Packaging & Packing Materials, Containers

‘Elegant’ Fuller's London Pride beer bottle borrows wine style cues

30-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The MD of Fuller’s Beer Company says the firm’s new taller, lighter bottle design for London Pride takes cues from the wine sector and will take the brand back to its premium marketplace position.

Ardagh with Absolut and SIG Combibloc boss German Packaging Awards

27-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Ardagh Group with its Absolut Unique bottle design and SIG Combibloc were both winners at the annual German Packaging Awards on September 23. See what impressed the judges and check out the other nominees!

Dispatches from Pack Expo

Branson Ultrasonics creates Pocket Shot sealant

27-Sep-2013 By Jenny EAGLE

Branson Ultrasonics has partnered with Pocket Shot, which sells a line of spirits in 50ml clear plastic packages, to create a sealant to stop leakages during manufacture, transportation and distribution.

Constellation Brands invests in US Tetra Pak wine promise for Vendange

26-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Constellation Brands has installed a new Tetra Pak bottling line for its Vendange wine brand as part of a wider $20m winery investment and says it is doing so to support growth for this key brand as well as Black Box and Rex Goliath.

Drinktec 2013: CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT at RIGHT TIME THE 'HOLY GRAIL' for brands

Rexam reveals industry interest in taking Editions tech to Fusion bottles

25-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Rexam says its novel Editions printing technology can be used with the firm’s aluminum Fusion bottle, which recently caused a stir with the Pepsi Beyoncé launch in Italy in August 2013.

DRINKTEC 2013: BALL PACKAGING 'IN DISCUSSIONS' with beer brands

Ball Packaging charms big beer with Dynamark can tech used by Coke

25-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Marc-André Schöppner from Ball Packaging Europe tells Ben Bouckley that the firm is in discussions with brewers over further applications of its Dynamark printing technology used by Coke this summer.

PMMI 2013 Dairy Industry market assessment

Tumbling US milk sales spur processing turn to non-dairy drinks: PMMI

25-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

US dairy processors are countering declines in fluid milk consumption by processing non-dairy beverages including iced teas and coffees, almond or soy-based ‘milk’ drinks and even lemonades.

drinktec 2013: Krones CEO stresses environmental concerns

Oceans of PET a ‘damning indictment’ for VDMA chair

23-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Volker Kronseder, chairman of the VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Association says that the amount of PET bottles in the world’s oceans is a ‘damning indictment’ of civilization.

drinktec 2013: live from the show floor

Unbottling Drinktec 2013: SACMI to Carlsberg and CCL Label

23-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tania Higgins from DrinkTec TV wraps up the show’s final day exploring new labeling technology from SACMI and the importance of secondary packaging to Carlsberg.

DRINKTEC 2013: WHAT CAUGHT OUR EYE AT THE SHOW

Stealing the show: Added value dairy drinks at Drinktec 2013

23-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Ben Bouckley and Mark Astley from BeverageDaily.com and DairyReporter.com chat about technology and trends at Drinktec 2013, including the show’s growing international focus and the trend towards added-value dairy beverages.

Ardagh to sell four plants to ease competition concerns in VNA takeover

23-Sep-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Ardagh Group is to sell four glass container manufacturing plants as part of its $1.7bn acquisition of Verallia North America (VNA) which has been challenged by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) due to competition concerns.

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

KHS: PET milk bottle demand driving aseptic tech interest

20-Sep-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

Speaking with DairyReporter.com at drinktec 2013 about its new Innosept Asbofill ASR machine, KHS pinpointed increasing demand from liquid milk processors for PET packaging as a key driver of fresh interest in aseptic filling technology.

Greiner Packaging to ban BPA in packaging by mid-2014

20-Sep-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Greiner Packaging is to ban bisphenol A (BPA) from the use of its food packaging by the end of March 2014.

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

The Last Great Stand! Drinktec 2013's Top 5...

19-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The sheer scale of DrinkTec 2013 takes the breath away, as do many of the stands at the show, with unrivaled theatrical effects from our personal Top 5, which includes Krones, KHS, GEA, SACMI and WILD Flavors.

Vodka pours into lightweight PET bottle

19-Sep-2013 By Jenni Spinner

McCormick Distilling has converted its Eco Friendly 360 vodka from glass to lightweight PET.

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Italian firm promises PET with the glamor of glass

17-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

P.E.T Engineering outlines the technical challenges involved in producing an award-winning lightweight PET bottle that retains its structural integrity, and a trend towards making PET bottles with the glamor of glass.

DRINKTEC 2013: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Drinktec 2013: Day One in Pictures with BeverageDaily.com

17-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Relive the action from Day One of Drinktec 2013, as we explore innovations from key beverage movers 'n' shakers including Rexam, BENEO and WILD Flavors...

DRINKTEC 2103: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

DairyReporter.com @ drinktec 2013: Day One

17-Sep-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

DairyReporter.com is reporting live from beverage and liquid food industry trade show, drinktec 2013, in Munich all this week. See what we got up to on day one...

Ardagh Glass strike called off

17-Sep-2013 By Jenny EAGLE

Workers at Ardagh Glass in Yorkshire and Scotland have called off industrial action which was due to start at the weekend, after management gave them an improved pay offer.

TOP Packaging expert believes time could be ripe for patented technology

PepsiCo explores smell: the undiscovered drinks frontier...

12-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

A top packaging expert suspects the 'timing is coming good' for beverage packaging that encapsulate smells to woo consumers after PepsiCo’s patent filing seeking US protection in this field.

JAPANESE SCIENTISTS TOOK FOUR YEARS TO DEVELOP BEVERAGE

Coca-Cola Japan makes history with world’s first HOT sparkling drink

12-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Coca-Cola Japan will launch the world’s first hot carbonated drink next month and says the Canada Dry line extension ‘redefines stereotypical thinking’ that sparkling beverages are only served cold.

DRINKTEC 2013 SPECIAL: INNOVATION ZONE

Ball Packaging hopes ‘Easy Flow’ end will breathe new life into beer

11-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Ball Packaging will launch its European ‘easy flow’ can end in at Drinktec in Munich and says the invention – as per MillerCoors' similar innovation in the US – can refresh mainstream beer brands.

DRINKTEC 2013 SPECIAL: PETRA WESTPHAL HAILS 'BIGGEST, MOST INTERNATIONAL' DRINKS SHOW

‘Nobody Does It Better…than drinktec’: 2013 show director claims

11-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Drinktec exhibition director Petra Westphal insists that no other beverage trade show can rival it for appeal, as she reveals 2013 highlights in Munich including a greater focus on dairy and liquid foods.

SMELL..THE NEXT BEVERAGE PACKAGING FRONTIER?

PepsiCo seeks US patent to encapsulate beverage aromas within packaging

10-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

PepsiCo is seeking to patent a method of encapsulating aromas within beverage packaging to entice US consumers with ‘favorable aromas’ before they drink, say, juices or coffees.

BEVERAGEDAILY.com special edition: FLEXIBLE BEVERAGE PACKAGING

The Kids Aren't All Right? Perceptions hinder drinks pouch growth

03-Sep-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

Consumer perceptions of the beverage pouch as a 'kid’s format' is restricting the growth of flexible packaging in the sector, market research firm Mintel claims.

BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: FLEXIBLE BEVERAGE PACKAGING

US analyst spies flexible favor in RTD tea, beer and sports drinks

03-Sep-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

While the best beverage prospects for the flexible packaging industry continue to lie with wine, sports drinks, ready-to-drink teas and even beer present significant opportunities for pouch manufacturers, US packaging analyst Joe Iorillo told BeverageDaily.com.

BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: FLEXIBLE BEVERAGE PACKAGING

Capri Sun success alerts US brands to ‘untapped’ pouch potential

03-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Capri Sun’s runaway success in North America for Kraft Foods is alerting other beverage brands to the potential stand-up pouches offer, while machine line speeds are increasing all the time.

PACKAGING WATCH

Pepsi boosts ‘brand vision’ with Beyoncé bottle in Italy

22-Aug-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

PepsiCo will use Rexam’s Fusion aluminum bottle for its limited edition Beyoncé design because of its shape and the potential for high definition printing, and Jim Beam has redesigned its RTD cans.

Greenpeace Australia attacks Coke with spoof recycling website

21-Aug-2013 By Ben Bouckley

Greenpeace has launched a spoof website attacking Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) for opposing a national container deposit scheme in Australia and alleging the firm is doing all it can ‘to block it forever’.

Closure: Silgan acquires Portola for $266m

14-Aug-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Silgan Holdings has acquired Portola Packaging for $266m to broaden its European closures business.

Cardboard can will shake-up UK premium drinks: Alexir Packaging

31-Jul-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The UK distributor of a new cardboard beverage package Cartocan hopes it will reshape the UK premium drinks landscape following its launch at the Packaging Innovations show in October.

Silgan powers through Middle East and Venezuelan volatility

30-Jul-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Silgan battled shipment issues in Syria and steel supply problems in Venezuela to report an increase in net sales and net income in their latest financial results.

Constellium invests €23m at aluminium facility

30-Jul-2013

Constellium has invested €23m in two projects at one of its aluminium rolling and recycling plants that serves the food and beverage packaging markets.

Bog standard beverage can sales suffer: Ball Packaging

26-Jul-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Consumers and brands continue to fall out of love with 12oz (355ml) beverage cans as growth accelerates in specialty sizes, according to can giant Ball Packaging.

Eastman's Tritan resin backed by US jury

26-Jul-2013

Eastman Chemical Company has had its Tritan product backed by a federal jury in a US lawsuit this week.

Poor quality rPET limits use in packaging, finds WRAP

25-Jul-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Poor recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) quality is limiting its use in new food and beverage packaging, according to Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

Touching StarLite… Sidel launches PET bottle base

22-Jul-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Sidel claims its new StarLite PET bottle base for still drinks such as waters and juices increases package rigidity and can save a given bottler €700000 a year due to lower material use.

Crown Holdings CEO coy on PepsiCo beverage spin-off rumors

19-Jul-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The chair of can giant Crown Holdings was tight-lipped when asked about the impact on the packaging industry if PepsiCo chose to spun-off its beverage business as 'activist-investor' Nelson Peltz demands.

PACKAGING PULSE: ANDREW STREETER

PET wine bottle sets packaging expert's pulse racing

19-Jul-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Consumer packaging specialist Andrew Streeter believes a new PET wine bottle for Portuguese brand Monte Dos Amigos can rival glass in a way that previous attempts have not.

Plastic Recyclers Europe demands separate PET recycling streams

17-Jul-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Plastics Recyclers Europe has warned that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and trays must be recycled separately due to potential contamination.

Lawsuit battle begins over packaging resin

17-Jul-2013

Eastman Chemical Company is locked in a court battle over whether a resin used in its plastic packaging is free of chemicals with estrogenic activity (EA).

Testing creates peace of mind for aseptic packaging

15-Jul-2013 By Jenni Spinner

CHEMetrics is showing off quality-control solutions for aseptic food and beverage packaging at IFT 2013.

Coke’s new WWF goals include PlantBottle push

09-Jul-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The Coca-Cola Company and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have announced new environmental goals that include assessing the impact of the firm’s PET PlantBottle.

Keyes deal was rare opportunity, says private equity firm

09-Jul-2013

The acquisition of Keyes Packaging Group represented a rare opportunity to purchase a marker leader in its industry, according to the private equity firm behind the deal.

Food packaging market to hit $2.5trillion by 2017

03-Jul-2013 By Jenny EAGLE

The retail value of the world packaged food market is expected to climb to $2.5trillion by 2017, but Western Europe and North America are forecast to be overtaken by the rapidly growing Asian market.

Ardagh vows to “vigorously defend” transaction as Saint-Gobain deal challenged

02-Jul-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Ardagh’s has said it will “vigorously defend” its $1.7bn acquisition of Verailla North America (VNA) after it was challenged by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) due to competition concerns.

Danone launches new US bottle design for Evian

27-Jun-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Danone Waters North America has redesigned its Evian Natural Spring Water bottle for the first time in 14 years, as it attempts to create a ‘new connection’ with US consumers within premium water.

Bio-nanocomposites need improvement to match conventional packaging, says research

27-Jun-2013 By Joseph James Whitworth

Bio-nanocomposite packaging materials have a bright future but are not yet at the level of petroleum-based plastics, according to a review article.

BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: CLEANING UP THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

Beverage industry has ‘lost focus’ on hygienic design: top consultant

25-Jun-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Independent consultant and food process and project engineer Andrew Murray tells BeverageDaily.com that he thinks the beverage industry has ‘lost focus’ in terms of hygienic design and practices.