Breville Launches Spiral Luxe Automated Pour-Over Brewer
Consumer coffee appliance maker Breville has introduced the Spiral Luxe Auto Pour Over, a fully automated grind-and-brew machine designed to imitate manual pour-over brewing.
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Wine Industry Advisor Highlights Multi-Tasking Vineyard Robotics
Wine Industry Advisor featured Manoj Karkee discussing human-robot collaboration for precision agriculture, focusing on a single machine capable of pruning, harvesting, and vine monitoring.
Carlsberg Kazakhstan Opens $344 Million Beverage Plant in Almaty Region
Carlsberg Kazakhstan has opened a $344 million manufacturing facility in Boraldai to produce PepsiCo beverages under license for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, with a planned full-scale capacity of up to 1 billion liters annually.
Vine IQ Launches Smartphone Tool for Vine-by-Vine Vineyard Mapping
Vine IQ, LLC has launched VineIQ, a smartphone-based application that allows viticulturists to map vineyards and track individual vine status, sprays, and irrigation during a single lap.
SunOpta Invests $35 Million to Expand Texas Beverage Facility
SunOpta has added a fourth production line at its Midlothian, Texas facility following a $35 million investment, boosting its network beverage production capacity by 10% to meet growing demand for plant-based milks, creamers, teas, and broths.
Royal Unibrew Shifts Nørrebro Bryghus Production to Albani Brewery
Royal Unibrew is transferring production of its Nørrebro Bryghus specialty beer brand to its Albani brewery in Denmark to optimize operational efficiency.
Laffort’s Jillian Johnson DeLeon Outlines Strategic Yeast Nutrition and Fermentation Protocols
In an interview featured by Wine Industry Advisor, Laffort expert Jillian Johnson DeLeon detailed best practices for yeast nitrogen nutrition, fermentation timing, and early malolactic co-inoculation to prevent stuck ferments and control wine aroma profiles.
Henkell Freixenet Relocates Hubert Sparkling Wine Production to Czechia
Henkell Freixenet is moving the production of its Hubert J.E. sparkling wine business from Slovakia to neighboring Czechia.