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With craft and imported beer bringing consumers back to beer, bottles and labels have to look snazzier than ever, all while not harming the environment. It’s no wonder that kegs and cans are being marketed more now than in the recent past. Polyethylene terephthalate and paper don’t have the same carbonation retention abilities as glass, but aluminum certainly does, and it is a much more suitable material for recycling.

In the last 18 months, bottled water has come under some of the most virulent attacks experienced by any consumable products.

Cleaning is a major issue in manufacturing operations. Failure to clean and sanitize properly results in more than an ugly package. In extreme cases, it can result in consumer illness

Kraft Foods unveiled a major packaging variation for its iconic Cool Whip dessert topping: putting it into an aerosol can for the first time.

Probiotic yogurt is driving a surge that will double Dannon's production by 2010. Here's how packaging is keeping up.

Aluminum and lighter plastic duke it out to grab consumer attention and increase sustainability for carbonated soft drinks.

Closure technology for food and beverage packaging continues to evolve in response to convenience requirements, an aging population and concerns about sustainability. At the same time, technology innovations are delivering fresh approaches to barrier-closure design.

If you work in manufacturing, you’ve heard the term “Overall Equipment Effectiveness” or its acronym “OEE.” Although widely used, I have found that many people don’t know what it is. Fewer understand it.

We asked shoppers to share their feelings about closures on food and beverage packages. Based on their answers, we’ve grouped them into four types: Appreciators, Ping-Pongs, Avoiders and Questioners.

As functions and interfaces with other equipment become more complex, control components on conveyors have to do more.