HELIX is the cork & glass solution with an unexpected twist
June 26, 2013
The result of a four-year partnership between Amorim and O-I, the development of HELIX drew on both companies’ innovation capabilities and expertise in serving global wine markets, gained from a heritage that stretches back over a century.
Company aims to decrease packaging by 100,000 tons, the equivalent of about a quarter of a billion full cans of beer *
June 26, 2013
AB InBev aims to reach the goals, which are shared across 24 countries, by the end of 2017. The New Global Environmental Goals are set against a 2012 baseline.
Bud Light Platinum is launching a new 11.5 oz. reclosable aluminum bottle in Las Vegas that will be available at nightclubs and pools throughout the city. Bud Light Platinum is the first beer to be made available in Anheuser-Busch’s new reclosable aluminum bottle.
Now single-serve beverage coolers are taking up sizeable real estate ‘front-of-store’ at grocers, convenience stores, drug stores, mass merchandisers and more thanks to a strong and seemingly universal demand for a wide range of grab-and-go drinks.
New Perrier bottles feature the art of Andy Warhol
June 19, 2013
Celebrating its history with the pop art icon and Warhol’s belief that “pop art is for everyone,”
Perrier also offers a chance to take home an original Warhol work of art.
Thirsty beer drinkers can slake their thirst faster thanks to a two-piece carrier design aided by rotary die cutting technology offered by Schober USA. Working inline as a “slave” with a folder gluer, the Schober RSM operates at speeds of 150m/min (492 ft/min) and more on a 24/7 basis – producing significantly more beverage carriers than the traditional one-piece design.
M-F 14 line is a versatile, cost-effective machine for packaging yogurts, puddings, juices and water
June 10, 2013
Oystar USA offers the new Oystar Erca M-F 14 Cup Packaging Line for the form, fill and seal of food products including yogurts, puddings, juices and water.
Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH, one of the world’s leading plastic converters, announce their Joint Development Agreement for the development of PEF bottles. After The Coca-Cola Company and Danone, ALPLA is the third company to collaborate with Avantium on PEF, a bioplastic based on Avantium’s proprietary YXY technology. The goal of these collaborations is to bring 100% biobased PEF bottles to the market by 2016.
Blue Marlin continues ZEO brand guardianship to design 3 new variants
June 5, 2013
ZEO, an innovative soft drink experience from Freedrinks Ltd, is expanding its offering with three enticing new variants, aptly called Burst, Crush, and Zest. Global branding and design agency Blue Marlin has created packaging for the new range which will be available from May in bars as well as in retailers from supermarket to high-end department stores, including Harvey Nichols.
Landshark lager and Zac Brown Band jamming together for three limited-edition cans
May 17, 2013
Fans get full access to their favorite band, beer with exclusive digitial content, opportunities to win a VIP trip to the Southern Ground Music & Food Festival