Capping

New Blender Upgrade Boosts Entire Soda Filling Operation

By adopting Bevcorp’s new MicrO2 system, Admiral Beverage simplified deaeration, optimized blending, and sped up both filling and changeovers.

November 11, 2019

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Operational Excellence

Eastern Europe Beverage Market Growth Projections

Consumer demand for carbonated beverages was flat from 2013-2018, but will see some growth into 2023, along with continued growth of water and beer markets.

November 5, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Top Beverage Brands Commit to Getting ‘Every Bottle Back’

Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo make significant investments to initiate a four-part program to improve the collection of plastic bottles so they can be made into new ones.

November 2, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola European Partners Replaces Plastic with Paperboard for Multipacks

By switching from shrink film to paperboard cartons or wraps for its multipacks across Western Europe, Coca-Cola European partners expects to eliminate 4,000 tons of single-use plastic per year.

October 31, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Unveils 25% Recycled Marine PET Bottle

On Oct. 3, Coca-Cola unveiled its first ever sample bottle made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food or drinks.

October 3, 2019

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fiber Laser Codes, Marks Aluminum at Speed

PACK EXPO Las Vegas attendees are getting a sneak peek of the Videojet 7340 and 7440 fiber laser marking systems, designed for coding aluminum.

September 25, 2019

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

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