With regulations prohibiting the use of health claims on alcoholic beverages, is there room for innovation in the use of fruit ingredients and extracts in beer?

The two beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will be driving their brands forward rather than shrinking back in the years ahead, treating the recession as a period for growth, says beverage analyst James Tonkin.

Philip Brunger, audit engineer at the Centre for Food Robotics and Automation (CENFRA) in Doncaster in the North of England, outlines some of the key benefits that can be accrued for the food and drink sector from investment in automation.

Stefano Cavallo discusses how companies can take their own approach in advertising the end of life benefits of packaging.

Stefano Cavallo looks to the future for biomaterial supply.

Philippe Wolper, managing director, APEAL, outlines the green properties of steel for food and drink packaging.

Jeanne-Marie Devanz of design agency Osmotik explains how food groups can follow the cosmetic industries' attempts at pack simplicity.

Carol Lipton and Jeanne-Marie Devanz of design group Osmotik discuss the importance of labelling.

Taking at leap forward, FoodProductionDaily.com asesses potential trends in food processing at IPA 2010.

Pulsed light can be used to inactivate micro-organisms on food and packaging surfaces. Craig Leadley from Campden BRI outlines how the technology might also provide cost savings to manufacturers.