Craft Brew 2024

Packaging World Craft Brew 2024

Lazy Magnolia Blooms After Automation Influx

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company’s recent front-of-line automation investments are supporting in-house and contract packing growth, with plans for secondary packaging investment to further quicken operations.

March 14, 2024

Gentle Case Packing Cures Broken Bottle Blues

The ascendancy of contract packaging means that once-neglected bottling lines are coming back strong. Here’s how Yards Brewing switched drop pack operations to pick and place, reducing scrap to the minimum, both for its own and its contract customers.

March 8, 2024

Celebrating its 30th year serving craft beer in Philadelphia, Yards Brewing Co. serves the Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland area with 55,000 barrels/year in all sorts of packaging formats. With a 300,000-barrel capacity, it has room for further growth into the contract packaging space.

Quick PCR Test Targets Beer Spoilers in Yeast Materials

A partnership between diagnostic company and yeast supplier strengthens QC programs to detect contaminants in yeast slurries.

February 29, 2024

Texas’ Oldest Craft Brewer Finds New Ways to Manage Aluminum Can Waste

As demand for Saint Arnold’s beer grew, so did the need for sustainable solutions to manage excess waste. The Weima E.200 drainage press provided an easy way to dispose of underfilled or damaged cans.

November 17, 2023

Saint Arnold, Texas’s oldest craft brewer, creates beer sold in distinctive, colorful cans.

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