Germany | As of 1 January 2025, Ferrum Packaging AG, manufacturer of can seamers for the beverage industry, and KHS GmbH are to take over H.F. Meyer Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG.

Germany | Steinecker GmbH, a subsidiary of Krones, has been honoured with the 2025 German Sustainability Award (GSA) in the “Products” category, which is being presented for the first time this year to recognise standout projects offering sustainable solutions. Steinecker submitted its biomass conversion concept Phoenix BMC for the transformation field Climate and won first place.

Nuremberg | End of October, the latest BrewingScience issue was published online. The scientific online-journal BrewingScience features peer-reviewed scientific papers with impact on the brewing industry. The brief article abstracts below provide a good initial overview of the content.

Uzwil, Switzerland | Swiss technology group Bühler is pleased to announce the acquisition of Esau & Hueber, a German company specializing in individual solutions in hygienic process and fermentation technology in the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology sectors.

In August 2024, the latest BrewingScience issue was published online. The scientific online-journal BrewingScience features peer-reviewed scientific papers with impact on the brewing industry. The brief article abstracts below provide a good initial overview of the content.

Dortmund | The KHS Group is expanding its virtual 3D line design software in 2024. Various new features allow customers to gain a holistic impression of their potential system as early as during the offer phase.

Spain | A greenfield brewery project that is currently underway in Galicia, in northwestern Spain, may well be Europe’s biggest at the moment. The client is Estrella Galicia, whose wildly popular premium beer is driving surging growth in Spain.

France | For the first time in history, the 2024 Summer Olympics feature an official beer sponsor. AB-InBev has struck a partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through to 2028 as a Worldwide Olympic Partner, the Olympics’ top sponsorship level.

Neutraubling | Krones has now taken the pioneering decision to pool its recycling expertise in the independent subsidiary Krones Recycling GmbH from July 2024.