Sustainability

Government agencies partner with the FWRA

November 6, 2019

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 195

Beverage

Eastern Europe Beverage Market Growth Projections

Consumer demand for carbonated beverages was flat from 2013-2018, but will see some growth into 2023, along with continued growth of water and beer markets.

November 5, 2019

Processing Equipment

Machine eliminates product cross-contamination

November 5, 2019

Sustainability

Gerber and TerraCycle to launch recycling program

November 4, 2019

Beverage

PET Bottles Lead, but Glass Bottles Rising in Australasia Pack Types

Australasia, with a comparably smaller global market size of 36 billion units in 2018, is expected to shift toward more sustainable pack types over the coming years.

November 1, 2019

Beverage

In Asia Pacific, New Pack Types Offer Up Innovation

In this region, new pack types and sleeker packaging designs are being introduced in order to draw consumers into the brand experience.

October 31, 2019

Beverage

FIJI Water Unveils Multifaceted Plan to Reduce its Use of Plastic

Initiatives include the use of 100% recycled plastic in all its water bottles by 2025 and the introduction of 2.5- and 5-gal containers that will reduce its use of plastic by up to 76%.

October 25, 2019

Food Ingredients

Inverted Pouch for BBQ Sauce a First for the Category

Responding to a survey on consumers’ pain points around BBQ sauce, Uncle Dougie’s introduces a new line of Organics in the STANDCAP pouch, eliminating messy closures and product waste.

October 25, 2019

Beverage

Booklet-style Beer Label Provides Comic Relief

Available in Italy, Comic Beer features three comic strips by acclaimed Spanish illustrator Alberto Madrigal that are secured to a trio of beers via a booklet-style accordion label.

October 25, 2019

Beverage

The Dos and Don’ts of Beer Packaging

Troy Wade, co-founder and Strategy Director of brand design firm Brown&co, shares some of the biggest mistakes both heritage and craft beer brands make in designing their packaging and offers insight how to better appeal to consumers.

October 25, 2019

Dry Processing

Batching system eliminates scrapped batches and lost ingredients

Ensures accurate weighments and correct batches

October 25, 2019

Beverage

World’s Fastest Aseptic PET Lines with Dry Preform Decontamination

China’s Jin Mai Lang recently installed two complete aseptic PET lines, both leveraging Sidel’s dry preform decontamination system known as Aseptic Combi Predis™.

October 25, 2019

Processing Equipment

Vacuum drum mixer offers simplistic mixing with no intermediate vessel

Saves on space and time in smaller factory settings

October 23, 2019