Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pepsi bottler: It’s about more than ROI

This independent Pepsi bottler is among the first to install a new breed of laser coder that now makes it possible to laser code aluminum cans at speeds to 2,900 cans/min.

August 21, 2019

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Converting equipment

How To Make a Better PET Bottle

Automated Blowmolder Control systems help this Mexican converter meet quality, scheduling, and performance targets for its through-the-wall customer.

August 16, 2019

Sustainability

Coca-Cola to use 100% rPET bottles for water and tea in Western Europe

Move to 100% rPET for Honest, Glacéau Smartwater, and Chaudfontaine expected to remove nearly 10,000 tons of virgin plastic in 2020. Another initiative sees Sprite in clear, easy-to-recycle bottles.

June 18, 2019

Containers

Diet Coke Refresh Blends Iconic Past with Bold Future

New graphics, flavors, and can shape give Diet Coke a modern look for a future generation of fans, while retaining those elements that have made the brand a favorite for 35 years.

February 6, 2019

Labels

Coke explores printed electronics

A recent campaign by Coca-Cola Central and Eastern Europe, though limited in scope, bears watching because it involves an intriguing use of printed electronics.

January 21, 2019

Sustainability

PepsiCo's robust recycling initiative

Tom Mooradian, Manager, Environmental Sustainability at PepsiCo, describes the PepsiCo Recycling initiative and the progress it has made toward increasing recycling rates.

March 10, 2018

Containers

Coke debuts ink technology

Thermochromic ‘Reveal’ ink technology makes its commercial debut with Coca-Cola brands in three Eastern European countries.

February 16, 2018

Sustainability

Coca-Cola to collect/recycle equivalent of its packaging sold

The company and its global network of bottling partners will tackle the goal through a renewed focus on the entire packaging life cycle.

January 23, 2018

Beverage

PepsiCo bottler lightweights PET bottles

Blow molder control system supports lightweighting success, including this: a 2-L bottle for low-carbonation beverages that weighed 52 g now weighs just 46 g.

October 27, 2017

Containers

Mountain Dew takes on AR zombies

Zombie walkers from AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ are unlocked through an augmented reality app tied to limited-edition cans and cartons of Mountain Dew.

October 21, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola in Great Britain unveils new sustainable packaging strategy

Company to double the amount of rPET in its bottles by 2020, launch consumer campaign to convey the importance of recycling, and champion reform of the packaging recycling system in Great Britain.

July 12, 2017

Beverage

Redesign for juice in cans, bottles

Launched in the mid-80s, Rio set out to offer a natural alternative to fizzy, fruitless soft drinks; in an era of flamboyance and flair, its iconic name captured both the exoticism of its tropical taste and the intrigue of another world at a time where global travel was largely the preserve of the rich and famous.

April 28, 2017

Beverage

Lawsuit accuses Coca-Cola of tobacco-industry practices

The soft-drink megabrand’s tactics reflecting the discredited tactics of big tobacco? If true, it gives new meaning to the phrase, “Smoke and mirrors.”

February 2, 2017