Sun Chemical has acquired the metal deco ink business of PPG, a U.S.-based global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials. Sun Chemical will expand both its operational territories and its overall position in the global metal deco market.
Packaging innovations are helping to drive growth in the beverage market, according to the “Beverage Packaging and Innovation Trends” report published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
Molecola 90-60-90 is the first 100 percent cola of Italy, bottled in glass designed after the curves of 1950s movie divas. The design was created by Verallia, producer of glass bottles and jars for the food and beverage industry.
Henkel is partnering with Waste Free Oceans to remove plastic waste from oceans and rivers, and transform it into bottles for its Lovables laundry brand. The collaboration will run for at least three years. Together, the partners aim to remove enough plastic from rivers, lakes, seas and oceans to produce 100 metric tons of usable recycled material each year.
Firefly’s revitalizing botanical drinks just rolled out a rebrand. Work by B&B studio comes off the heels of the limited edition bottle for Superfly, a botanical blend developed in collaboration with celebrated mixologist Mr. Lyan. The inventive design for Superfly saw the Firefly logo disappear from the front of the pack and the introduction of botanical illustrations across the bottle.
Three friends and former classmates at Cornell Business School noticed that the best, most daring beers in America were being developed by homebrewers. That, along with an enduring passion for the craft of beer making, led them to start Barebottle, a brewery devoted to beers inspired by the San Francisco Bay Area. By sourcing local ingredients wherever possible and employing a community-inspired homebrewers competition, their mission is to create the most innovative brewery in the Bay Area.
Berlin Packaging with Bruni Glass has acquired H. Erben Ltd., an England-based supplier of closures, packaging and packaging equipment with strength in the food and drinks sectors. Erben brings operations in South Africa, in California with its California Capsules business, and operates TheBottleJarStore.co.uk for convenience quantities.
House Wine is releasing new, limited-edition Rainbow Rosé Bubbles cans to celebrate and support LGBTQ equality. Between May 1 and August 31, House Wine will donate for every case sold of the Rainbow Rosé Bubbles cans to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest organization working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality.
Fashion brand Proenza Schouler enlisted the help of Verescence for the bottle creation of it's first fragrance, Arizona. Verescence used its Scuplt'in technology during the forming process to create the bottle's asymmetric distribution of glass.
Real beer, real friendship and real Turkey. That was the takeaway for Brown&co – The Brand Collective, spearheaded by Dave Brown and Troy Wade, both formerly of Brand Union, alongside David (Bic) Bicknell, co-founder of Tin Horse and Echo Brand Design.