Sangaria tackles green tea & sparkling water boom with Sidel

Japanese beverage player Sangaria has been counting on Sidel as a strong partner for more than nine years. To increase its production flexibility, the company once again turned to its reliable supplier by acquiring the Versatile Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis to handle aseptic carbonated and still drinks in PET bottles on the same line. This investment will also support Sangaria to widen its production portfolio in the future. In Japan, the local, fast-aging consumer base is becoming increasingly health-conscious. For food and beverage producers, this puts an increasing focus on introducing new, added-value products and demands careful tailoring of the existing ones to tackle specific needs and expectations around health and packaging functionalities. Alongside, premiumization is also projected to show strong development in this market. According to Global Data 2020, enhanced and flavored water and tea, and energy drinks are the best-performing beverages in Japan with substantial forecasted growth in the upcoming years. As a key purchasing factor, seasonality plays an important role in these beverages, as sparkling water is particularly preferred in summer. Still,…

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