imprint EDITORIAL PUBLISHER Alexander Büchler, Managing Director HEAD OFFICE heidelberg business media GmbH Hubweg 15 74939 Zuzenhausen, Germany phone: +49 6221-65108-0 [email protected] EDITORIAL Kay Barton Heike Fischer Gabriele Kosmehl Michael Maruschke Ruari McCallion Miriam Trotter Anthony Withers Editorial & WikiPETia. info [email protected] MEDIA CONSULTANTS Martina Hirschmann [email protected] Johann Lange-Brock [email protected] phone: +49 6221-65108-0 LAYOUT AND PREPRESS EXPRIM Werbeagentur Matthias Gaumann www.exprim.de READER SERVICES [email protected] PRINT Chroma Druck Eine Unternehmung der Limberg-Druck GmbH Danziger Platz 6 67059 Ludwigshafen, Germany WWW www.hbmedia.net | www.petpla.net PETplanet Insider ISSN 1438-9459 is published 10 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (1-year subscription 149 EUR, 2-year subscription 289 EUR, Young professionals’ subscription 99 EUR. Magazines will be dispatched to you by airmail). Not to be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. Note: The fact that product names may not be identified as trademarks is not an indication that such names are not registered trademarks. 3 PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 06/25 www.petpla.net Trade fairs are important, not so much for sending out orders, but more for making and maintaining contacts, learning about new technologies and getting ideas. The upcoming drinktec in Munich will certainly provide an opportunity to do just this. Once again, the entire beverage industry meets here. Miriam Trotter was at the pre-press conference for us (see page 44) and Gabriele Kosmehl spoke to Markus Kosak, Executive Director drinktec Cluster (see page 42). My personal experience with innovative technology at trade fairs was my visit to Brau Beviale in Nuremberg last year. We wanted to open a beer garden and were looking for a carbonation device for drinks. Well, that won’t be so difficult, I thought, and was almost overwhelmed by offers for carbonisation devices for water. But we also wanted to produce our sparkling wine from wine on site using a carbonator. And there was nothing. The appliances for water are not suitable for wine for hygienic reasons. Until we became aware of a small stand of the Carbotek Systems company. Here, the prototype of a device was presented in which a flow of liquid (all types of beverages) could be carbonated inline to an adjustable target value and, hey presto, you have fine sparkling wine. The appliance can be kept completely hygienic as, unlike water appliances, it has no cavities. What sounds so simple requires a lot of pumps, sensors and electronics. We bought the device. Carbotek developed it from a demonstration unit into a system for continuous use and now you can enjoy the delicious sparkling wine in our beer garden in Heidelberg (www.art5.gg). From the world’s first tap carbonator for gastronomy. I’m looking forward to seeing what exciting news we’ll encounter at drinktec - alongside Carbotek (stand C4-500). Yours, Alexander Büchler Dear readers,
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