Ardagh Group, Glass – North America has introduced three new glass food jars for craft food producers on its BOB site. The new food containers include a 5 oz. hot sauce bottle, a 9 oz. refrigerator jar and a 12 oz. mayo/salsa jar.

Mountain Culture Kombucha partnered with Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a division of Ardagh Group, to introduce a new 12 oz. glass bottle design for its kombucha.

Sprecher Brewing Company’s new sparkling water product line is packaged in glass to create brand differentiation with a premium, sustainable package.  

There is a new contender in the spicy food world. The Powerful Pepper Company made its debut and brought its first product offerings to the greater Atlanta area and opened its online store to the public. 

Absolut’s Elyx vodka bottle, created by Ardagh Group, celebrates the role that copper plays in the distillation process.

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.