Beverage
A thirst for the extraordinary
Raising a glass to resource efficiency, quality, and reliability
Innovation in the beverage world doesn’t stand still — and neither do we. So, whether you're brewing, bottling, blending, or breaking into a new category, we’re proud to help turn those ideas into standout products — not just once, but again and again.
GEA technologies could help you reduce waste, recycle energy and water, and cut carbon footprint, whether you’re looking to upgrade an existing site, or build from the ground up. And of course, hygienic design is central to all of our equipment, from dealcoholization units and pasteurization plants, to CO₂ recovery systems and homogenizers.
Dedicated technology and test centers
Our global network of beverage technology and test centers of excellence comprise purpose-built hubs, packed with GEA equipment, where you can work with our experts to test, tweak, scale up and problem solve.
We’ll use our know-how and decades of experience collaborating with customers around the word to help you overcome production puzzles, improve resource efficiency, and scale effectively. With our support and know-how you’ll be better equipped to bring high-quality alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to market with fewer delays.
Our labs and pilot-scale environments offer:
Test Center for Aseptic Processing & Filling
GEA's Test Center located in Ahaus, Germany, is a key pilot study facility for hygienic processing and filling of liquid dairy, food, new food, beverage and home & personal care products.
Test Center for Drying
GEA dairy drying plants are optimized to enhance product quality and characteristics, whether configured as a conventional set up, or alongside technologies including membrane filtration, high-shear mixing, or heat treatment.
Test Center for Centrifugal Separation
Elevate your investment projects with our Process Test Center (PTC), where advanced technical expertise in separation equipment meets unparalleled customer focus.
Test Center for Evaporation
Own state-of-the-art test facilities for laboratory and pilot plant testing in the hands of our skilled R&D engineers. Backed by the solid expertise won over many decades of innovation pursuit.
Test Center for Freeze Concentration
R&D Experience and expertise won over many decades, Test facilities available for laboratory and pilot plant testing for application development or sample production.
Test Center for Distillation
For the different distillation and rectification systems, various laboratory and pilot plant are available.
Solutions for excellence in competitive markets
We don’t just provide equipment — we engineer confidence. Our focus is on creating solutions to keep you competitive in fast-moving markets, whether you’re refreshing a classic or breaking ground with a something new.
We’ll take the time to learn about your mineral water, plant-based drink or a malt-based beverage, so we can better understand your goals, challenges and budgets. We’ll then sit with you to tailor individual components, stand-alone skids, or integrated systems and end-to-end lines that best fit with your processes, products and physical setup.
Smart solutions for every format and formulation
Behind every successful beverage is the right blend of innovation and reliability. GEA’s smart solutions cover the full production spectrum, and are designed to integrate smoothly and scale effortlessly, whatever your format or formulation.
We’ve also spent decades developing user-friendly automation and process control software that keeps your production at peak performance. Our cloud-based plant monitoring and optimization platform maintains minute-by-minute oversight of your plant’s operation and can even adjust key process parameters to ensure peak performance and efficiency with minimal manual intervention.
Beverage processing in action
Discover how beverage producers are driving innovation with GEA.
Explore real-world success stories from beverage manufacturers around the world. See how leading brands are partnering with GEA to overcome production challenges, improve efficiency, and bring innovative drinks to market – all powered by advanced process technology and smart solutions.
Pokka
GEA ABF produces LA aseptic beverages at Pokka
Apoldaer Vereinsbrauerei
Apoldaer Vereinsbrauerei improved energy efficiency by 38% with GEA’s process optimization, saving 88,000 kWh annually and reducing emissions while preserving quality.
HEINEKEN UK
GEA supplies its long-term customer HEINEKEN UK with a low carbon heat network for its Manchester brewery.
Tan Hiep Phat
EA’s aseptic filling technology has been foundational to one of Southeast Asia’s biggest success stories.
Bushmills
GEA partner with Bushmills to build an extension to their distillery, increasing their yield while also improving their carbon footprint
Interflour Group
A casual treadmill conversation between two strangers in a hotel gym led to a groundbreaking technology partnership between GEA and southeast Asia’s grain processing giant Interflour Group.
Saving water where beer comes to life
One leading German brewery recently turned to GEA for help. In a recent upgrade project to equip the fermentation tanks with optimally adequate cleaners, GEA was able to achieve substantial water savings.
Andechs Monastery Brewery
GEA’s reverse osmosis dealcoholization technology preserves the original character of the Andechs wheat beer.
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Ancillary Equipment
Ancillary equipment for centrifuges contributes to more sustainable production by making utilities reusable, saving energy and increasing the overall process efficiency.
Aseptic valves & components
Aseptic valves face exceptionally high demands within UltraClean and Aseptic processes. You can be assured that they all provide highest quality in terms of hygienic design and sustainability.
Automatic Powder Fillers
Our Inline Automatic Filler range has been designed to provide a flexible powder filling solution to suit plants which may need to increase production capacity to meet future demand.
The Inline Filler range comprises a single head model (IBF-450) that can be upgraded to include a single top-up system (IBF-600) or dual top-up system (IBF-800) to ...
Bag Closers
GEA offers a range of bag closing systems to suit most powder packing applications. Flexible bags come in a variety of sizes, types and construction, all of which have different requirements for handling and closing. Our range of hygienic closing and sealing systems has been designed to meet the needs of the world's powdered food, dairy and nutra...
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