Krones has reported a number of drink makers signing on the dotted line at the recent German trade show Brau Beviale. Krones chairman said there is a definite upturn in the market but he expects that the beverage industry will not reach the record growth levels of 2008 for at least another two years. Krones released several new pieces of beverage filling, labelling & brewing equipment at the show, and Kroneseder also spoke about developmental work at subsidiary Kosme, which is focused on providing affordable, higher-end technology for the mid-tier brewing sector. In October, Krones reported that during the period from January-September 2010, sales rose by 16.1% to reach 1,583M/Euros & that at the end of September, the order backlog, at 923.2M/Euros, was 35.4M/Euros up on a like-for-like basis.
