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Canned Cocktails

SouthNorte Brands debuts RTD canned tequila cocktails in three flavors

March 14, 2022

San Diego-based SouthNorte Brands has launched into the ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail category with three 12oz. tequila based cocktails: Paloma, Matador and a Mexican Mule. SouthNorte’s colorful can is designed with an homage to Mexico, featuring the traditional and decorative papel picado.

Canned Cocktails

Beam Suntory brand Sauza launches RTD canned agave cocktails in four flavors

March 11, 2022

Beam Suntory brand Sauza is launching ready-to-drink (RTD) Mexican-inspired cocktails in four flavors. The cocktails help meet current demand from RTD drinkers looking beyond seltzers.

Dry Processing

Seepex pumps increase Allagash’s brewing capacity

Brewer upgrades progressive cavity pumps to handle spent grain

December 2, 2020

Allagash beer upgrades to progressive cavity pumps from SEEPEX to handle spent grain.

Packaging

Bacardi will use biodegradable spirits bottles for plastic-free goal

The latest alternative to standard plastic beverage bottles decomposes in 18 months

Rose Shilling

October 27, 2020

Spirits maker Bacardi will bottle all brands in a biodegradable material from plant-based oils, entering the race to replace petroleum-based plastic drink bottles.

Engineering R&D

Pneumatics give cakelike slurries an extra push in progressive cavity pumps

Spent grain from brewing among applications for pump assisted by compressed air

Wayne Labs

October 12, 2020

The SEEPEX progressive cavity pump assisted by compressed air handles spent grain in the brewing industry.

Dry Processing

Whiskey distiller uses centrifugal sifter to recover liquid sour mash

With Kason sifter, Bendt Distilling turns spent grain byproduct into saleable livestock feed

Sharon Spielman

September 22, 2020

Kason equipment gives Bendt Distilling income from its spent grain byproduct.

Diageo Johnnie Walker whiskey paper bottle

Packaging

Paper bottles for drinks: Diageo, PepsiCo pursue plastic-free package

Johnnie Walker whiskey to debut recyclable paper bottles in 2021

Rose Shilling

July 15, 2020

Diageo is introducing a bottle for Johnnie Walker scotch made of 100% paper from sustainably sourced wood, part of the company’s sustainability commitments. The spirits giant, with brands including Smirnoff and Guinness, is part of a consortium with global consumer goods companies, including PepsiCo and Unilever, which will introduce paper bottles for their own brands later this year

Field Reports

Brewer expands cooling system with help of GF Piping, while remaining open

Sharon Spielman

June 17, 2020

While the team was aware of the important role of the cooling loop in the brewing process, the ambitious startup was purposely planned as an inexpensive short-term means of getting the brewery operational.

Garrison Brothers master distiller Donnis Todd

Field Reports

Artisanal bourbon distillery supports its growth with top quality grain handling system

May 28, 2020

In 2018, Garrison Brothers contacted Coperion K-Tron’s local representative and resident grain handling expert, Shamrock Systems Inc., to help upgrade its current grain handling system. The system experts at Coperion K-Tron to help design a completely automated system that would enable Garrison Brothers to quadruple its production.

Field Reports

Brewer expands growth, operates greener with a Miura steam boiler

Sharon Spielman

January 20, 2020

When the owners of Badger State Brewing Company decided to continue their expansion and growth, they added a Miura LX-100SG steam boiler to build out processing capabilities while reducing fuel consumption and lowering emissions—helping to achieve their goal of being an even greener brewery.