Containers

Pepsi launches first new bottle design in 16 years

The new bottle's bold swirl and elevated profile are said to reflect the brand's attributes and youthful spirit.

March 25, 2013

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Containers

HONEST Fizz artwork offers 'a serving of fun'

Packaging for new HONEST Fizz, a line of naturally sweetened sodas from Honest Tea, uses whimsical product shots and lots of bubbles to convey fun and effervescence.

March 1, 2013

Containers

Diet Double-Cola's turn for a refresh

Ionic cola brand gets new can and carton graphics that reflect its personality—‘ a little out of the ordinary, friendly, handcrafted, and different from other big-name colas.’

February 11, 2013

Containers

Root beer in aluminum pint bottle

For premier craft brewer Oskar Blues Brewery of Lyons, CO, combining their home-brewed root beer with a convenient, quick-chilling, resealable aluminum bottle benefited not only Oskar Blues and its customers but also the family of Brian Stiff.

July 3, 2012

Beverage

NYC ban could turn up the heat on 'supersized' soft drink packaging

Datamonitor report indicates that the proposed legislation could lead companies to opt for smaller package configurations.

June 12, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Remote Diagnostics at Coke Plant

Kai Mariappan, plant control specialist at the Egan, MN, plant of Coca Cola, shared with his audience in the packaging track an example of a successful remote diagnostics application for packaging and production.

May 23, 2012

Containers

Diet Coke wears its heart on its can

Can graphics call attention to women’s heart health educational programs.

February 10, 2012

Sustainability

Coca-Cola invests in biotech to fast track a 100% plant-based bottle

The Coca-Cola Company invests in three biotechnology companies to help speed the development of a commercial-scale technology to create a 100% plant-based PlantBottle.

December 15, 2011

Plastics/resins

Mountain Dew gets brand-specific bottle

Design challenges include meeting operational requirements for ‘hundreds of bottlers’ and creating a new shape using the same lightweight preform for sustainability.

December 1, 2011

Sustainability

A Jim Beam perspective

Robert Land, corporate packaging engineer at Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., talks about trends in packaging.

September 28, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

2011 Clear Choice Awards: Innovation in glass pack design recognized

The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) has announced the winners of its 2011 Clear Choice Awards. Sponsored by GPI since 1989, the awards honor consumer product goods manufacturers that expand the frontiers of glass packaging design by using glass containers in innovative ways.

September 27, 2011

Beverage

'Ground-breaking' soft drinks innovation

Britvic has shaken up the soft drinks industry by giving its iconic Tango brand a new twist with the launch of Turbo Tango, a ground-breaking soft drinks innovation targeted at teens. The innovation features ‘nitro-fuelled’ aerosol technology, which delivers a foamy blast of orange and a totally new drinking experience.

September 8, 2011

Recycling

Cartoon in a can boosts soft drink sales

German grocery chain Edeka Hessenring launches its own-brand cola in a novel six-pack carton, along with augmented reality that lets the ‘Sprudeltier’ out of the can.

September 8, 2011