Author Archives: ACMFOOD
Beverage Label Compliance by Market: A Side-by-Side Checklist
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
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 step by step: writing a usable brief, running dosage trials, sensory panel...
FSVP for Imported Drinks: What US Importers Must Document
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
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: filing deadlines, the data required, who submits it, and...
Chocolate Drink Manufacturing: Formulation, Filling and Stability
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
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
Why beverage minimums exist, which levers actually shrink a first production run, and what a...
EVFTA Free Duty on Vietnamese Drinks: Rules of Origin and Proof
How Vietnamese drinks qualify for 0% EU duty under EVFTA: classification, rules of origin, proof...
Coconut Water Sourcing: Vietnam vs Thailand Compared for Importers
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
How beverage co-packing works in Vietnam: tolling vs full service, packaging formats, what you supply...














