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Copacker thrives with print-and-apply labelers

Carolina Beverage Group has plenty of expertise in canning energy drinks, teas, and juice-based beverages. Now it’s become something of an expert in print-and-apply labelers, too.

By pretty much standardizing on thermal-transfer print-and-apply labelers, Carolina Beverage Group has been able to make a lot if its contract packaging customers happy.
By pretty much standardizing on thermal-transfer print-and-apply labelers, Carolina Beverage Group has been able to make a lot if its contract packaging customers happy.

As part of an ongoing expansion plan, Carolina Beverage Group has installed additional Logopak print and apply labelers. The Logopak labelers include the print engines as well as all application equipment. The most recent phase of CBG’s expansion began in February, 2012, and culminated with the completion of a new aluminum can line and the installation of a Logopak labeler in July. In addition to increased production capacity, the planned growth allows CBG to deliver thermal transfer labeling capabilities on 100% of their lines.


CBG is a rapidly growing contract beverage manufacturer with wide-ranging expertise in cans and a growing customer base in the energy drink, tea, juice-based drink, and malt beverage markets. According to Jesse King, Key Account Manager at CBG, “There’s a strong trend in the industry toward thermal-transfer print and apply unit labeling versus direct print. Instead of having to manage a variety of preprinted cases and trays for our customers, we can inventory standard configurations and more or less customize them by placing on them a label having product-specific information. More and more, our customers are recognizing the advantages of a standard approach for their product lines. For example, one of our customers has been able to reduce the number of trays they need from over a dozen to four.”


King adds, “That is why we purchased Logopak labelers for all of our lines in this expansion. CBG’s business strategy is to leverage our expertise in blending, filling, and packaging in a way that offers our customers a high degree of flexibility and a wide range of options, and the popularity of thermal-transfer labeling is growing rapidly.”

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