Packaging & Packing Materials, Containers

Yumix cocktails land in Walmart

27-Aug-2019 By Beth Newhart

Mix-your-own cocktail brand Yumix has launched its products in 400 Walmart stores across the US, featuring low-calorie and no added sugar formulas.

The ‘party punch’ for music festivals dips into new category

26-Aug-2019 By Beth Newhart

Though not quite a wine and not quite a flavored malt beverage (FMB), the line of hybrid alcoholic drinks from BeatBox Beverages is proving useful and popular at warm-weather events like concerts and festivals.

Bottled wine narrowly beats out canned wine in flavor: WICresearch

20-Aug-2019 By Beth Newhart

Consumers still prefer bottled wine over canned wine - but only by a small margin, according to a blind taste test conducted by WICresearch, a group tracking the canned wine industry.

UK’s first non-alcoholic brewery redesigns bottles for global expansion

07-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Nirvana Brewery, the UK’s first ever non-alcoholic brewery has redesigned its bottles to reflect the company is growing from a family-owned business to expanding into international markets.

Casa Valduga Brazil partners with CPL on its reusable transport products

07-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Casa Valduga winery has partnered with Cartonplast Brazil (CPL) on its reusable transport products for transporting bottles of wine and sparkling wine.

Amcor designs PET bottles for New Age’s Salzburg craft beer

06-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Amcor has partnered with New Age to launch PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles for its Salzburg craft beer in Brazil.

Böen transports consumers to its vineyard in California with NFC-enabled wine bottles

06-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Californian wine brand Böen has partnered with Guala Closures and SharpEnd to launch Near-Field Communication (NFC) enabled wine bottles in the US.

One year into its merger, KDP sets fresh sustainability goals

06-Aug-2019 By Beth Newhart

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has released its first corporate responsibility report as a combined company - with a focus on the environment, supply chain, health and wellbeing and communities.

Rome to trial recycling plastic bottles in return for metro tickets

06-Aug-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Rome has introduced a pilot project to recycle plastic bottles in return for metro tickets.

Sidel expands in India opening a third office near New Delhi

31-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Sidel has opened an office in the DLF Cyber City, Gurugram, India, near New Delhi.

Dunkin’ ramps up sustainability commitment

30-Jul-2019 By Beth Newhart

Dunkin’ Brands, parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts (DD) and Baskin Robbins, released a sustainability report this week, updating its progress on old goals and outlining new ones.

SIG to construct €180m second production plant in China

30-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

SIG will construct an €180m second production plant in Suzhou, China, to meet a growing demand for aseptic carton packaging in Asia-Pacific.

What's new in booze? Alcohol launches for July

29-Jul-2019 By Beth Newhart

Watermelon rum, canned cocktails and new brews - we take a look at some of the new products in the alcoholic beverage category this month.

Eden Mill launches craft gin liqueurs in dimpled geometric glass bottles

25-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Scottish distillery, Eden Mill, has launched a range of craft gin liqueurs with glass packaging company Croxsons.

‘Embossed beer cans are back in vogue’ says Ardagh Group

24-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Ardagh Group has updated its design for Jupiler beer cans with embossing that replicates the brand’s glassware more precisely.

SIG partners with Plug and Play to find start-ups in the F&B industry

23-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

SIG has partnered with start-up accelerator Plug and Play (P&P) to scout and select upcoming start-ups in the food and beverage industry.

AIPIA Summit China

The time is ripe for active & intelligent firms to take advantage of China’s boom in e-commerce & smartphones

22-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) kicked off its AIPIA China Summit in Shanghai last week (July 18-19) setting out the advantages of active and intelligent packaging technologies for many sectors of Chinese manufacturing....

B-Better launches water range in SIG combidome cartons

19-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

B-Better start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform, is launching a range of water beverages in SIG’s combidome carton.

Tetra Pak & BillerudKorsnäs expand into paper straw market

18-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak has started field testing paper straws for beverage products in Europe and will share its developments to support collaboration on alternatives to single use plastic straws.

Diageo partners with Zola for custom wedding cocktails

17-Jul-2019 By Beth Newhart

US-based wedding registry and e-commerce company Zola has teamed up with Diageo to develop a line of cocktails kits and gifts for the summer wedding season.

Bosch sells its packaging technology business to focus on IoT

16-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Bosch has agreed to sell its packaging machinery business in Waiblingen, Germany, to a newly incorporated entity managed by CVC Capital Partners (CVC), at the end of the year for an undisclosed amount.

Ardagh Group & Exal to form Trivium Packaging

15-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Ardagh Group has entered into an agreement to combine its Food & Specialty Metal Packaging business with Exal aluminium containers to become Trivium Packaging.

SIG & Unilever to launch aseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil

09-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

SIG is launching aseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil available to consumers for the first time in partnership with B-Better, a start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform.

Sidel joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circular Economy commitment

09-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Sidel has joined the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UN Environment to address plastic waste and pollution.

Cafeahaus launches Goldbrew sparkling flavored coffees

08-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Cafeahaus has partnered with Ardagh Group to launch Goldbrew RTD (Ready-To-Drink) sparkling flavor coffee in Nitro Cans, claiming it’s the first in the German market.

German processing & packaging machinery sales see lower growth rate in 2019

05-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

The production of food processing and packaging machinery in Germany rose by 8% in 2018, the highest in a decade, according to VDMA (Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association).

Sidel launches X-LITE Still lightweight bottle for still water

03-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Sidel has launched X-LITE Still, a 500ml PET packaging for non-pressurized still water.

Tetra Pak opens aseptic carton packaging plant in Vietnam

03-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak has opened an aseptic carton packaging material factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam.

Dot Foods to distribute Soylent ready-to-drink products across the US

03-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Soylent Nutrition, the makers of Soylent Drinks, Powder and Soylent Squared nutrition bars has partnered with Dot Foods to distribute Soylent’s 14oz ready-to-drink products across the US.

3 Mountains sees the potential for premium, on draft tea

02-Jul-2019 By Beth Newhart

Independent craft tea brand 3 Mountains is betting on consumers’ interest in premium beverages and social change with its new Silverback Draft Tea, available in kegs and cans. It showcased the concept at last week’s Summer Fancy Food Show in New York...

Ardagh to launch European-first 187ml slimline wine can

01-Jul-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Ardagh is set to launch its first 187ml slimline wine can in Q1 2020, claiming it is a European-first for beverage packaging.

AIPIA Summit

Social media is changing the way brands think about packaging

27-Jun-2019 By Jenny Eagle

From consumer digital engagement to reverse writing on packaging which appears left to right on selfies, Christopher Houghton, brand innovation and packaging, Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) highlights the five areas to ensure ‘Context is King’.

AIPIA Summit

New York Label & Box Co. expands to become ‘a vehicle for smart packaging’

25-Jun-2019 By Jenny Eagle

New York Label & Box Company provides packaging to companies in the Cosmetic, Health, Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Vitamin and Nutraceutical industries.

Funkin Cocktails partners with Adargh on its Nitro Cans

24-Jun-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Funkin Cocktails has partnered with Ardagh to sell a range of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails in Nitro Cans.

Mike’s Hard, Jose Cuervo and others start summer on a boozy note

20-Jun-2019 By Beth Newhart

The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere is June 21, and the alcoholic beverage industry in the US is ready with a bevy of seasonal launches, promotional campaigns and refreshed packaging.

Tetra Pak responds to sustainability shifts with renewable packaging

17-Jun-2019 By Beth Newhart

Investment in packaging innovations will help Tetra Pak achieve its goal of having all packaging made from renewable or recycled packaging, as well as being fully recyclable, according to the company.

US craft beer slows while spirits take off

10-Jun-2019 By Beth Newhart

The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) has released a new report on machinery and automation trends among breweries and distilleries, who are scaling back on production goals and diversifying offerings to stay competitive.

Zappar wins Augmented World Expo award

05-Jun-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Zappar is celebrating after winning an Auggie Award at the AWE (Augmented World Expo) for its 7-Eleven Always on AR campaign.

Pinea Wine partners with EVRYTHNG to deploy NFC tech

05-Jun-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Pinea Wine estate in Spain has partnered with EVRYTHNG to deploy a NFC (Near Field Communication) tag on its wine bottles.

Thinfilm partners with Tapì Group to better serve the wine and spirits industry with NFC tags

04-Jun-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Thinfilm has partnered with Tapì Group which specialises in the design, production, and distribution of closures for the beverage sector, to better serve the wine and spirits industry with NFC (near field communications) tags.

Vita Coco maker launches new canned water as a 'catalyst for change in the water aisle'

04-Jun-2019 By Beth Newhart

The parent company of Vita Coco has launched a new canned water line, Ever & Ever. Packaged in ‘infinitely recyclable’ aluminum bottles, the sustainably-focused brand hopes to mitigate the environmental impact of single-use plastic bottles.

AIPIA: On how technology can move us closer to a Circular Economy

04-Jun-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Manufacturers who incorporate technology into their packaging can use it to help towards a Circular Economy, according to Eef de Ferrante, director, AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association).

Bottled water sales continue to rise in the US

31-May-2019 By Beth Newhart

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has revealed that Americans still favor bottled water over all other packaged drinks, after consuming 13.8 billion gallons of it in 2018.

Coca-Cola cuts back on sugar with bubbler beverages

23-May-2019 By Beth Newhart

Shifting consumer taste is causing major beverage companies to adapt, make ‘healthy’ drinks taste better and be more accessible. Coca-Cola is using its Freestyle machines and new bubbler dispensers to highlight its ‘craft, elevated’ drinks in the market.

The ‘Wonkification’ of beverages, creating a story behind every sip

16-May-2019 By Jenny Eagle

‘If there is a poster child product in the proliferation of niche beverage brands, it’s craft beer,’ says Josh Kelly, managing partner, chief strategist, FINE branding agency.

MORE creates digital platform for European Plastics Converting Industry

25-Apr-2019 By Jenny Eagle

MOnitoring Recyclates for Europe (MORE) has launched a digital platform for the Plastics Converting Industry in Europe.

Thinfilm to install NFC in Bericap plastic injection-molded closures

24-Apr-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Bericap has partnered with ThinFilm Electronics to install its near field communications (NFC) technology in all its plastic injection-molded closures.

AIPIA Summit Americas

Smart packaging to grow 11% annually reaching $39.7bn by 2020

23-Apr-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Smart packaging and connected packaging is on the radar of senior executives and is attracting significant investment across the value chain, according to Deloitte.

Sustainability spotlight

Going green: How can craft brewers improve sustainability?

23-Apr-2019 By Beth Newhart

Craft brewers may talk the sustainability talk – but find it a lot harder to walk the sustainability walk. Tracking performance can help reveal effective ways to improve, say experts.

Evian brings new in-home recycled plastic water 'bubble' to Europe

23-Apr-2019 By Beth Newhart

The 5L (re)new appliance is made from 100% recycled plastic and uses 66% less plastic than a 1.5L evian bottle. It’s part of the brand’s goal to become a circular brand by 2025 and to be carbon neutral by 2020.