Filling & Packaging Equipment & Systems

SLEEK can proves hit with Rexam’s US consumers

01-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Rexam is replacing standard 12oz can production capacity in the US with a new 12oz (354ml) Sleek can line to support what it said was one of the fastest-growing specialty sizes in the industry.

New ‘Punch Top Cans’ are more like drinking from pilsner glass: Molson Coors

29-May-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Molson Coors has high hopes for its novel ‘Punch Top Can’ – rolled out across the US for Memorial Day – and favoured in consumer tests, and is also launching a special ‘Grip Can’ using tactile ink technology.

New Tropicana Pure Premium PET clear container 'unique' in juice aisle

25-May-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tropicana has told BeverageDaily.com that its new clear PET flip-top container for Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice is ‘premium in look and function’ and unlike anything else in the juice aisle.

Major rPET supplier sued by Coke cuts production in hunt for buyer

23-May-2012 By Ben Bouckley

After being sued by the beverage giant, Coca-Cola PET supplier Pure Tech Plastics has slowed down production as it searches for a buyer, with whispers or interest from PepsiCo or Nestlé Waters.

New UK wine carton can win over fine wine producers - Tetra Pak

23-May-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak has launched its first ever wine carton that will produced in the UK in a new 75cl size, and has told BeverageDaily.com that there is no reason why it could not appeal to fine wine producers, citing Nordic and Italian success stories.

Mixed Q1 results for beverage giants

02-May-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Ball Corporation and Silgan Holdings have reported mixed Q1 results with each identifying differing factors that drove performance.

Krones takes hit on earnings but sales and orders rise, declares global recession fears fade

30-Apr-2012 By Rory Harrington

Krones shrugged off falling earnings and said increased sales and orders had made for a good first quarter as fears of a global recession faded in the first three months of 2012.

Chinese sales slump hits O-I but cost-cutting reaps rewards

26-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Owens-Illinois (O-I) chairman Al Stroucken says the company is ‘encouraged’ by its start to 2012, but said that overall global shipments by volume fell due to lower sales in China.

EFSA to evaluate low dose BPA ‘hypothesis’

25-Apr-2012 By Mark Astley

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has begun work on a new bisphenol A (BPA) risk assessment - focussing on the low dose effects of the packaging chemical.

Dragon Rouge seizes 'pressing need' to reposition Danone Actimel

20-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Design agency Dragon Rouge has redesigned the UK packaging for Danone's Actimel yogurt drink in the country, citing a 'pressing need and opportunity' to reposition the brand.

Buoyant sales offset by higher expenses as Q1 profits dip for Crown

19-Apr-2012 By Rory Harrington

Inflated costs and adverse foreign exchange conditions saw Crown Holdings post a slight year-on-year profit drop in the three months to the end of March 2012 – despite notching up improved sales figures and increased beverage can volumes.

EC digs deep and confirms EU objections to France BPA ban

16-Apr-2012 By Mark Astley

The European Commission (EC) has dug deep and confirmed the objections of several EU member states to the proposed bisphenol-A (BPA) ban in France – just days after claiming to have no knowledge of the oppositions.

Small glass particle threat prompts Heineken Mexican beer brand recall

13-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Heineken USA has urged consumers not to drink several of its beer brands across 43 states due to a bottle manufacturing defect that means small glass particles could fall into liquid.

SIG Combibloc discusses Brazilian ‘business opportunities’ with PepsiCo

13-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

SIG Combibloc says that milk-mix drinks are a rapid growth category in Brazil, and has revealed that it is discussing new “business opportunities” with PepsiCo having just supplied the beverage giant with a new filling line in the country.

Coke tight-lipped on multi-million law suit against rPET supplier Pure Tech Plastics

12-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

The Coca-Cola Company has declined to comment on a case before an Atlanta court that reveals it is pursuing a claim for millions of dollar against one of its US-based recycled PET suppliers.

EC plays down reports of EU objections to France BPA ban

11-Apr-2012 By Mark Astley

The European Commission (EC) has down-played reports of discontent among European Union (EU) member states over the approaching French ban on bisphenol-A (BPA) in food packaging.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Tetra Evero Aseptic offers ultimate 'functionality' but we also address need for affordability: Tetra Pak

11-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Last May Tetra Pak launched the world's first 'carton bottle' called Tetra Evero Aseptic. Michael Grosse, executive vice president of development and engineering, told Ben Bouckley how it was performing in key markets and what the future...

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

(Usain) Bolt from the blue: Tetra Pak's 'Hyperspeed' concept takes carton-filling world by storm

06-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak sprung a major surprise at Anuga FoodTec 2012, whipping the covers off a modified A3 Speed filling machine called 'Hyperspeed Concept', which can process an incredible 11 cartons per second. Executive Roberto Franchitti justified the...

Big brands turn to aluminium beer 'bottles' to drive mature market value sales

05-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Within mature markets for beer such as western Europe and the US where volume growth is slowing and even declining, brandowners can use aluminium bottles to increase shelf impact and drive value sales, according to Euromonitor analyst Rosemarie Downey.

Nestlé Waters claims radical San Pellegrino shelf life extension with new PET coating

05-Apr-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Nestlé Waters claims that a novel silica dioxide coating added to San Pellegrino PET water bottles will cut their weight, increase their carbon retention and increase their shelf-life by three months.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Breakthrough stackable PET bottle could generate 'significant savings': Sidel

03-Apr-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Sidel has unveiled novel stackable PET bottle technology for mid-sized bottles and tells BeverageDaily.com that the technology could hit the market by 2013, where touted advantages include better stackability, space savings and reduced transport costs.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Day Two: Relive Anuga FoodTec 2012 in pictures

29-Mar-2012

Relive the best of the action from day two of the major processing and packaging show ongoing in Cologne, Germany this week.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

No downtime for Bosch with new thermoforming clean-fill machine

28-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Bosch Packaging Technology claims its new thermoforming clean-fill (TFC) machine for cold chain products such as yogurts and desserts can cater for multiple cup and label heights without needing downtime for tool changes.

Room for glass recycling improvement in EU – O-I

28-Mar-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Owens Illinois (O-I) believes there is a “huge untapped potential” to boost glass recycling totals in the EU.

Tetra Pak to launch colour-changing milk cartons in 2013?

28-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak has refused to comment on a media report that it is set to launch milk cartons that change colour when left out of the fridge for too long.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Electron beam ‘breakthrough’ sees Tetra Pak hit carton hyperspeed at Anuga

28-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak has unveiled what it claims is the world’s fastest carton filling machine – over 11 units per second – and says the concept was only realisable due to the launch of new eBeam non-contact and dry sterilisation technology.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Tetra Pak bids for consumer cachet with new ‘curvaceous’ shapes and easy-opening closures

28-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Six new Tetra Pak packaging designs launched at Anuga FoodTec 2012 reveal a movement towards appealing curvaceous shapes, easy-opening closures suiting elderly consumers and tear-off closures for one-shot probiotics and ‘energy boosters’.

Danone joins Coca-Cola in working with bio-based bottle producer

27-Mar-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Danone has followed Coca-Cola in partnering with bio-technology developer Avantium, who will produce eco-friendly bottles for the global drinks manufacturer.

Size matters for Coke, as firm shifts global pack sizes - analyst

20-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

The Coca-Cola Company is striving to diversify its global packaging offer to reach as many consumers as possible, address health and affordability concerns and grow value sales.

Of mice and men inventing self-chilling beverage cans: 2012 so far in pictures

13-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

We round up the hits and misses in the beverage industry to date so far, from self-chilling beverage cans to PepsiCo's bizarre-sounding claim that a consumer claim regarding the discovery of a mouse in a can of Mountain Dew was bogus because the...

Anti-bottled water agenda an ‘easy sell’ to US students: IBWA

13-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

An anti-bottled water agenda based on inaccurate and disingenuous claims is an easy sell to students legitimately concerned about environmental issues, according to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) in the wake of a spate of US college...

Multinational brand expansions into Eastern Europe fuelling growth, APPE

07-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

APPE has told BeverageDaily.com that it is building a new Polish facility on the back of local contract wins with two multinationals, with PET-based juice and water sales soaring in Eastern Europe.

BPA concerns fuel glass packaging growth - analyst

07-Mar-2012 By Mark Astley

Bisphenol-A (BPA) safety fears will see the global glass food and beverage packaging segment challenge the ever-expanding plastic packaging industry, an industry report has claimed.

Our cartons suit markets that demand extra road miles, SIG Combibloc

05-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

SIG Combibloc says that beverages packaged aseptically in cartons and UHT treated are especially well suited to markets such as China that present long-distance transportation challenges.

Systems Labelling claims innovation could end polypropylene ‘jazz’ days

02-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Systems Labelling has developed a completely removable in-mould label, and claims the product could dramatically increase currently poor UK polypropylene (PP) recycling rates.

‘Recession cocktails’ in a can trained on aspiring Indian urbanites

01-Mar-2012 By Ben Bouckley

After Rexam announced yesterday that it would produce cans intended for India’s first RTD whisky-based premix products, one industry analyst told BeverageDaily.com that the category there had the ‘potential to be massive’.

Leading aluminium supplier appoints new chairman

28-Feb-2012

Food and Beverage aluminium can supplier, Constellium, will appoint Pierre Vareille as chairman from 1 March.

Clever packaging can help consumers grasp prebiotic health benefits – SIG Combibloc

28-Feb-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Packaging concepts that meet key ‘information delivery’ demands are important to drive consumer awareness of the little-known benefits of categories such as prebiotics and probiotics, according to carton packaging and filling firm SIG Combibloc.

Crown Holdings to expand beverage can production in Vietnam

27-Feb-2012

Crown Holdings will increase beverage can production in Vietnam with a new facility by mid-2013.

Graphic Packaging ‘well-positioned’ for 2012 after strong 2011 finish

24-Feb-2012 By Mark Astley

Global packaging provider Graphic Packaging believes it is “well-positioned” for growth in 2012 after a series of strategic acquisitions and partnerships in 2011 and strong Q4 results.

Coca-Cola Enterprises tight-lipped on pending 375ml PET bottle launch

23-Feb-2012 By Ben Bouckley and Rick Pendrous

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has given a guarded reaction to a media enquiries regarding the planned launch a new 375ml bottle onto the UK market, despite its GB managing director informing journalists at a press conference that the firm intended to make...

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