Consumers look for health claims
More than half of the consumers in our study1 say that they are conscious about their wellbeing and actively seek products with health claims. We can help you create safe and nutritious products, guiding you from the first ideation sessions via recipe formulation and product trials, until your product hits the store shelf in an eye-catching package.
Webinar: Boost your brand with functional nutrition – tap into a high-margin growth category
Stay ahead in the fast-evolving food supplements and nutrition (FSN) space. Discover what it takes to create and launch standout protein shakes, meal replacements, and special-diet products—and learn how packaging can influence consumer choice and brand perception.
Our experts in marketing, processing, and packaging will share a complete 360° view of this rapidly expanding category, offering actionable insights to fuel your next product innovation.
Webinar: Boosting Your Plant-Based Drinks - Unlocking the Potential of Sunflower Protein
If you’re looking to innovate or scale in the plant-based beverage space, our dedicated webinar offers fresh inspiration and practical insights to help you stay ahead in this fast-growing category by exploring the latest market trends shaping plant-based growth and the key drivers accelerating demand across beverage segments, while uncovering why sunflower protein is emerging as a next-generation ingredient. Discover where the most exciting innovation opportunities lie across applications such as RTD coffee, flavoured milks, plant-based beverages, and barista concepts, all supported by processing validation and scalability expertise, and walk away with actionable ideas and practical guidance on how to leverage sunflower protein effectively to help bring your next innovation to life.
Hey powder producer!
Consumers are willing to pay5 for the convenience of ready-to-drink products. Find out how you can turn your powdered product into a RTD product and bring it to the shelf in a new eye-catching package.
What changing consumer attitudes mean for packaging
As a producer of ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages within the food supplement and nutrition (FSN) category, you operate in an increasingly competitive and environmentally conscious market. You may wonder how evolving attitudes towards sustainability shape what consumers expect from your brand, particularly when it comes to packaging.
Get expert support from idea to shelf
Many decisions need to be taken on the journey from idea to product launch.
We’re here to support you through them all.
Fine-tune your formulation for taste and performance
From identifying the right market space to selecting the right package and formulation, the path from idea to shelf is complex. Many popular functional ingredients face challenges with solubility, stability and taste in RTD formats. We help you work through these formulation hurdles — fine-tuning your recipe to appeal to your target audience with the properties, taste and mouthfeel that set your product apart.
Beyond protein – combine functional ingredients to target specific consumer occasions
Energy, relaxation, immunity, gut health – consumers want functional benefits delivered in formats that fit specific moments in their day. Explore eight product concepts that show how combining functional ingredients can meet these demands and grow your portfolio into new consumer occasions.
Advanced food production system for ready-to-drink food supplement and nutrion
Producing protein-enriched products is a demanding process that requires close attention to detail. Save time and effort by choosing a single supplier with capabilities that stretch from product development through processing, packaging, launch and beyond. With data-driven insights and tailored services, we can help your business remain profitable, resource-efficient and resilient for years to come.
1. Tetra Pak® Bag Tipping Station
Enhanced food safety meets future-proof flexibility
Tetra Pak® Bag Tipping Station is a powder handling solution that combines production efficiency, food safety, cost effectiveness and fit-for-purpose simplicity – in one compact machine. With its efficient dust control and ergonomic design, the machine contributes to a good working environment for operators. And as your needs can grow over time, so can the future-proof Tetra Pak® Bag Tipping Station – modules for automatic cutting and bag handling are, for example, easily added as you expand your operations.
Capacity:
For 25 kg to 50 kg powder bags.
Normal operation with one operator: up to 3,000 kg powder per hour.
Possible to boost to up to 6,000 kg per hour with specific configurations.
Applications:
All food powders, from basic to advanced requirements.
2. Tetra Pak® Industrial Protein Mixer
Control and minimise foam during protein mixing to reduce costly product losses and streamline your downstream process.
Foam during protein mixing causes product overflow, traps protein in tanks and pipework and fouls downstream equipment costing a typical protein processor up to €425,000 a year or more in quantified losses alone.1 Our Tetra Pak® Industrial Protein Mixer addresses these challenges at their source, improving protein utilisation by up to 14%.2
Vacuum intake, no-foam inlet, dynamic baffle and sensor-based controls work together to minimise foam and deaerate efficiently within the mixer itself.
Capacity:
Scalable from small batches to full-volume production
Applications:
Handles a wide range of food protein types including high-viscosity formulations
1. Batch model: Based on our internal analysis of a typical protein powder processing scenario. Assumes product cost of €6/kg (dry matter), batch size of 15,000 kg, 4 batches per day, 300 working days per year, CIP cost of €20 per cycle and maintenance cost of €6,000 per service. Total excludes the cost of downtime related to cleaning and maintenance, improper heat treatment due to air inclusion and reduced product stability. Actual figures vary depending on production conditions, product type and equipment configuration.
2. Protein utilisation improvement based on our internal analysis of foam-related product losses as a proportion of total batch output. Batch model: up to 14% improvement based on a 15,000 kg batch. Actual results vary depending on production conditions, product type and equipment configuration.
3. Tetra Pak® Direct UHT unit
The ultra-flexible solution for premium UHT products
Tetra Pak® Direct UHT unit is our latest step forward in aseptic technology that is designed to help you optimise production and meet the needs of an ever-changing market.
Direct UHT treatment puts minimal heat load on a food product thereby preserving the overall quality and nutritional value while reducing the impact on taste. Our direct UHT technology is truly flexible with more than 100 options and a couple of combined heating solutions
Capacity:
2,000 l/h to 45,000 l/h
Applications:
Milk, enriched milk, cream, formulated dairy products, ice-cream mix, extended shelf life (ESL) products, dairy desserts, non-dairy cream, plant-based beverages, and smooth soups and sauces.
4. Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank
Buffering tanks that keep product and people safe
Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank is a fully automated unit used for the aseptic buffering of liquid food products such as milk, yoghurt, rice pudding, goulash and sauces. It offers uncompromised food safety and is available as a stand-alone unit or as part of our integrated lines. We can advise you on the most suitable tank model whether your product is high or low viscosity, with or without fibres, with smaller or bigger particles, etc.
Capacity
The unit comes in three different models with a wide range of tank sizes.
Applications
For all applications (dairy, beverage and prepared food). The tank can handle high or low viscous products, with or without fibres, with smaller or bigger particles.
The aseptic tank is available as a separate unit or as a functional component in our integrated lines. Also available in a dedicated version adapted for the US and Canadian markets, meeting FDA and PMO food safety requirements. The ASME-compliant, full-vacuum-rated tank body ensures safe, reliable performance for aseptic storage and buffering and compliance with the strictest hygienic standards.
5. Tetra Pak® Aseptic Dosing unit F
Advanced technology for the ultimate in aseptic dosing flexibility
Tetra Pak® Aseptic Dosing unit F is a unique and innovative new technique where functional ingredients are injected with high precision into the base product after the final heat treatment, just before filling.
The flexible system ensures the stability and survival of heat sensitive functional ingredients and avoids the need to overdose these expensive ingredients.
The Tetra Pak Aseptic Dosing unit F is fully automated and installed between processing and the filling machines. It can serve one or several filling machines.
Capacity
Dosing range 0.5 – 30 litres per hour; product range 1,000 – 20,000 litres per hour
Applications
Dose sensitive ingredients like lactase, vitamins, minerals, probiotics, flavours, colours in everything from plain milk to formulated products
6. Tetra Pak® A3/Flex
Filling machine for aseptic packaging of liquid food. Versatility of shapes, sizes and closures
True adaptability and flexibility are crucial for aseptic filling – and the Tetra Pak®A3/Flex delivers both. Protect your investment with a Volume Conversion Kit that lets you switch to packages with a different bottom section – without needing a new machine. And with QuickChange™ ensuring faster changeovers between packages sharing the same bottom cross section, you gain the operational flexibility required to respond instantly to market shifts. Combine this with seamless closure integration and advanced sterilisation that meets the highest food safety standards, and you get a system designed to keep you agile, efficient, and ready for whatever the market demands. Start smarter, scale faster.
Max capacity (package/hour)
5,000 - 8,000
Package Types
Tetra Brik® Aseptic, Tetra Stelo® Aseptic, Tetra Prisma® Aseptic, Tetra Gemina® Aseptic
7. Tetra Pak® Accumulator Helix 40
Enhance your line performance with high-precision vertical accumulation
A vertical accumulator provides higher capacity within a smaller footprint. Its extended uptime and efficient buffering make production lines more productive, more reliable, and more flexible.
Capacity
Our reliable, space-efficient accumulators are designed to meet the needs of our packaging lines up to 40,000 p/h.:
- 50 m: Portion packages 9,000 p/h. Family packages 8,000 p/h
- 100 m: Portion packages 26,500 p/h
- 104 m: Family packages 18,000 p/h
- 125 m: Portion packages 26,500 p/h
- 151 m: Portion packages 40,000 p/h
8. Tetra Pak® Cap Applicator 40 Speed Hyper
High-speed post applied cap applicator for portion packs.
- Space-saving design – small footprint with high production capacity
- High speed and high precision for lower operating costs
- Advanced automation for fewer manual inputs and easier troubleshooting
Applies DreamCap™ 26 caps to Tetra Prisma® Aseptic Edge 250ml portion packs
Max capacity (package/hour)
20,500 - 26,000
Package Types
Tetra Prisma® Aseptic
Suitable for applying DreamCap™ 26 caps to Tetra Prisma® Aseptic Edge 250ml portion packs containing any product
9. Tetra Pak® Cardboard Packer 34
Cardboard packer with strong performances
- Robust & precise blank picking; frequency of magazine loading reduced; sensitivity to cardboard quality and thickness reduced
- All change settings have been removed, speeding up production and reduced changeover time
- Increased access and visibility for operators, facilitating cleaning, maintenance and setting changes
Packs carton packages into trays and wrap-around units.
Max capacity (package/hour)
5,000 - 10,000
Package Types
Tetra Rex®, Tetra Top®, Tetra Brik® Aseptic, Tetra Recart®, Tetra Stelo® Aseptic, Tetra Gemina® Aseptic, Tetra Brik®, Tetra Prisma® Aseptic
1. Source: FMGC Gurus Custom Survey “Active Nutrition”, Aug 2023 (Nigeria, South Africa, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, UK)
2. Source: Prepared by Ipsos, Denmark. Reviewed and enhanced by Tetra Pak CategoryManagement BI&A, 26 September 2025
3. Source: Global Data 2023 Ad Hoc research.
4. CAGR 24-27
5. Source: Prepared by Ipsos, Denmark. Reviewed and enhanced by Tetra Pak Category Management BI&A, 26 September 2025
6. Typical production scenario based on on-site experience of customers’ protein powder processing. Assumes 300 working days per year, a 35,000kg batch size, 4 batches per day and a 6 EUR/kg DM product cost. Savings are made up of a) foam overflow in mixing phase typically costs €100,000+ per year in product losses, b) product also lost to increased burn-on during heat treatment, c) higher CIP and cleaning downtime costs and d) increased spare part and maintenance costs.