Sustainable Packaging

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2021 - #9: Coca-Cola Unveils 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle, Ready to Scale

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we are counting down the Top 10 articles of 2021. Anne Marie Mohan's report on Coca-Cola's 100% plant-based bottle checks in at #9.

December 25, 2021

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Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Unveils 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle, Ready to Scale

Using two breakthrough technologies, The Coca-Cola Company has found two paths to a 100% bio-based bottle, one that uses sugar from corn, and another that uses forestry waste.

October 27, 2021

Labels

Jones Soda Bottles Come to Life with AR Labels

Reflecting on the fact that its labels are the original user-generated content, for its 25th anniversary, Jones Soda relies on content creators to take its labels to the next level with augmented reality.

September 15, 2021

Beverage

2021 Beverage Trends Driving Change

PMMI

Beverage manufacturers are striving to meet consumer demands for more sustainable packaging, functional & convenient beverage formats, and healthier product offerings. Download this free report on packaging and processing beverage trends.

August 26, 2021

Sustainability

Graphic Packaging Partners with Coca-Cola HBC Ireland & Northern Ireland’s “World Without Waste” Strategy

Graphic Packaging International

Graphic Packaging’s fiber-based technology will eliminate 500 tons of plastic annually.

August 19, 2021

Beverage

Beverage Manufacturing: Machines Needed for a Smarter Plant Floor

With 67% of beverage manufacturers planning to eventually add additional packaging equipment to their operations, flexibility is the key element that is needed in new machinery.

July 30, 2021

Beverage

Pandemic-Related Health and Hygiene Consumer Trends Affecting Beverage Market

Product safety demands and active health management are two areas that have increased since the start of the pandemic, and the results on the beverage industry will likely be long-term.

July 26, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Exclusive Interview: PepsiCo’s Ongoing Sustainable Transformation Keeps Pace with Changing Landscape

Back in 2018, Packaging World spoke to Tom Mooradian, Sr. Manager, Environmental Sustainability at PepsiCo, about the brand's recycling initiatives. Three years later, we catch up with him to check on progress, changes, and see what's on the horizon.

July 23, 2021

Beverage

Increase in Online Grocery Shopping Impacts Beverage Pack Sizes and Machine Needs

Manufacturers are being pressed to readjust strategies or accelerate previously made plans in order to address the e-commerce channel surge and meet related demands.

July 15, 2021

Beverage

Beverage Manufacturers Turn to Dynamic Machines and Automation to Meet SKU Expansion

Manufacturers are being pressed on all fronts to expand offerings in the beverage market, and they are turning to OEMs and suppliers to offer solutions at all points in the manufacturing process.

July 9, 2021

Labels

5 New Beverage Packaging Designs Celebrate Summer

From a soda can that grants access to virtual hip-hop concerts to a tequila seltzer package that evokes a vacation feel, these recently released beverage packaging designs celebrate summer togetherness.

July 7, 2021

Sustainability

Goslings Adopts Paperboard Wraparound Carton for Improved Appearance, Sustainability Profile, and Retail Function

This gusseted multipack format is less expensive than fully enclosed packs, while providing brand-endorsed billboard space, retailer-approved can retention, and consumer-favored sustainability bona fides. Co-packer Polar Beverages automated the process.

July 1, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Global Brands Pilot Bottles Made Using ‘Transformational’ Recycling Technology

L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe pilot the world’s first food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic.

June 30, 2021