AIJN - European Fruit Juice Association

Juice Summit 2024 - Registrations are open!

Approval today of the EU Agreement on Packaging rules by the European Parliament: Congratulations from the European fruit juices and nectars industry

The European Fruit Juice Association welcomes the approval of the Revision of the EU Fruit Juice Directive

AIJN is pleased to announce that the EU Parliament has approved the Revision of the Fruit Juice Directive, marking an important step in the development of the fruit juice and nectar industry.

The European Fruit Juice Association welcomes the approval of the Revision of the EU Fruit Juice Directive

Packaging cannot be considered in isolation from its product

Despite its ambitious measures, the Proposal for a revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation presents significant drawbacks in certain aspects, like reuse. In its current wording, the Regulation can jeopardize food and consumer safety in Europe.

Packaging cannot be considered in isolation from its product

Juice Environmental Deep Dive on 28 March!

Nature Works: The Case for Promoting Biodiversity. A joint virtual initiative by AIJN, IFU, the Sustainable Juice Platform and the Sustainable Juice Covenant on 28 March at 15:00 CET.

Juice Environmental Deep Dive on 28 March!

Wishing you a fruitful start to 2023!

What's new in January?

Wishing you a fruitful start to 2023!

Happy holidays from AIJN Secretary-General Wouter Lox

Let’s raise a glass of fruit juice to a healthy and fruitful 2023!

Happy holidays from AIJN Secretary-General Wouter Lox

Over-ambitious reuse targets must not be the enemy of recycling for beverage packaging

Beverage sectors are concerned the European Commission’s new proposal on packaging legislation will be misguided in focusing their sectors almost exclusively on reusable packaging to the detriment of recycling schemes.

Over-ambitious reuse targets must not be the enemy of recycling for beverage packaging

Juice Summit 2022 – a great success!

“It’s amazing, all our clients are here!” - feedback from a satisfied participant when asked to reflect on the first post-pandemic Juice Summit. AIJN, SGF and IFU partnered once again to organise the 9th annual conference in Antwerp, Belgium on 12-13 October 2022.

Juice Summit 2022 – a great success!

Draft reuse requirements for drinks packaging are an existential threat to beverage industries and effective existing recycling

AIJN – European Fruit Juice Association, The Brewers of Europe, Natural Mineral Waters Europe, UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe are united in expressing our profound concern at the mandatory targets the European Commission intends to set for the reuse of our beverage containers.

Draft reuse requirements for drinks packaging are an existential threat to beverage industries and effective existing recycling

REGISTER NOW: Empowering consumers to make healthy food choices

AIJN - in partnership with Euractiv - is hosting ’Empowering consumers to make healthy food choices’, a hybrid panel discussion for policymakers in Brussels on Wednesday 16 November 12:30-13:45 CET.

AIJN's newest digital innovation is live!

The AIJN EU sustainability legislation database is a digital tool that provides up-to-date information and impact assessment on every existing, as well as every upcoming EU-level sustainability legislation that has an influence on the fruit juice industry.

AIJN's newest digital innovation is live!

The Juice Summit is back!

The first post-corona edition of the Juice Summit will take place on 12-13 October 2022 in Antwerp, Belgium. Registrations are open and places are limited, so make sure you and your colleagues secure your tickets as soon as possible!

The Juice Summit is back!

AIJN visit to the DöhlerGroup factory in Darmstadt, Germany

The AIJN Team visited our Observer Member DöhlerGroup's premises in Darmstadt, Germany for an in-depth discussion on the intersections of fruit processing, sustainability and EU policies.

AIJN visit to the DöhlerGroup factory in Darmstadt, Germany

All together: building the fruit juice industry's first sector-wide Sustainability Roadmap

An interview with Bruno Van Gompel and Wouter Lox on AIJN's pioneering Sustainability Roadmap project in the May/June 2022 issue of Fruit Juice Focus.

All together: building the fruit juice industry's first sector-wide Sustainability Roadmap

The packaging industry calls for one single circular economy

60 associations from the packaging value chain, including AIJN, issued a joint letter to call on the European Commission to create one single circular economy, not 27 separate ones, underpinned by an integrated Single Market.

The packaging industry calls for one single circular economy

Towards a policy framework that enables efficient waste collection, closed loop recycling and access to recycled content

AIJN joined forces with NMWE, UNESDA, the Changing Markets Foundation and Zero Waste Europe to call on EU decision-makers to create the right enabling policy framework and help our industries accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

Towards a policy framework that enables efficient waste collection, closed loop recycling and access to recycled content