Beverage

Naked Juice's 'reNEWabottle' is 100% RPET

A new clear juice bottle for Naked Juice’s beverages is expected to save 8.1 million pounds of virgin plastic annually.

August 30, 2009

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Beverage

Drum discharging/feeding system

Material Transfer’s 180 Degree Rotation Drum Discharging and Feeding System safely inverts drums containing corrosive, dusty, hygroscopic powders then meters the materials into an existing process.

August 30, 2009

Beverage

Beer can graphics makeover

French brewery adopts new look for its flagship beer cans.

August 30, 2009

Beverage

Vitamin water launches in aluminum bottles

Live Young Forever Health and Wellness (LYF) has introduced Live Young Forever Citrus, a vitamin enhanced water.

August 30, 2009

Beverage

McCormick Distilling announces PET Bottles with 15% PCR

Amcor PET Packaging forms an innovative partnership with McCormick Distilling Co. to introduce a 15% PCR addition to McCormick PET bottles.

August 19, 2009

Prepared & Canned Foods

Wine-box packaging line speeds sake filling

Centuries-old Japanese sake company Gekkeikan Sake invests in modern packaging technology to handle growing demand for its restaurant-bound bag-in-box product.

August 17, 2009

Beverage

Secondary packaging: CPG companies that are in it plan to do more of it

25% of survey respondents who already use co-packers for work such as display cartons and sleeved multipacks will increase their volume. But quality, cost, and timeliness challenges remain.

August 5, 2009

Bakery & Snack

As board leadership evolves, a vision is firmly in place for the CPA

August 5, 2009

Beverage

'Comps' give vodka bottle arresting color

Quay Vodka Mediterranean’s glass bottle raises the graphic intensity in the spirits aisle through stunning color.

August 5, 2009

Beverage

Stepping up for the 'little guys'

Small manufacturers are driving a lot of innovation in beverage aisles. They’re leaning on co-packers to provide the ‘value-addeds’ that make their brands financially viable.

August 5, 2009

Beverage

Measuring value? Go beyond the 'box score'

As you put each expense under the microscope, do some extra critical thinking and understand the total value you’re getting in return for your check.

August 4, 2009

Beverage

New vodka and a touch of elegance, at $37 per bottle

First impressions are everything for a new brand, especially in a crowded aisle like vodka.

August 3, 2009

Bakery & Snack

Pack Expo purchases spur a return to Vegas

For a bakery in Georgia and a potato chip manufacturer in Hawaii, Pack Expo Las Vegas 2007 was the place to buy equipment that brought greater productivity and company growth.

August 3, 2009