Author Archives: ACMFOOD

Beverage Label Compliance by Market: A Side-by-Side Checklist
Beverage Label Compliance by Market: A Side-by-Side Checklist
September 21, 2026

Beverage label compliance compared across the US, Canada, EU, GCC, Latin America and Korea, with...

HS Codes for Beverages: Classifying Juice, Coconut Water and RTD Drinks
HS Codes for Beverages: Classifying Juice, Coconut Water and RTD Drinks
September 20, 2026

Beverage HS code explained: when a drink is a juice under heading 2009, when it...

Beverage Flavour Development: From Brief to Approved Profile
Beverage Flavour Development: From Brief to Approved Profile
September 19, 2026

Beverage flavour development step by step: writing a usable brief, running dosage trials, sensory panel...

FSVP for Imported Drinks: What US Importers Must Document
FSVP for Imported Drinks: What US Importers Must Document
September 17, 2026

FSVP explained for drink importers: who carries the obligation, which records FDA expects to see,...

NDA With a Co-Packer: Protecting Your Formula Before You Share It
NDA With a Co-Packer: Protecting Your Formula Before You Share It
September 17, 2026

What a co-packer NDA should cover before you share a drink formula, what it cannot...

FDA Prior Notice for Drink Shipments: Timing, Data and Refusals
FDA Prior Notice for Drink Shipments: Timing, Data and Refusals
September 16, 2026

FDA prior notice for drink shipments: filing deadlines, the data required, who submits it, and...

Chocolate Drink Manufacturing: Formulation, Filling and Stability
Chocolate Drink Manufacturing: Formulation, Filling and Stability
September 15, 2026

How cocoa drinks are made at scale: cocoa selection, stabiliser systems, homogenisation, UHT or retort,...

Organic Juice Supply: USDA and EU Organic Explained for Buyers
Organic Juice Supply: USDA and EU Organic Explained for Buyers
September 15, 2026

What USDA and EU organic standards require of a juice supply chain, which evidence buyers...

Low-MOQ First Production Run: How New Drink Brands Start Small
Low-MOQ First Production Run: How New Drink Brands Start Small
September 14, 2026

Why beverage minimums exist, which levers actually shrink a first production run, and what a...

EVFTA 0% Duty on Vietnamese Drinks: Rules of Origin and Proof
EVFTA Free Duty on Vietnamese Drinks: Rules of Origin and Proof
September 14, 2026

How Vietnamese drinks qualify for 0% EU duty under EVFTA: classification, rules of origin, proof...

Coconut Water Sourcing: Vietnam vs Thailand Compared for Importers
Coconut Water Sourcing: Vietnam vs Thailand Compared for Importers
September 13, 2026

Vietnam or Thailand for coconut water? Compare varieties, seasonality, freight, duty and supplier risk before...

Beverage Co-Packing in Vietnam: Lines, Formats and What You Supply
Beverage Co-Packing in Vietnam: Lines, Formats and What You Supply
September 12, 2026

How beverage co-packing works in Vietnam: tolling vs full service, packaging formats, what you supply...