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Global Minute: Packaging and Machinery Updates from the UK, Iraq, Spain, and Mexico
Packaging updates from around the globe; retailer-led sustainable packaging material directives, high-speed automated solutions, and paper can package design.
Jan 14th, 2022
Beverage manufacturers can find the right solutions for these challenges at PACK EXPO East (March 21-23, Philadelphia).
Four Drivers Changing the Beverage Industry
Jan 14th, 2022
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Processors Plan Major Expansion and Greenfield Projects, Plus a Cannabis Market Update
Dec 17th, 2021
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Beverage Industry Trends: Consumers, E-Commerce, and Global Market Challenges | How to Successfully Adopt AI Applications
Nov 19th, 2021
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Spirited Sustainable Packaging
Nov 4th, 2021
LAP is a Blue Ridge Automation sequencing system for the food and beverage industry, packaging equipment, and continuous processes.
Sequencing System Creates Low-code and No-code Solution for PLC Coding
The LAP system from Blue Ridge Automation is featured on the PACK EXPO Las Vegas show floor for easier, user-friendly PLC coding.
Oct 26th, 2021
Employing six individual filling heads and a single-head seamer, the CB50C uses isobarometric counter-pressure technology coupled with proprietary magnetic flowmeters, to deliver a system capable of one-milliliter filling precision.
Pneumatic Scale Angelus CB50C Counter-Pressure Integrated Canning Line
Machine helps craft beverage producers meet customer demand with isobarometric counter-pressure technology and proprietary magnetic flowmeters.
Oct 15th, 2021
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Jan 13th, 2022
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Conference Report: Maturing Craft Brew Industry Faces Channel & Generational Shifts
Take Five Video: In a maturing market, craft brewers are dealing with change on two fronts: the drastic, immediate impacts of pandemic-related channel shocks; and the slow, imperceptible tectonic landscape shift of generational, demographic change.
Sep 17th, 2021
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unPACKed with Packaging World: Is Paper the New Plastic
Listen as Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame member Pat Reynolds breaks down the increased use of paper-based bottles on the latest unPACKed with Packaging World podcast.
Sep 16th, 2021
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Beverage Manufacturing: Machines Needed for a Smarter Plant Floor
With 67% of beverage manufacturers planning to eventually add additional packaging equipment to their operations, flexibility is the key element that is needed in new machinery.
Jul 30th, 2021
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Pandemic-Related Health and Hygiene Consumer Trends Affecting Beverage Market
Product safety demands and active health management are two areas that have increased since the start of the pandemic, and the results on the beverage industry will likely be long-term.
Jul 26th, 2021
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Increase in Online Grocery Shopping Impacts Beverage Pack Sizes and Machine Needs
Manufacturers are being pressed to readjust strategies or accelerate previously made plans in order to address the e-commerce channel surge and meet related demands.
Jul 15th, 2021
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Beverage Manufacturers Turn to Dynamic Machines and Automation to Meet SKU Expansion
Manufacturers are being pressed on all fronts to expand offerings in the beverage market, and they are turning to OEMs and suppliers to offer solutions at all points in the manufacturing process.
Jul 9th, 2021
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Beverage Manufacturers Use Reformulation and Labeling to Align with Consumer Trend
Health-conscious consumers are looking for better-for-you food and beverage options and are willing to spend more to get them. Manufacturers are meeting this demand with cleaner formulations and clearer labeling.
Jun 30th, 2021
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Leading Beverage Manufacturer Expanding in Missouri
Niagara Bottling is investing approximately $156 million to build a new facility in Kansas City, which will allow the company to produce new beverage products and serve customers in the Midwest.
Jun 29th, 2021
Functional beverages are a fast-growing segment of the beverage market.
Ready-to-Drink Functional Beverages the Latest Growth Market
Nootropics and pre, pro, and post-biotics are all popular growing beverage offerings, particularly in RTD or premium packaging. These offerings do come with challenges for beverage manufacturers, however.
Jun 23rd, 2021
The most important strategy to make packaging more sustainable is to reduce the amount of plastic.
Beverage Manufacturers Respond to Consumer Trends on Plastic Packaging
Plastic has become an issue for consumers, particularly related to plastic waste in the environment. This directly impacts the beverage industry, which is made up of 45% rigid plastic packaging, only 25% of which ends up being recycled in the US.
Jun 17th, 2021
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Beverage Suppliers Facing Challenges and Opportunities
Consumer demand is pushing SKU expansion and innovative new product opportunities for beverage manufacturers, but supply chain disruption has also created challenges.
Jun 9th, 2021
Most beverage sales are coming from Asia Pacific, North America, and Western Europe.
Beverage Trends Driving Change in 2021
Changing consumer demands mean beverage manufacturers have to adjust their offerings to satisfy the desire for functional, healthy beverages, while also offering sustainable or convenience packaging.
Jun 3rd, 2021
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Business is Booming for On the Rocks Ready-to-Drink Cocktail Brand
Spirits-based is one of the fastest growing segments of the US ready-to-drink market, and the OTR premium RTD brand doubled its sales in the first half of 2020.
May 20th, 2021
Corona Six-Pack Carrier Employs Barley Straw Waste for Sustainable Break-Through
AB InBev and Circular Packaging
In this exclusive interview with Mundo PMMI, AB InBev's Global Director of Packaging Innovation, Keenan Thompson, explains their recent development of a truly circular packaging for its beer six-pack using barley straw as a raw material.
Apr 20th, 2021
PepsiCo's new brand of cocktail mixers: Neon Zebra
PepsiCo Launches New Canned Cocktail Mixers
In a move to meet consumer trends, PepsiCo is launching ‘Neon Zebra’ cocktail mixes in aluminum cans, which are due to hit shelves on Monday.
Feb 26th, 2021
After discovering how the technology renders pathogens in food inert without compromising taste, it was a no-brainer for The Drinks Co. to use HPP to launch Expressed Juice, its first brand.
Expressed Juice's Landfill-Biodegradable Bottles Withstand HPP Pressure
Florida-based premium juice distributor finds the perfect mix of technology and shelf appeal with its biodegradable bottles.
Jan 21st, 2021
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Counting Down the Top Three AmeriStar Awards: #3 Coke Rolls Out Paperboard Carrier
This top 2020 AmeriStar Award winner makes the packaging industry proud by giving consumers great interactions and experiences with creative pack designs.
Jan 1st, 2021
After evaluating the club store format of its Keurig McCafe carton (left), KDP redesigned the packaging for e-commerce (right), working specifically with Amazon SIOC specifications.
Keurig Dr Pepper Helps Guide CPGs Through Amazon Packaging Compliance
Having braved its own journey into Amazon’s Ships in Own Container (SIOC) certification demands, KDP packaging engineers explain what’s required to ready products for e-commerce delivery.
Nov 19th, 2020
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High Pressure Processing Helps Emerging Brands
Join Jeff Williams of Universal Pure, and ProFood World’s Joyce Fassl as they discuss high pressure processing and the shelf-life benefits it brings to brands seeking broader distribution and the importance of Cold Pressure Council certification.
Nov 20th, 2020