Tidal Rum, a new rum that just launched in the U.K., was produced by Jersey-based Shorts Boy Distillery. The product is made by the extreme tides of the Channel Isles that allow the short seaweed tendrils to flourish.

Lobring now leads Berlin Packaging’s entire supply chain organization, including domestic and international procurement as well as the quality service division.

Berlin Packaging, a full-service supplier of glass, plastic and metal containers and closures, has acquired Verrerie Calvet, a packaging supplier in Aimargues, France, the heart of Southern France’s food region.

Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a division of Ardagh Group, recently hosted a Sustainable Brewing & Packaging event at its Wilson, N.C. facility. Craft breweries from North Carolina, government agency officials and representatives from other supply chain businesses gathered to discuss sustainability and recycling initiatives.

The glass container industry’s key indicators in North America remained generally stable between 2017 and 2018, with continued opportunities for growth in 2019 in the spirits, food and craft beverages markets.

The market for organic, sustainable and biodynamic wines will continue to grow, according to the recent IWSR forecast. This is especially true in the U.S., where the number of wine bottles sold is predicated to increase 14 percent by 2022.  

Linx Printing Technologies has launched a returnable Linx Black bottling ink to enable the reuse of glass bottles used in the drinks industry.

Australasian drinks company Frucor Suntory has developed True Water, a new range of premium fruit-infused water with design by drinks specialist design agency Denomination.

The first-place winner of the 2018 Glass Packaging Design Competition at Michigan State University's School of Packaging is a student team with a premium 1-liter glass bottle design for Hot Shot Cinnamon Whiskey.

Ardagh Group, Glass – North America announced that three of its customers were awarded Clear Choice Awards by the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI).