Beverage

Wine labels extraordinaire

For Ferrari Spumanti, Italy’s leading producers of sparkling wines, labelling is a means of conveying the quality, heritage, and style of a product that has been in production for more than a century.

February 14, 2012

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Diet Coke wears its heart on its can

Can graphics call attention to women’s heart health educational programs.

February 10, 2012

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Brand differentiation more critical than ever

Evidence continues to mount that it is “delight” that defines the consumer relationship with brands in the beverage category.

February 6, 2012

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Rebranded beer

Loddon Brewery of Oxfordshire, England, has unveiled a new look for its range of bottled beers.

February 2, 2012

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New thinking for moonshine jug

White lightning strikes again with the introduction of the Original Moonshine clear corn whiskey marketed in a bootlegger-style jug.

February 2, 2012

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New CIJ printer enables expansion of Belgian water line

Belgian soft drinks producer EVIDEL installs new continuous ink-jet printer for 100% production uptime, maintenance-free pushbutton operation, and increased output.

February 1, 2012

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ActivLab works out aluminum can for Fit Drink

Functional food producer ActivLab is marketing its Fit Drink product in Poland in beverage cans from Ball Packaging Europe.

January 30, 2012

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Case Study: BJ'S Wholesale Club replaces coffee can with new flexible pack

Citing enhanced flavor preservation and logistical cost savings, BJ's Wholesale Club is replacing its 40 oz canned ground coffee with a new, flexible package designed by Fres-co System USA, Inc.

January 25, 2012

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Cap delivers liquid vitamins to bottled spring water

VBlast vitamins and spring water is introducing health-oriented consumers to vitamins with a new twist – a newly designed closure that dispenses a liquid vitamin blend into pure mountain spring water with a simple turn of the cap.

January 18, 2012

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See the PharmaPack-US high-speed capper in action

The PCL-15FT is a versatile press-on and screw-on automatic capper designed for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical, food, beverage, health/beauty, and confection industries. Its automatic rejection feature rejects inverted caps to provide continuous product throughput and features speeds up to 150 bpm.

December 19, 2011

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Coca-Cola invests in biotech to fast track a 100% plant-based bottle

The Coca-Cola Company invests in three biotechnology companies to help speed the development of a commercial-scale technology to create a 100% plant-based PlantBottle.

December 15, 2011

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Warming winter drinks are convenient in aseptic cartons

New preservative-free European specialty beverages, such as punches, mulled wines, and juices, are packaged in aseptic cartons that offer product protection without refrigeration.

December 13, 2011

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Continuous-motion vf/f/s machine for coffee

Fres-Co G14C is shown in this video applying valves in-line to f/f/s rollstock and then forming, squaring and sealing bags at up to 80/min. Includes gas flushing capability.

December 9, 2011