

and labelling challenges and more – 

including women in nutraceuticals and 

sustainability – the SMART event will 

provide opportunities to network and 

explore the latest industry trends and 

innovations both online or in-person. 

Highlights of this year’s event include: 

• Extensive expert presentations 

across 4 theatres – featuring the 

Main Stage, powered by Vitafoods 

Insights, Life Stages, New Ingredients, 

and Probiotics theatres, with over 90 

hours of content available across the 

whole event. 

• Tailored networking opportunities – 

enabled by an intelligent data-driven 

matchmaking service, the SMART 

event allows visitors to find and 

connect with potential partners both 

in-person and online. 

• Innovation tours – available in video 

and audio format to enable visitors to 

discover the cutting-edge ingredients, 

formulations, products and services 

on offer at the show. 

• Themed Resource Centers – including 

the New Ingredients & Products Zones 

and, as well as the Omega-3 and 

Probiotics Resource Centers. 

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It’s all about the Mix – for Beer Exports 

and Industrial Hoses 

Hops, barley malt and clear water are 

the essential ingredients for one of 

the world’s most popular beverages: 

Beer. Every year, the world’s largest 

hop wholesaler, the BarthHaas Group 

in Nuremberg, Germany, provides the 

most important statistics, facts and 

figures about the brewing industry in its 

annual report. According to BarthHaas, 

around 1.8 billion hectoliters of beer 

were brewed in 172 countries in 2020. 

This corresponds to 36 million 50-liter 

barrels, or 246 times the amount of 

beer consumed at Munich’s famous 

Oktoberfest. In 2019, no fewer than 7.3 

million one liter beer mugs were filled at 

the last beer festival before the corona 

virus pandemic. 

However, it is not Germany that leads 

the way in beer production: In 2020, the 

world’s largest producers were China, 

the USA, Brazil, and Mexico. Germany 

takes fifth place, ahead of Russia, Japan, 

Vietnam, Poland and Spain. While the 

trend toward more and more types and 

specialty beers is apparent in Germany, 

traditional beers brewed according to 

the German Reinheitsgebot (purity law) 

are in demand on the global market. 

Despite this diversity, many beers from 

all over the world have one thing in 

common: They flow through food safe 

special purpose hoses from Continental 

before they reach the tap. 

Bavarian brewing traditions and 

modern strategies also coincide 

at OeTTINGER 

The OeTTINGER brewery also relies 

on hose solutions from Continental 

and has enjoyed longstanding success 

on international markets as a “global 

brand made in Germany”. The 

Oettingen, Gotha, Mönchengladbach 

and Braunschweig brewing plants 

produce around 40 specialty beers and 

mixed beers as well as soft drinks – for 

the domestic market and worldwide 

export. The origins of the OeTTINGER 

brewery date back to 1731. Over the 

past 60 years, the Kollmar owner family 

has developed the company from a 

small village brewery in the Donau-Ries 

region to one of Germany’s largest beer 

brands measured in terms of output and 

number 25 among the world’s largest 

breweries. “My family firmly has faith 

in one of the most beautiful products in 

the world: Beer. Beer is part of our family 

history and is, so to speak, in our DNA,” 

says Pia Kollmar, managing partner at 

the brewery. 

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At the start of the new millennium, 

the Bavarian family-owned company 

dipped its toe in international business, 

scoring an impressive success. Today, 

its beer is consumed in more than 100 

countries around the world, with around 

one third of annual production going 

for export. This puts OeTTINGER in 2nd 

place in the export ranking of German 

brewers. The most important foreign 

markets for the family-owned company 

are Italy, China, Belgium, Switzerland, 

Russia and the Netherlands. Countryspecific 

preferences are obvious: While 

the “Original OeTTINGER Super Forte” 

strong beer is mainly delivered to 

China, Italy, and Peru, “Naturally Cloudy 

Original OeTTINGER Radler” is popular 

in Taiwan, Uruguay, and Ecuador. 

Overall, however, the traditional wheat 

beer, export and pils types dominate the 

brewery’s export portfolio; mixed drinks 

are considered niche products. After 

all, German beer enjoys a worldwide 

reputation for its pure taste, purity and 

natural ingredients. In fact, the German 

purity law is the oldest food law still in 

force today. As early as 1516, the Dukes 

of Bavaria decreed that beer should be 

brewed exclusively from barley, hops and 

water. 

Hoses from Continental 

withstand the challenges of 

everyday brewing 

Not only do the high-quality ingredients 

required under the purity law contribute 

to the taste experience, but food 

safe materials and hygiene are just 

as important in the brewing process. 

At OeTTINGER’s highly automated 

manufacturing facilities, special-purpose 

hoses such as the “Purple Snake” 

and the “Aquapal” from Continental 

play an important role in food safety. 

The technology company supplies not 

only hoses, but also complete lines 

with crimped fittings. These complete 

solutions are particularly hygienic 

because both components fit seamlessly 

into one another; there is almost no 

place for germs to hide and turbulence 

is almost completely ruled out. The 

fixed, hygienically flawless connection 

between the rubber tubing and the 

fitting can withstand pressures of up to 

16 bar with triple safety. 

Of particular importance for use in the 

food industry is the fact that the smooth 

inner liner of Continental hoses, referred 

to as the soul of the hose, is absolutely 

odorless and taste-neutral. It conforms to 

the XXI recommendations of the German 

Federal Institute for Risk Assessment 

(BfR) as well as the directives of the 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

in the US. The special elastomer inner 

layer in the “Purple Snake” is completely 

non-porous. Synthetic yarns with two 

spiralized copper strands have proven 

their worth as pressure carriers. The 

outer layer, in turn, is made of a special 

abrasion-resistant elastomer and, with its 

ribbed surface, is ozone-, weather-, and 

UV-resistant. In the “Aquapal”, the soul 

of the hose is made from plasticizer-free 

fluoro plastic. As with the “Purple Snake”, 

synthetic yarn is used as a pressure 

carrier. The characteristic blue hose 

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cover of the “Aquapal” is resistant to oils 

and greases, as well as abrasion and also 

ozone, weathering and UV impact. 

“Our material blends have been adapted 

to market requirements, ensuring 

maximum safety over a long period 

of use,” explains Georg Bester, who 

is responsible for food hose sales at 

Continental and an expert in technical 

consulting. Bester’s many years of 

experience mean he knows exactly 

the stringent requirements for hose 

solutions: “Hoses in breweries are used 

and cleaned extremely frequently – 

so they have to withstand high levels 

of stress. Our hoses can withstand 

temperatures of up to +95°C and are 

chemical-resistant and robust i.e., 

designed for challenging applications. 

At the same time, the hoses can be used 

very flexibly. They are suitable for a wide 

range of media – various types of beer, 

mixed beer and soft drinks, alkalis and 

cleaning agents,” explains Bester. 

Sven Willim, deputy production 

manager at the OeTTINGER Brewery 

in Möchengladbach, confirms the 

remarkable properties of Continental’s 

food hoses produced in Korbach in the 

German state Hesse. “Our employees 

can give the hoses a lot of punishment, 

laying lines spontaneously and 

sometimes dragging them over the 

floor without causing them to twist or 

get damaged,” explains Willim. In some 

cases, Continental hoses are used for 

up to ten years – without compromising 

on quality: “This is confirmed time and 

again by regular microbiological samples 

of liquids and hose tests by independent 

organizations.” 


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Key Role for Quality 

KHS supports beverage producer UCB from Cameroon in implementing its ambitious 

sustainability goals 

On the booming beer market in 

Cameroon one local brewery isn’t simply 

out to make a few fast bucks – or francs 

– but is instead going for sustainability, 

high-quality products and future-proof 

technology. This strategy is proving 

extremely successful and has made the 

company the market leader in major 

cities. 

Fast urbanization and a rapidly growing 

middle class are turning large swathes 

of the African continent into a dynamic 

market that holds great potential. With 

their sales markets in North America 

and Europe stagnating or declining, this 

is something international breweries 

especially are profiting from and 

where they see new opportunities. 

Consumption is rising every year by 5%; 

in 2015 experts from the Deutsche Bank 

already forecast that by 2025 more 

than a third of the growth in worldwide 

beer sales would be attributable to sub- 

Saharan Africa. 

This trend is also evident in Cameroon, 

whose gross domestic product has 

more than doubled over the last 15 

years. However, it’s not just the big 

international names that are quenching 

the increasing thirst of the population 

here. One local business is also in the 

same top league as the major players: 

Union Camerounaise de Brasseries 

(UCB) based in the port of Douala ranks 

second on the Central African market 

between two big global breweries. With 

its traditional King Beer and Kadji Beer 

and K44 brands UCB is very popular 

in Cameroon. The company is also 

heralded as something of a pioneer. A 

considerable amount has been invested 

in new technology since 2016: this 

includes two new returnable glass lines, 

for example, for which KHS supplied the 

entire packaging and palletizing sections 

in 2019 and 2020. Furthermore, in May 

of 2021 a KHS PET line – UCB’s very first– 

was commissioned for the relatively new 

segment of soda pop and water. It has a 

capacity of up to 20,000 bottles per hour 

and comprises a stretch blow molder/ 

filler block, labeler, packaging machine 

and palletizing equipment. At the time 

of writing UCB is also considering filling 

its beverages into cans; in keeping with 

its role as a trailblazer, this would make 

it the first brewery in Cameroon to 

operate its own can filling process. 

The line at UCB includes an Innopack Kisters SP, a shrink packer that wraps and bundles the packs in shrink film. 

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On schedule 

The coronavirus pandemic caused a 

number of delays among sub-suppliers 

responsible for preceding work, 

particularly in 2020, that could be largely 

compensated for as both the packaging 

and palletizing sections of the second 

glass line and the new PET line were 

more or less fully implemented by the 

KHS subsidiary in Nigeria. This meant 

that installation and commissioning were 

completed within the given time frame. 

Many other KHS projects currently in 

progress in Cameroon illustrate that 

the country is booming and steadily 

becoming an attractive market for the 

Dortmund systems supplier. In the past, 

the French-speaking countries of Africa 

especially imported a large percentage 

of their beverages. However, more and 

more local retailers and bottlers are now 

asking themselves why they should ship 

beverages in from Europe when they 

could bottle them themselves in their own 

region. 

In the following interview, Whalen Kadji, 

project manager for the Kadji Group and 

one of the brewery founder’s grandsons, 

gives us an insight into his company’s 

philosophy and sustainability strategy and 

talks about its cooperation with KHS. 

How would you describe UCB’s 

corporate philosophy? 

Our company is characterized both 

by the deep roots it has in the culture 

of Cameroon and by our wish to 

Whalen Kadji is convinced that UCB has made exactly the right choice in opting for KHS. 

View of the line’s packaging section: in the center is the labeler, with the packer to the right and the 

conveyors with buffer segments in front of and between the two. 

become better and better. Founded in 

1972, we’ve always put quality before 

quantity and have thus been able to 

retain our expertise and individuality. 

As proud Cameroonians we still stand 

for perfect craftsmanship in brewing 

and believe in only using the best 

ingredients. 

Quality seems to be an 

important factor for your 

brewery. How do you establish 

and maintain your high 

standards of quality? 

Our core values are creativity, integrity 

and courage. Quality also indeed plays 

a key role for us – in our processes and 

in our dealings with our partners, both 

in Cameroon and abroad. With the 

help of a dedicated system of quality 

management, with precise planning 

and strict methods of measurement we 

achieve top performance at practically 

every point in the value chain. 

What have been the most 

significant success factors in 

the almost 50 years of your 

company? 

For us, people have always been 

the key to our success. Our founder 

Joseph Kadji Defosso envisaged a 

Long-term partners UCB and KHS: Benedict 

Jatto, sales and marketing manager for KHS 

Machines Nigeria, Alexander Fuchs, managing 

director of KHS Machines Nigeria and Whalen 

Kadji, project manager for the Kadji Group, 

which UCB is part of (from left to right). 

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company that would become one of 

the best in its field. Besides this vision 

he also had the will and determination 

to achieve this goal. Now, under the 

leadership of Nicole Kadji Defosso, 

his daughter, we’re constantly on 

the lookout for first-class employees 

whose professional attitude and 

qualifications satisfy the highest 

standards and who are able to tread in 

Joseph Kadji’s great footsteps. 

If we now turn to the bottling of 

your products, which container 

segments are most important 

in Cameroon? And what role 

does sustainability play in this 

context? 

On our home beer market the 

returnable glass bottle definitely 

has the lion’s share. Beer can be 

pasteurized in this type of container, 

meaning that it keeps longer. What’s 

more, the glass acts as a CO 2 

diffusion 

barrier, thus ensuring long-lasting 

quality on the shelf. Moreover, bar 

proprietors and owners of small stores 

find it of great benefit that the empties 

are collected from their properties. 

Finally, for our part we procure our 

bottles from a local glass factory that 

can also recycle glass. This therefore 

means that this is a tried-and-tested 

and sustainable material for container 

manufacture on all counts. 

Which trends and developments 

The KHS Innoket Neo roll-fed labeler dresses the PET bottles on the line with labels. 

A KHS service employee shows UCB operators how to change reels on the Innoket Neo for roll-fed 

labeling. 

do you see emerging in relation 

to beverage packaging in 

Cameroon? 

PET has enjoyed a rise in popularity 

in conjunction with carbonated soft 

drinks and water for some time now. 

Unfortunately, we don’t yet have a bottleto-bottle 

recycling system in Cameroon, 

however. At the moment plastic bottles 

are merely pressed, shredded and sent 

to a PET materials manufacturer. In view 

of their rapidly increasing use and the 

subsequent growing amount of plastic 

waste, the PET recycling process still 

needs to become established here. Cans 

and kegs made of aluminum could be 

an alternative to this material but at 

present this is still a very small segment, 

albeit one that’s growing. This is based 

on the premize that these containers are 

made locally, however. Cameroon needs 

to catch up here. 

Is plastic waste a big issue in 

your country? What are the 

state and the economy doing to 

prevent it? 

Plastic and especially PET waste is 

indeed a big problem. We do have a few 

state regulations and levies in place 

but they have very little impact. One 

major reason for this is, for example, 

that empty PET bottles are often 

reused for a totally different purpose, 

although there are repeated warnings 

not to do so. For the Kadji Group, which 

UCB is part of, the protection of the 

environment has a high priority. We’ve 

thus entered into partnership with a 

number of startups that invest in PET 

recycling. Among them is a company 

that makes school bags and pencil 

cases from recycled PET and another 

that presses and bundles returned 

bottles and sends them to recyclers in 

Europe. We’re also planning on building 

our own recycling plant in the near 

future. PET is a great opportunity for 

the African market. After all, we all 

want to act sustainably. 


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Why was it necessary to make 

the most recent investment in 

your production technology? 

With our former, extremely old lines we 

could neither meet the growing demand 

nor adhere to production standards. In 

order to stay competitive and satisfy our 

customers, we thus had to invest in new 

plant engineering. We looked for robust, 

reliable technology that gives us the right 

product quality at the right time. In opting 

for KHS we made a very good choice. 

What particular challenges did 

you face regarding economic 

and ecological sustainability 

and what results have you 

achieved? 

If you want to stay competitive and cut 

costs, you have to optimize your use 

of resources and learn how to produce 

more intelligently and more sustainably. 

KHS showed us just which factors pushed 

our production costs up in the past; 

accordingly, machine availability was 

one of the key criteria that prompted us 

to award the contract to the company 

from Dortmund. After installing our new 

glass line our performance increased 

by 50%, with our CO 2 

consumption 

dropping by almost 40% at the same 

time. We were even able to halve the 

amount of product loss. 

How would you describe the 

relationship between UCB and 

KHS? 

We’ve worked with KHS and its 

predecessor companies since our 

founding almost 50 years ago. Although 

we were only a small business back then, 

our concerns were always given the 

greatest attention. Historically speaking, 

we thus have a very strong relationship. 

Whereas in the past we usually did 

business with KHS contacts in France 

or South Africa, KHS now has a young, 

dynamic and flexible team in Lagos, 

Nigeria, with well-trained technicians 

and engineers. For us, our most recent 

investments prove that machines are 

one thing but that having a trusting 

partnership with access to extensive 

technical support is at least just as 

important. 

What role does after-sales 

service play for your company? 

A system of technical support with 

reliable maintenance and service is 

a crucial aspect for us. KHS already 

gave us top-quality service many years 

ago. And today we can also still rely on 

receiving unlimited assistance at any 

time of the day or night. The availability 

of spare parts presents a particular 

challenge: here, KHS scores on all fronts 

with its West African service hub in 

Lagos, Nigeria. 

How did the corona crisis 

affect the installation and 

commissioning of your new 

lines? 

Managing projects during the pandemic 

was an enormous challenge. During the 

first lockdown last year, lots of people 

were really worried about coming to 

On UCB’s PET line water and soda pop are filled into four different sizes of bottle – here the 330-milliliter 

variant. 

work or traveling. We were also initially 

concerned about having engineers 

come to us from Europe that was much 

more heavily affected than many parts 

of Africa. This was further complicated 

by the fact that PCR tests were hard 

to come by. There was only one test 

center in the capital of Yaoundé which 

is about four hours from us. And even 

those who managed to get tested still 

had to quarantine for two weeks. We 

therefore decided to postpone the 

entire installation of the glass line until 

the end of 2020. 

What future strategic goals 

does your company have? 

We’ve been in the beverage industry in 

Cameroon and Central Africa for almost 

half a century now. We’ll continue 

to supply high-quality products and 

act sustainably in the future, too. In 

maintaining and intensifying relations 

with our business partners we’ll foster 

growth and at the same time reduce the 

negative impact of our line of business 

on the environment. Dealing with Covid- 

19 has heightened our awareness of the 

future opportunities open to us across 

the entire continent. 

Family firm – The Kadji Group 

In order to pool his diverse range of 

entrepreneurial activities, back in 1960 

Joseph Kadji Defosso founded the Kadji 

Group. The conglomerate, that today 

employs around 1,500 people and is 

still under family ownership, includes 

companies from a broad spectrum 

of industrial sectors. Besides the 

UCB brewery, plastics manufacturer 

Polyplast is also a member of the 

group, as is a flour mill (SCC) in the port 

of Douala. The Kadji Group is also in 

insurance with Assurances Générales du 

Cameroun (AGC) and has a real estate 

company that is responsible for the 

development and operation of a number 

of high-rise buildings as well as the 

famous Kadji Square shopping center. 

The group also operates in areas such 

as logistics, transport and the hotel and 

hospitality industries. Last but not least, 

the Kadji Defosso Foundation is the 

group’s pillar as far as charity and social 

actions are concerned, geared towards 

excellence and giving constant support 

to communities. 

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Packaging 

Process Pilot Provides “Technical 

Safeguard” as Eckes-Granini Shifts to 

100% rPET Bottles 

Automated Blowmolder Control System Eases Transition for German Juice Maker 

The Agr Process Pilot® Automated 

Blowmolder Control system operating 

on Line 2 of Eckes-Granini’s bottlemaking 

and filling plant in Fallingbostel, 

Germany, is providing an extra layer 

of process management and quality 

assurance for the premium drinks maker. 

Responding to the corporate mandate 

to bottle its popular hohes C juices 

exclusively in 100% recycled plastic, 

Fallingbostel Production Manager Tim 

Pageler recognized that the sustainability 

directive demanded exacting 

control of the bottle blowing process. 

While he was confident in the plant’s 

ability to make the transition from 25% 

rPET to 100% rPET, he was looking for “a 

technical safeguard to keep the process 

stable and to ensure that production” 

was robust. 

Pageler found that Process Pilot fit 

the bill. Stability in environmental 

conditions and in materials is always a 

big concern in blowmolding, even more 

so due to irregularities inherent in rPET 

as an amalgam of plastics from different 

sources. The more recycled resin there 

is in a preform, the harder it is for the 

blowmolder to achieve the material 

distribution targets required for wellperforming 

bottles. Not being able to 

manage the variability in rPET results 

in non-conforming bottles and creates 

downstream problems like jams in the 

labeler due to skewing. 

The granular control of the Process 

Pilot system, powered by sophisticated 

algorithms, counteracts all these 

variables, automatically triggering 

corresponding changes in process 

Agr’s Process Pilot Automated Blowmolder Control system provides a technical safeguard as Eckes- 

Granini shifted production to 100% rPET in May 2021. (Courtesy of Agr International) 

settings to adjust for irregularities. For 

Pageler, these capabilities introduce an 

extra layer of protection to buffer any 

fluctuations in quality that can occur, 

not just with preforms from different 

suppliers but within individual batches 

from the same vendor as well. 

Eckes-Granini installed Process Pilot 

inside a KHS Series IV reheat stretch 

blowmolder producing roughly 30,000 

containers per hour. Long an enthusiastic 

adopter of new technology, the juice 

maker had configured the line as a block, 

integrating blowing, the application of 

a protective Plasmax interior coating, 

and the filling operation in one unit. In 

addition to the 1L hohes C, the line would 

produce four other SKUs: 1L Die Limo, 

1.5L hohes C Naturell, 0.75L Bio, and 

1L Trinkgenuss Granini. Design features 

like a long neck, dimples, or embossing 

gives each juice bottle a distinctive 

appearance, but all are 100% rPET. Both 

the bottles and their content are high 

value, leaving no margin for waste from 

containers that don’t measure up. 

To assure a smooth transition to the 

new bottle parameters, Eckes-Granini 

engaged the services of Agr’s Process 

Performance Optimization Group (PPOG) 

to set up and commission the system. 

Limited plant access due to the pandemic 

meant that the PPOG engineers had to 

work remotely from the US, coordinating 

with the Agr technician on site to carry out 

their instructions. As they went through 

the trials, the PPOG engineers tapped the 

full spectrum of their expertise to offset 

the lack of direct contact with the bottles. 

Pageler was pleased with the results, 

noting that the machine-learning phase 

proceeded rapidly and the system 

got up and running much faster than 

anticipated. The line was producing good 

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Packaging 

bottles within a few hours and remained 

stable over several days, he reports. 

Eckes-Granini’s focus on ensuring 

container quality for its sensitive, 

high-end products also prompted the 

installation of Agr’s Pilot Vision+ for 

even more support. The vision-based 

quality management system examines 

the sealing surface, sidewall, and base 

of the bottles as they exit the mold. Any 

non-conforming bottles are diverted 

from filling, avoiding product waste and 

preventing them from getting to market. 

With the Agr equipment commissioned 

in January 2021, Line 2 has now made 

it through all four seasons in its new 

configuration. Several months of trials 

and ramp-up have confirmed its ability 

to produce the same bottles to exact 

specifications, despite fluctuating 

temperatures, variations in resin, and 

preforms from different suppliers. 

Pageler is confident that Fallingbostel 

has mastered the shift to 100% rPET 

The packaging of Eckes-Granini’s hohes 

C, the most popular fruit-juice brand in 

Germany, has seen many innovations 

since its introduction as the first readyto-drink 

orange juice in 1958. 

and will consistently meet production 

and sustainability targets. 

Given Eckes-Granini’s stated intention 

to use only 100% rPET in all bottles 

throughout the company by the end 

of 2022, Line 2’s accomplishments are 

even more meaningful. 

“This project was enormously important 

for us. We kept to the schedule, and 

commissioning took place without any 

problems. Agr kept every deadline, and 

I think it was a super cooperation,” 

Pageler concludes. 

Agr International offers a complete line 

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Agr products are designed to assist 

container producers, converters and 

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the increased quality demands of today’s 

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Packaging 

Speedy Response for Soaring Demand 

• Wisefood, a leading producer of edible drinking straws, turned to HERMA for quick and 

uncomplicated support with sourcing a labeling machine. 

• The HERMA top & bottom labeler 652C was ordered, delivered and ready to go within just one 

week. 

• Thanks to its simple operation, great versatility and performance reserves, the machine 

represents a future-proof investment for Wisefood in the light of soaring demand. 

Drinking straws that are not only edible 

but also taste good – rarely before has 

a serious environmental problem been 

eliminated so deliciously. And because 

simple solutions always prove highly 

popular, the Bavarian start-up that 

invented the super straw – Superhalm 

in German – was recently presented 

with a massive challenge. When 

Wisefood won an order for several 

hundred thousand packs of straws, it 

was asked to label a batch of 60,000 

units within two weeks. But how? “At 

the time, we had a crew of helpers and 

labeled our products by hand,” says 

Wisefood co-founder and CEO Philipp 

Silbernagel. “But it was immediately 

obvious that we needed a different 

solution for such a large order.” The 

company responded by turning to 

the self-adhesive solutions specialist 

HERMA. Within a period of just one 

week, the HERMA top & bottom labeler 

652C was ordered, delivered and ready 

to go. “We set up the labeling machine 

Wisefood has already shipped more than 50 million edible straws to over 30 countries – for simple, 

yet precise top & bottom labeling, the successful start-up trusts in HERMA labeling technology. 

“We are hugely impressed by the machine’s ease of use and HERMA’s speedy response”, says Philipp 

Silbernagel, CEO of Wisefood. 

ourselves, spoke to the HERMA support 

team twice by phone and then got 

cracking. We are hugely impressed by 

the machine’s ease of use and HERMA’s 

speedy response.” In the one week that 

remained to fulfill the order, the 60,000 

packs were labeled and made ready for 

shipping – the HERMA labeling machine 

had got through its baptism of fire. 

Exports to more than 30 

countries 

The Wisefood Superhalm is produced 

primarily from a blend of grain and 

apple pomace, which is a by-product 

of juice production. If the straw is not 

eaten, it biodegrades within two weeks. 

It remains stable for around an hour in 

drinks served at room temperature, and 

for twice as long in chilled and alcoholic 

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Packaging 

beverages. Although it has a pleasant 

sweet and sour flavor, the straw does 

not affect the taste of the drink. It’s 

no surprise, then, that Wisefood has 

already sold more than 50 million edible 

drinking straws. Founded as recently 

as 2017, the company now exports 

the Superhalm and other single-use 

tableware to more than 30 nations. A 

variety of decorative and product labels 

are applied to the front and back of the 

drinking straw wrappers, depending 

on the target country. “The size of the 

individual batches and orders varies 

enormously, from one thousand to 

more than one hundred thousand 

packs. On top of that, overall demand 

is growing very fast,” comments Philipp 

Silbernagel. Alongside rapid availability, 

the main reasons for selecting the 

labeling machine were its versatility, 

simple operation and future-proofing. 

In addition, Wisefood had to be certain 

that its labels could be applied with 

precision to the rather unsteady 

packaging material. 

Major order fulfilled in next to no time – the HERMA top & bottom labeler 652C was ordered, delivered 

and ready to go within just one week. 

As intuitive as a cell phone 

Measured against these criteria, the 

HERMA top & bottom labeler 652C has 

proven the ideal solution for Wisefood. 

Thanks to innovative quick-change 

systems and touchscreens, the two 

integrated HERMA 500 applicators 

facilitate rapid job setup. They can also 

be operated separately. The menu is 

configured so that users can always 

navigate to the desired menu item with 

three clicks at most. Favorite parameter 

settings can be displayed directly on 

the start screen. Setting up the HERMA 

500 is therefore an intuitive task, 

just like using a cell phone. Designed 

to process as many as 250 products 

a minute, the labeling machine also 

offers sufficient reserve capacity, 

which is a good thing. Novel solutions 

are in demand following the EU’s ban 

on disposable plastic straws from July 

2021. Compared to disposable paper 

products and reusable drinking straws 

made of plastic, metal or glass, the 

edible Superhalm occupies a formidable 

position, insists the Wisefood cofounder 

Philipp Silbernagel, “Several 

studies and numerous awards have 

identified the edible Superhalm as the 

most suitable alternative.” 


37

Packaging 

An interview with Artem Krukov, Labelling Business Development Director at Sidel 

How the Label Becomes more 

Sustainable and Flexible 

In light of increasing regulatory demands globally, labelling today is a highly intricate 

process that is even more vital to products than ever before. Food and beverage industry 

players are particularly concerned about the costs of materials and are keen to optimize 

their investment while increasing brand recognition. With 45 years of experience in the 

labelling industry and over 5,000 machines installed worldwide, Sidel is one of the leading 

players in the market, providing the expertise to meet all labelling needs. 

Artem Krukov at Sidel talks about trends in labelling and how a greater focus on 

sustainability and flexibility is changing the way labels are created and applied. 

What are the most important 

challenges in labelling for the 

beverage industry? 

Similar to the manufacturing industry 

as a whole, beverage producers are 

searching for greater efficiency and 

lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for 

their labelling equipment. There is also 

a significant focus on sustainability. 

The label is one of the main interfaces 

for communication with the consumer. 

Companies are changing their labels 

Vertical Melter 

constantly to respond to fast-changing 

consumer preferences. 

How is labelling becoming more 

sustainable? 

It is our goal to help customers cut costs 

on everything from material consumption 

to maintenance costs. By reducing 

label thicknesses and surface areas, 

customers can cut costs and improve the 

carbon footprint of label production and 

the labelling process. Label producers 

are working to ensure that labels do not 

affect PET recycling. 

Another important trend is the 

conversion of labels from shrink sleeves 

to BOPP labels (plastic roll-fed labels for 

wraparound application). This is a very 

important step in bottle labelling, since 

containers labelled with shrink sleeves 

are difficult to recycle. Hence, the shift to 

BOPP labels not only provides recycling 

capabilities, but also helps companies 

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Packaging 

reduce their carbon footprint even 

further. 

What do you mean by that? 

Historically, labels have caused issues 

with PET recycling to food-grade standard 

because the label or the glue has affected 

the recycling process. Today there are 

several initiatives that can minimize 

this impact, namely label surface/size 

reduction, wash-off glue development 

and glue application minimisation. 

All drinks manufacturers focus 

a lot on glue characteristics. 

What is the reason for this? 

We can observe this tendency via two 

trends. First of all, customers around the 

world are eager to reduce the amount 

of glue for three reasons: 1) more glue 

equals higher costs; 2) less glue usage 

positively impacts machine cleanliness, 

which leads to higher efficiency; and 3) 

glue affects the recycling process. Most 

importantly, customers want to address 

all of these factors without sacrificing 

Laser engraved Glue Roller 

product quality. The second trend can be 

seen only in some countries: customers 

want to increase glue distribution to 

make label application more solid and 

stable. 

Sidel has developed a unique solution 

that fulfils both requirements, namely 

by leveraging the BOPP solution, we 

have developed a laser-engraved glue 

roller (a standard scope for the roll-fed 

machine portfolio). Thus, we can have 

better control of glue distribution and 

repeatability. As a result, the label can 

still maintain its optimal quality even 

with less glue. At the same time, we can 

manage higher glue quantity as well, and 

it will be distributed more efficiently over 

the entire glue strip surface. 

How does Sidel integrate 

sustainable solutions in 

labelling? 

Sustainability is always at the heart of 

Sidel. We make every effort to minimize 

the impact on the environment. The Sidel 

EvoDECO labelling solutions minimize 

electricity and glue consumption via 

the new melter and glue distribution 

control. With an integrated glue tank 

in the roll-fed labeller, a patented 

vertical melter and heating control, 

glue is melted on demand and always 

circulated at a precise temperature and 

in smaller quantities, increasing label 

application quality. This enables reduced 

glue consumption and prevents glue 

degradation, glue filaments, and glue 

splashing, for better overall quality and 

improved sustainability. The solution 

offers 40% less electricity consumption 

and needs no gears and transmissions 

and therefore no lubrication. 

About lightweighting, how has 

the move towards lighter bottles 

affected labelling? 

Packaging design has a critical impact on 

the efficiency of the entire supply chain. 

Over the past 30 years, we have more 

than halved the weight of a 1.5-L PET 

bottle, while increasing output speeds by 

2.5 times, with considerable savings in 

terms of raw material and gains from a 

productivity perspective. Therefore, it is 

a story about “rightweighting” – making 

sure that the package is minimized 

while still maintaining its technical 

performance and high consumer appeal. 

Some manufacturers use nitrogen to 

add resistance and stability to the bottle. 

Sidel has designed its labellers so that 

they can manage the extra demands 

of bottle lightweighting with or even 

without nitrogen. 

The most advanced solution for handling 

lightweight bottles is the Super Combi, 

where the labeller is placed in between 

the blower and the filler as part of an 

all-in-one solution. With this setting, 

labels are applied on the empty bottles 

handled by the neck, reducing the risk 

of scratches and improving overall bottle 

quality. 

Another crucial factor in 

labelling is flexibility, and 

this relates to product 

personalization. What is it, and 

how does it affect labels? 

Labels are key components of any brand 

marketing mix, allowing manufacturers to 

differentiate their products and give end 


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Packaging 

consumers the information they need 

and increasingly expect. The growing 

variety of beverage types and bottle 

formats has made labelling increasingly 

challenging. More than ever, flexibility has 

become a valuable benefit to beverage 

producers. Top priorities today are faster 

product and format changeovers, simple 

operations and optimized processes that 

use the same equipment for different 

label types, while still ensuring consistent 

uptime. 

Product personalization is about being 

able to produce smaller batches of 

products with their own labelling in 

a very short time. Hence, the main 

challenges are the short timeframe for 

creating customized graphics and labels. 

Personalizing the label is a difficult 

process, as there are so many different 

elements involved. The change usually 

starts with marketing and then has to go 

through design and production phases 

and lastly storage and transport. In fact, 

the standard process for a label change 

can easily take over four months. 

With the rise of online shopping, 

there has been a challenge to supply 

consistent, unique and durable packaging 

and label solutions. This has opened 

new opportunities to offer personalized 

packaging solutions for product 

protection during shipping, by rightsizing 

the packaging and making sure that it 

Label application 

provides a seamless brand experience 

for consumers. 

This is the reason why we also provide 

consultancy for customers regarding 

packaging design. We not only create 

bottle designs but also labels or secondary 

packaging, etc. Sidel’s packaging experts 

are ready to support our customers in 

figuring out the best option that fits the 

company’s brand identity and responds 

best to consumer preference. 

How does Sidel react and help 

customers face this challenge? 

We fully understand the challenge, and 

that is why we have flexibility in mind. 

With Sidel’s EvoDECO labelling solutions, 

manufacturers can deliver different stock 

keeping units (SKUs). They might either 

include several labelling applications in 

one multi-technology machine or a single 

labelling application through dedicated 

equipment for optimized uptime, reduced 

footprint and low total cost of ownership 

(TCO). 

So manufacturers can use one 

machine for different labels? 

Exactly. It gives businesses the flexibility 

they need and allows them to produce 

most product types on a single machine. 

Thanks to the modular design and a 

variety of technologies, they allow 

companies to adapt multiple application 

methods in one compact machine. 

What is the most up-to-date 

Sidel labelling solution with high 

flexibility? 

The most flexible labelling solution to date 

from Sidel, the EvoDECO Multi, brings 

next-level modularity into labelling. It 

offers a standardised carousel that can be 

equipped with up to four different labelling 

technologies, including hot melt, roll-fed, selfadhesive 

and cold glue. Moreover, switching 

between various labelling modules is quick 

and easy thanks to Plug & Play connections, 

offering producers the freedom of labelling 

choice and total flexibility. Meanwhile, when 

being part of Sidel’s Super Combi settings, 

the labeller can run at up to 90,000 bottles 

per hour (bph). 

What are your observations on 

the impact of the pandemic on 

the labelling industry? 

During the pandemic, many people 

reduced their daily spending due to 

economic reasons. This has resulted in 

stagnating sales for certain premium 

products in the beverage sector, and 

manufacturers have been forced to 

reduce packaging costs. For instance, the 

second-tier beverage producers have 

shown significant interest in converting 

from shrink sleeves to BOPP labels to 

save cost. That is the reason why low-cost 

beverages have been popping up recently 

in the market. 

Lastly, would you share with 

us what milestones Sidel has 

achieved and Sidel’s next step in 

labelling? 

Since 1976, Sidel has continuously ensured 

and promoted the image of various brands. 

That is 45 years of experience. At its 

dedicated labelling plant in Mantua, Italy, 

the company is not only manufacturing 

labelling equipment, but also providing 

outstanding services to support its 

customers worldwide. Additionally, we 

are proud of the milestone we achieved in 

2021 – installing the 5,000th labeller for 

Ting Hsin International Group (Ting Hsin) 

in China. 

We aim to play as an end-to-end partner in 

sustainable labelling, starting from offering 

packaging design to providing the 

proper equipment for advanced product 

manufacturing, including high-tech solutions 

for product shelf-life security. 

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Events 

26-29 April 

Cologne, Germany 

Anuga FoodTec 

KoelnMesse GmbH 

Messeplatz 1, 50679 Cologne 

Tel: +49-221-821 0 - Fax: +49-221-821 2574 

Email: info@koelnmesse.de 

www.anugafoodtec.com 

8-12 September 

Munich, Germany 

drinktec 

Messe München GmbH, Messegelände 

81823 München, Germany 

Tel: +49-89-949-11318 

Fax: +49-89-949-11319 

www.drinktec.com 

10-12 May 

Geneva, Switzerland 

Vitafoods Europe 

Informa Exhibitions, 

5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG, 

Great Britain 

Tel.: +44 20 337 73111 

www.vitafoods.eu.com 


Birmingham, Great Britain 

PPMA 

New Progress House, 

34 Stafford Road, 

Wallington, Surrey SM6 9AA 

Tel: +44-20 8773 8111 

www.ppmashow.com 

2-4 June 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

food + bev tec 

fairtrade Messe GmbH & Co. KG 

Kurfürsten Anlage 36, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany 

Tel.: +49-6221/4565-0 

Fax: +49-6221/4565-25 

info@fairtrade-messe.de 

www.fairtrade-messe.de 


Munich, Germany 

Fachpack 

NürnbergMesse GmbH, 

Messezentrum 

90471 Nuremberg, Germany 

Tel: +49-911 8606-4909 

Fax: +49-911 8606-4908 

www.fachpack.de 

17-20 June 

Teheran, Iran 

food + bev tec 

fairtrade Messe GmbH & Co. KG 

Kurfürsten Anlage 36, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany 

Tel.: +49-6221/4565-0 

Fax: +49-6221/4565-25 

info@fairtrade-messe.de 

www.fairtrade-messe.de 

10-13 July 

Chicago, IL, USA 

IFT Food Expo 

Institute of Food Technologists 

252 W. Van Buren, 

Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60607 

Tel.: +1-312-782-8424 

Fax: +1-312-782-8348 

www.ift.org 

8-10 November 

Dubai, UAE 

Gulfood Manufacturing 

Dubai World Trade Centre, 

PO Box 9292, Dubai, 

United Arab Emirates 

Tel: +971-4 308 6124 

www.gulfoodmanufacturing.com 

6-8 December 

Paris, France 

Food ingredients Europe 

Informa Markets 

PO Box 12740, de Entree 73, 

Toren A, 1100 AS Amsterdam Zuid Oost, 

The Netherlands 

Tel.: +31-20-409 9544 

Fax: +31-20-363 2616 

www.figlobal.com 


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Air Conveyors & Silos 

POSIMAT 

P.O. Box 306, Av. Arraona, 23 

08210 Barberà del Vallès/ 

Barcelona,Spain 

Tel: +34-93-729-7616 

E-Mail: sales@posimat.com 

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Aseptic Valve Technology 

Equipment 

E-Mail: 

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CO 2 Testing, 

Pilot Plant 

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Individual extraordinary SERVICE for you 

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Detergents & Disinfectants 

GEA Aseptomag AG 

Industrie Neuhof 28 

3422 Kirchberg, Switzerland 

Tel: +41-34-42629-29 

Fax: +41-34-42629-28 

info@aseptomag.ch 

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beta-Glucan Analysis 

Zahm & Nagel Company Inc. 

210 Vermont Zahm & Street Nagel Company Inc. 

PO Box 210400 

Vermont Street 

Holland, PO New Box 400 York 14080 USA 

Tel: +1-716-537-2110 

Holland, New York 14080 USA 

Fax: +1-716-537-2106 


Tel: +1-716-537-2110 

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Consultancy 

Murphy & Son Ltd. 

Alpine Street 

Old Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0HQ 

Sales: +44-115-978-0111 

Technical enquiries: +44-115-978-2728 

sales@murphyandson.co.uk 

Exhibitions & Tradefairs 

NovaBiotec® Dr. Fechter GmbH 

Goerzallee 305 a 

14167 Berlin, Germany 

Tel: +49-30-84718-410 

Fax: +49-30-84718-450 

glucantest@novabiotec.de 

www.novabiotec.de 

Beverage and Packaging Experts 

CAPE DECISION sprl 

avenue de la Métairie, 9 

Sept Fontaines 

B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium 

Tel/Fax : +32 (0)2 354 86 38 

www.capedecision.com 

Messe München GmbH 

Messegelände 

81823 München, Germany 

Tel: +49-89-949-11318 

Fax: +49-89-949-11319 

www.drinktec.com 

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