< PreviousGreenall’s Ginlaunches firstflavoured liqueurscollection Greenall’s, theOriginalHandcraftedBritish Gin haslaunched itsGreen Apple &Hibiscus andBlood Orange,Fig & Ginger, twobrand-new, ginliqueurs made byrenowned MasterDistiller, JoanneMoore, at thehistoric G&JGreenall’s distillery in Warrington.The launch is the first foray by Greenall’s, theOriginal Handcrafted Gin since 1761, into theflavoured gin liqueur category which is currentlygathering pace around the world.Greenall’s Gin Liqueurs have launched thisweek [w/c 11th June 2018] in Travel Retail and willbe sold exclusively through World Duty Free inJune and July before being made available toother domestic markets from August 20182.Both variants have an ABV of 20% and arecommended retail price of £18.50 / €20 /US$22.The inspiration for the two variants came fromJoanne’s desire to fuse quintessentially Britishflavours, in keeping with Greenall’s rich heritage,with more modern flavours, reflecting thebotanicals Greenall’s sources carefully fromaround the world.10 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netIsraeli start-up launchesworld’s first wine waterIsraeli start-up Wine Water is launching O.Vine, which, it claims,is the first spring water infusion with the spirit of wine.Wine Water said it is shaping a new near water category whichis inspired by the world’s two oldest beverages – water and wine.O.Vine is an all-natural, non-alcoholic beverage withoutpreservatives or added colours with health benefits extractedfrom wine grape skins and seeds with pure spring water.“Developing O.Vine was extremely challenging,” said Anat Levi,CEO and founder of Wine Water.“Based on our winemaking expertise, we designed proprietarytechnology and specialised techniques. These methods preventoxidation – the main obstacle to keeping the beverage fresh and shelf stable – withoutalcohol and without preservatives.”O.Vine was conceived in collaboration with Practical Innovation, Israel, the creative brainbehind brands worldwide. The team succeeded in developing clean, controlled process toprevent oxidation, all while maintaining the wine’s appealing natural colour and aroma.on the shelfIPL Plastics introduce ‘Napoli’ stylecontainer for UK ice cream marketLeading manufacturer of plasticproducts, IPL Plastics is launching a 5-litre rectangular ‘Napoli’ style ice creamcontainer to complement its existing 1, 2and 4 litre rectangular tubs. IPL Plastics has invested in a new toolto produce this container for the UK icecream market. The new size ice creamtub will not panel under blast chillingoperations, due to innovative designfeatures. Available from stock in natural, black,silver and white options the Napoli container is an industry standard which means that IPL isnow able to supply the frozen dairy market with all sizes of containers required. Jamie Clark, Director of Retail Sales at IPL Plastics Europe, said: “Our dedicated team hasdeveloped these containers with ease of use for ice cream producers in mind, ensuring theycan be blast chilled after filling without panelling and with easy to apply snap on lids.”Tyson Innovation Lablaunchessnackbrand tofight foodwasteTyson InnovationLab is fighting food waste with the launch of the ¡Yappah! brandwhich is now seeking contributions via crowdfunding tochallenge consumers to re-think snacks for good.Rizal Hamdallah, Head of Tyson Innovation Lab, said: “Thebrand was created to inspire people and partners to rethink theirrelationship to food and how it impacts society. Through thislaunch, we intend to address global food challenges such asfood waste.”The first product under the ¡Yappah! brand, Protein Crisps, iscrafted from rescued and upcycled vegetable and grain-basedingredients that might otherwise be left behind.Tyson Foods provides upcycled chicken breast trim that is stillfull of flavour and protein and combines it with either rescuedvegetable puree from juicing or rescued Molson Coors spentgrain from beer brewing to create the line’s four flavours.Higgidy taps meat-free trend withvegan and veggie ‘parcels’ launchBritish pie,quiche, frittataand sausage rollmaker, Higgidy,has launchedtwo new meat-free ‘parcels’exclusively intoWaitrose. The parcels come in two flavours: two roasted sweet pototao & red onionparcels, and two artichoke, feta and pumpkin seed parcels. Earlier this month Waitrose launched dedicated vegan sections in morethan 130 stores after increasing its vegan and vegetarian product range by60%, after sales of vegetarian food rose by more than a third over the pastyear.Camilla Stephens, co-founder and CEO of Higgidy, said: “Meat-free eating atleast once a week is fast becoming the norm, whether for healthy eating orenvironmental reasons. “Whilst we already produce a number of vegetarian foods that go someway towards meeting those needs, we decided to launch a specific veganrecipe that meets the growing number of people who are opting for a veganlifestyle, but don’t necessarily have the time to spend hours cooking.”© Tyson Foods04-11.qxp_Layout 1 26/06/2018 09:03 Page 7Explore the UK’s leading showcase of fine food and drinkCondense a year’s worth of product sourcing into an inspiring journey of discovery, register to attend at specialityandfinefoodfairs.co.ukspecialityandfinefoodfairs.co.uk #SFFF18INDUSTRY ONLY 04-11.qxp_Layout 1 26/06/2018 09:03 Page 812 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netIMPORT AND EXPORTAs the central nexus of the western world, theUnited States of America has ruffled thefeathers of more than a few of its tradingpartners. Relations with its neighbour Canadahave grown tense over the last few months afterthe US imposed tariffs on imports of twenty-fiveper cent for steel and ten per cent foraluminium. In response to these measures,Canada introduced its own tariffs on Americangoods, the impact of which is estimated to beworth up to 16.6 billion Canadian dollars.However, rather than retaliate via steel andaluminium, Canada instead targeted foodproducts including one of its most iconic goods– maple syrup. The best deal for dairy Yet it’s dairy products that have emerged as© Shutterstock/nicosannFood trade relations between Canada and the United States havecome under the spotlight of late. Food and Drink Internationalexplores what the future of this increasingly tense relationship holdsand how Canada is tapping international markets. Oh Canada 12-15.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:20 Page 1Food & Drink International 13www.fdiforum.netIMPORT AND EXPORTone of the biggest areas of dispute in fosteringbetter trade relations between the two nations.Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector drew theire of US President Donald Trump due to its hightariffs – which run as high as 270 per cent onsome products. US farmers have voiced theirown opinions, having taken umbrage with thefact that exports have spiked from Canadadespite the country’s aversion to importingdairy from other nations. Trump’s irritation at the supplies, prices andimports of Canada’s dairy sector comes as thetwo nations try and work towards a new tradeagreement. Canadian politicians were quick todefend the need to protect the industry fromoutside suppliers. But, according to figures from14 Á12-15.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:20 Page 214 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netIMPORT AND EXPORTStatistics Canada, exports of skim-milkpowder more than tripled, reaching71,880 tonnes in 2017, which is worth173 million Canadian dollars.Nevertheless, think tank and researchfirm Agri-Food Economic Systemsreported that Canada accounts for lessthan three per cent of global trade. Though many Canadian politicianswere taken aback by Trump’scomments, some industry heads in thedairy sector have conceded thatperhaps the US president has a point.Lino Saputo Jr., CEO of Saputo Inc.,Canada’s largest dairy processor, saidthat Canada should considereliminating its Class 7 milk policy. This,he told Bloomberg, would enable therenegotiation of the North AmericanFree Trade Agreement with the US. The policy in question was rolled outlast year and, simply put, makes itcheaper for Canadian processes topurchase domestic suppliers of ultra-filtered milk (used to boost proteincontent in cheese and yoghurt).However, Saputo said that the policyhas, effectively, blocked US dairyimports whilst creating an “incredibleimbalance” on world markets. As trade tensions with the USescalate, Canada has finalised newregulations on food safety which, itclaims, will smooth trade relations withits neighbour. The Safe Food forCanadians Regulations (SFCR) hasbeen completed and will come intoeffect on January 15 2019. It will helpCanadian food businesses continue tohave access to trading partners – suchas the US – where similar measureshave already been adopted. According to officials, the regulationswill enable Canadian businessesexporting foods regulated by theUnited States Food and DrugAdministration to leverage their SFCRlicense to demonstrate that their foodsafety controls meet the requirementsof their US importers under the USForeign Supplier VerificationProgramme. Most food business willalso have to maintain simple traceabilityrecords that allow them to trade theirfood back to their supplier to betterhelp the time it takes to remove unsafefood from the marketplace and supplychain. Trading on the BlocThe dairy sector could also becosting Canada potential trading alliesand deals overseas. Italy’s AgricultureMinister, Gian Marco Centinaio, said thatItaly will not ratify a free tradeagreement between the EU andCanada. According to commentsreported by Reuters, Centinaio said thatthe agreement doesn’t do enough toprotect Italy’s speciality products.Further, it only protects a small portionof the country’s Protected Designationof Origin (PDO) and ProtectedGeographical Indication (PDI) products. These protected designation© Shutterstock/Africa Studio12-15.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:20 Page 3Food & Drink International 15www.fdiforum.netIMPORT AND EXPORT© Shutterstock/Norman PogsonEU food exports upExports of agri-food products from the European Unionreached €138 billion in 2017 –representing an increase of 5.1% onthe previous year.The 2017 annual agri-food trade report found that imports hada value of €117 billion, while the entire output of the EU’s agrisector was approximated at €427 billion in 2017. “The success of agricultural trade is clearly linked to reforms ofthe CAP that allow EU producers to be competitive oninternational markets,” said Phil Hogan, Commissioner forAgriculture and Rural Development. “But it is also thanks to theworldwide reputation of EU products as being safe, sustainablyproduced, nutritious and of high quality.”The US, China, Switzerland, Russia and Japan remain the topfive destinations for agri-food exports from the EU, with sales tothese countries growing 7.2%. This growth helped to make up forlosses to destinations in the Middle East and Northern Africa. UK food and drinkexports reach £5.2bnFigures from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) haveshown that food and drink exports in the first quarter of 2018grew by 5.5% to reach £5.2 billion.Total exports during Q1 to EU markets rose quicker than thoseto non-EU markets, despite Brexit.Each of the top ten product categories saw growth apart fromsalmon and beer – down £40.7 million and £16.1 millionrespectively – when compared to Q1 of 2017. Of the top tenproduct categories, breakfast cereals saw the fastest growth, up30.3% to £111.2 million.Japan has proved to be a key market, where UK exports offood and drink have grown over the past ten years, but at a ratebelow the average growth rate of exports from EU27 nations. InQ1 2018, exports to Japan rose by 5% on the previous year to£56.7 million.products promote and protect the names of qualityagricultural products and foodstuffs, including cheeses,meats and oils. Of all the twenty-eight member states ofthe European Union, Italy has the highest number of foodproducts protected under these statuses. Yet with these221 protected products seemingly under threat, a tradedeal with Canada is looking increasingly unlikely. The issue,Centinaio said, was defending the quality of ‘Made in Italy’products. If Canada is unable to secure favourable trade deals withthe US, then it will undoubtedly need to forgerelationships overseas. If, however, current regulationsdon’t grant other markets the security they require toexport their products, then Canada will need the US morethan ever. And so the nation exists in a kind of catch 22situation, where it needs to re-evaluate its relationshipswith its neighbours and in international markets.Regulations will likely be the key to securing dealsfavourable for all parties, but time will tell.© Shutterstock/Aleksandar Mijatovic© Shutterstock/Len Green12-15.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:20 Page 4© Shutterstock/CheskyEmbracingautomation16-19.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:22 Page 1FORKLIFT AND PALLET TRUCKSFood & Drink International 17www.fdiforum.netQuick and efficient transportation of goods in food and drinkwarehouses and distribution centres is of major importance, especiallywhen considering perishables where a product needs to be on theshelf at the right time. To improve transportation in the supply chainto meet newer and stricter expectations from regulators andlegislation and to adapt to increasing demand from clients, investing innew and innovative equipment is essential.Forklifts and pallet trucks are now key to the food and drink supplychain and are being adopted for multiple uses between thewarehouse, production line and dock. Pallet trucks are particularlybecoming a more in demand piece of equipment within food anddrink warehouses due to their easy manoeuvrability, lifting potential,and ability to enhance turnaround times. They are vital for optimisingthese spaces.The popularity of these pieces of equipment is illustrated in BITA’slatest forklift truck market index, which shows sales of the trucks rose8.2% year on year to 33,507 by end of the 3rd quarter of 2017, thethird successive quarter of growth. While there is a particular idea of both pallet trucks and forkliftsthat have lasted in our minds for years, they are in fact advancing andchanging rapidly. Firstly, as with many developments in machinery inour industry, pallet trucks are becoming electric and hydraulic. This isin response to reports that employees with injuries from a lack ofadequate equipment for transporting heavy loads is one of the largestcauses of off productivity loss, and that according to the HSE over athird of injuries requiring time off work are a result of manual handing.In an attempt to help prevent employees gaining thesemusculoskeletal injuries, then, and create a more effective method ofmoving and lifting heavy pallets, electrification of equipment isneeded. One can certainly also see other benefits of going electric as,for example, where hand pallet trucks are generally only able to moveloads up to 500kg, electric trucks can move over a ton at a time.Automation is the main “next big thing” for both pallet trucks andforklifts. Within food and drink distribution it is now argued that themovement of items should be automated as far in the process aspossible to reduce labour costs and material handling time. Numerousprojects to develop autonomous pallet and forklift trucks to workalongside humans are underway and are being implemented so thatrobotic machines pick, locate and transport goods. With no need tobe pushed or worked by human operators, there is more flexibilitywith these machines and less chance of injury for employees, as wellas increased productivity and efficiency down the production line, andimproved material accountability from software that comes with thesemachines tracking the movements of the materials in the supply chain.Using cameras, the Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in the food18 ÁImproving efficiency and loweringoperating costs, automation is thenext big thing for pallet trucks andforklifts within the food and drinkindustry. 16-19.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:22 Page 218 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netFORKLIFT AND PALLET TRUCKSand drink industry can handle storage of both raw andfinished products, interact with different types ofracking and conveyors. In addition to this, with sensorsinstalled, vehicles, materials and humans are safe. AGVscan complete repetitive tasks like loading, unloading,and delivering materials to production lines to free upemployees who can then be reallocated to a positionthat adds increased value. These machines can also beused at the end of the line and at the shipping orreceiving dock. The confidence in AGVs in highlighted ina European project now underway to develop a fleet ofautonomous forklifts to work next to humans inpacking, palletising and transporting items. The €7mILIAD (Intra-Logistics with Integrated AutomaticDeployment) project is funded by a grant from the EU’sHorizon 2020 fund, and is connecting roboticsspecialists from the UK, Germany, Sweden and Italy,who are developing the technology primarily for thefresh food sector due to its challenges including shortshelf life, traceability requirements, and wastage costs.Laser-guided pallet truck systems are also cominginto play within automation which, in combination withvoice-directed picking, automatically guides pallettrucks to picking locations, reducing time lost fromemployees getting in and out of trucks. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems are being16-19.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:22 Page 3dŚĞh<ΖƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƚŽƚŚĞĨŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ŽīĞƌŝŶŐĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ŝƌ^ŚŽĐŬďŽƩůĞƉĂĐŬƐŽdžĞƐĨŽƌďŽƩůĞƐWĂůůĞƚǁƌĂƉΘƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ>ĂďĞůƐFood & Drink International 19www.fdiforum.netFORKLIFT AND PALLET TRUCKSimplemented too, where a mapped route of awarehouse and RFID technology are used to guide atruck to the correct location and lift the fork to the rightheight.In reflecting the move of society, the use of theInternet of Things (IoT) is also being integrated by foodand drink manufacturers to improve efficiency andproductivity. By connecting forklifts through IoT onecan keep an eye on a fleet of trucks in real time to makesure everything is running smoothly as one can receivemaintenance alerts, find where congestion issues areappearing, and identify where more incidents areoccurring, in turn allowing one to improve this area toprevent these.Future predictions for pallet trucks and forkliftsinclude using narrow aisle trucks, reach trucks and lowlevel order pickers (LLOPs) in conjunction with AGVswith the integration of camera systems, GPS and lasers.Looking at GPS technology specifically, it can now beused to create safety areas, height limitation areas andspeed limit areas to not only add more control overHGVs but to inform employees in manned equipment.How we are powering forklifts and pallet trucks isalso changing. There are now more options includinghydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion or LPG (LiquifiedPetroleum Gas) to name a few. These new poweroptions can add operating hours to electric fleets andincrease productivity as a result of quicker refuelling orcharging times. Further, there are now more poweroptions that take up less space so when, for instance,switching from lead-acid battery chargers, andremoving changing stations, a good amount ofimportant space, which is often hard to find nowadays,can be saved inside a warehouse or distribution facility.© Alessia Pierdomenico / Shutterstock.com16-19.qxp_Layout 1 25/06/2018 12:22 Page 4Next >