Sustainability

Open-and-shut case: Aluminum beverage can offers liquid-tight reclosability

A reclosable aluminum beverage can meets the practical needs of consumers, beverage brands and beverage can manufacturers.

July 26, 2019

Vertical Markets: Page 84

Beverage

‘Safe-tea’ palletizing of capsules at Nestlé

Manual palletizing at Nestle’s Swiss facility producing tea capsules is replaced with two user-friendly collaborative robot palletizers custom-designed to ensure pallet stability and worker safety.

July 21, 2019

Beverage

Top six drivers for the growing wine-in-a-can market

New study looks at the drivers and motivations of wine-in-a-can consumers, identifying those areas winemakers should focus on to build their canned wine sales.

July 13, 2019

Beverage

Light-touch label design lets new-gen drinkers 'tread lightly'

Australian organic wine producer Fourth Wave launched a range of lighter-style wines called Tread Softly, and needed a label design that would communicate the simultaneous messages of light and sustainable.

July 11, 2019

Beverage

Poland Spring, Nestlé Waters debut ergonomic rPET bottle

100 percent natural spring water from Maine is now available nationwide through Amazon.com in a new rectangular, 100 percent rPET bottle.

July 8, 2019

Beverage

A new contender in the paper bottle segment

Paper bottle requires just 5 g of plastic, 75% of the materials used are made from renewable resources and are compostable, and the five parts of the pack separate easily for recycling.

July 8, 2019

Beverage

Armenian water bottler adds new PET and glass lines

Increased demand for its bottled water compels Jermuk Group CJSC to add two new lines, one for glass and one for PET, running at 25,000 and 20,000 bottles/hr, respectively.

July 7, 2019

Beverage

IML barrier labels on coffee capsules

Oxygen barrier in-mold labels that include a layer of EVOH bring a one-year shelf life to Ella Cappuccino espresso capsules, playing a vital role in the widespread popularity of this new product launched in South Africa early this year.

July 3, 2019

Beverage

All-natural energy drink rebrand goes with the flow

Packaging graphics for the X2 Energy all-natural drink line are redesigned to capture the natural flow of energy that the beverage provides.

June 27, 2019

Beverage

What’s new at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019

A growing show means more features…find out what PMMI has in store for 2019.

June 24, 2019

Beverage

Arch Brewing pioneers 64-oz PET barrier growler for craft beer market

Arch Brewing Co. became the first commercialization for this lightweight, event-friendly plastic alternative to glass growlers popular at craft breweries.

June 18, 2019

Beverage

Coca-Cola to use 100% rPET bottles for water and tea in Western Europe

Move to 100% rPET for Honest, Glacéau Smartwater, and Chaudfontaine expected to remove nearly 10,000 tons of virgin plastic in 2020. Another initiative sees Sprite in clear, easy-to-recycle bottles.

June 18, 2019

Beverage

Starbucks launches reusable cup trial at Gatwick Airport

In a first-of-its kind trial, Starbucks is giving airport travelers the option of selecting a reusable cup, which they can return to a Cup Check-In site before boarding their plane.

June 17, 2019