STiR coffee and tea magazine

STiR coffee and tea 15 Single Serve Cup Filling & Sealing Machine Visit us at： Catching Cups Out Hot Sealing Nitrogen Flushing Lids Detecting Placing Lids Vacuum the Coffee on the Edge of the Cups Nitrogen Flushing Nitrogen Flushing Filling Coffee / Tea Nitrogen Flushing Cups Detecting Insert One-Body-Cups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 #723 Coffe Fest'17 Chicago, Jun 9-11 #1022 World Tea Expo'17 Las Vegas, Jun 13-15 Email: sales@eastsign.com #9262 NRA'17 Chicago, May 20-23 DCC-1-1500 *) Entry Level One Lane Machine, DCC-1-1500 *) One Machine, Different Cups *) Speed: 25~30 pcs / min *) Weight / Dimension: 880lb / 80'' x 26.5'' x 70'' *) Supply the Lids and the Welded Cups 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 NEWS This has brought more consumers to these systems – which means that these systems will remain as the primary formats. STiR: The challenge of introducing effective packaging that is effective, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly has led to a lot of marketing claims later disproved. Delain: This is a large challenge where consumers really need to be educated. A graphic that states "fully recyclable" or "compostable" may not tell the whole story. What about the packaging that the capsules come in? Does this product require a foil-lined film to keep the it fresh? If so there is a very small chance that foil laminate is recyclable. In contrast there are materials being introduced that will move us toward a truly fully recyclable or compostable system. Industry leading companies are very much working to perfect these materials and still protect the quality of the products within. STiR: Efficient and sustainable manufacturing is both good business and good for business as it lowers cost, and reduces waste while improving packing products. Delain: Manufacturing is a hidden practice to most consumers. Yet this is a huge impact to the environmental equation. Each piece of roasted coffee spilled or any capsule, pod, or cup that is not in-quality is rejected and lost. Preventing any loss increases operational efficiency, lowers costs and ultimately makes the manufacturer more competitive. This keeps jobs. The new sustainable materials at times has significant challenges in production. The normal shape tolerances are hard to hold. The sealing parameters may be very narrow. This challenges the packaging equipment to have very precise control systems. Equipment selection should never be a simple price discussion. Quality manufacturers are normally very aware of their TCO – total cost of ownership. These features and functions are a large part of this discussion. STiR: Mintel International reports that globally, it is coffee pods that are causing the biggest concern among consumers. This is one reason why pods accounted for more than one quarter (26%) of all global coffee retail innovation in 2016, up from 11% of launches in 2011. As markets mature in Europe and North America pod innovation continues to show strong signs of growth. Around one in eight (13%) of the European and North America coffee products launched in 2016 were coffee pods. Delain: The single-serve market in Europe and North America has had a huge evolution over the past five years. The markets have consolidated around a few platforms. Yet have fragmented due to the explosion of coffee companies supplying into these markets. The next five years is always an interesting discussion. Will a new platform arrive that challenges the incumbents? Will the material sciences figure out a system that allows for high quality and low cost, yet have a minimal environmental footprint? I expect that we will see all of this in the next five years. These are exciting times for those that love innovation and challenges. Peter Delain

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