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Hygiene boost for Alfa Laval heat exchangers
Alfa Laval has introduced a new line of hygienic gasketed plate heat exchangers (GPHE), optimising productivity while upholding stringent hygiene standards. "Maintaining...
Crisp Malt takes its recycling project a stage further
Crisp Malt has launched a second recycling programme for its customers, offering an industry-first solution to recycling waste malt sacks in bulk. The Freight Recycling...
Charles Faram takes its Hop Walk on tour
More than 360 brewers gathered over six days to absorb themselves into the intensity of the 2024 hop harvest and innovations courtesy of Charles Faram. The hop merchant has,...
A recycling solution for plastic malt sacks
Crisp Malt has launched an industry-first partnership with TerraCycle, following strong customer demand for more sustainable disposal solutions in the sector. A TerraCycle...
Carbon calculator and toolkit gets an update
Zero Carbon Forum has launched a corporate carbon calculator and toolkit for brewing and hospitality organisations with large estates, chains, and franchises. Already...
Beer drinkers’ behaviour in a post-pandemic world
Nick Riley, client director at CGA by NIQ, looks at some of the trends seen in craft last year for SIBA (the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates), and explores...
CGA: What we’ve learned about latest pub trends
As consumers cautiously increase their spending and some cost pressures ease, pub operators have the chance to grow sales and share over the rest of 2024. At the...
Here’s a first — a transatlantic malt collaboration
Echoing the collaborative spirit that’s become a hallmark of the craft brewing industry, two maltsters separated by an ocean and a continent are embarking on a...