In our industry it looks like a great deal of food and beverage items are opting for pouches, but rigid containers still have a strong market presence.
Food and Beverage Packaging: Beverage packaging manufacturers continue to focus on sustainability. What is the environmental benefit to using beverage cans?
Innovative beverage end available exclusively in the Canadian market
July 12, 2013
Crown is rolling out its new Vented End beverage cans for two of Canada’s top selling brands: Coors Light and Molson Canadian. The product of an exclusive partnership between Crown and Molson Canadian, it features a vented end to allow for a smoother pour, enhanced experience and a unique opening feature.
Nature’s Coffee Kettle is a coffee brewing system for campers, hikers and coffee connoisseurs. Now the company’s updated spouted pouch from Flair Flexible Packaging helps Nature’s Coffee Kettle better communicate the unique brewing method and the freshness of the custom-roasted gourmet coffee.
First inaugural cadet contest collects 24,310 cans
April 26, 2013
The United States Air Force Academy Cadet Squadron 09 won the inaugural Great American Can Roundup contest by recycling a total of 4,166 beverage cans. Sponsored by the Can Manufacturers Institute, the GACR creates awareness of the environmental benefits of recycling cans.
That first sip of cold beer from an aluminum can or a bottle tastes great, doesn’t it? But don’t you wish there was a convenient way to keep that can colder, longer? Commodore Plastics has the answer with its new Labec® foam label stock, and is targeting both large and small breweries.
Pure Ally introduces Kwass’Up, a malted non-alcoholic beverage with uncommonly invigorating properties. This unusual soft drink, made with only natural flavors, contains less sugar and calories than traditional sodas and sports drinks. Kwass’Up has been described by testers as “far more refreshing” than typical soft drinks.
Cans Get You Cooking is a national, integrated multi-year campaign which will be launched by the Can Manufacturers Institute. The Cans Get You Cooking campaign is uniquely designed to increase usage over time—not just getting cans into the pantry, but out of the pantry and onto the table.
