Sustainability

Perfume, Spirits Brands Lighten the Load of Heavy Packaging with Refills

Luxury Brazilian brands O.U.i. eaux de parfum and Beg Distilaria artisanal gin offer product refills in aluminum bottles to minimize the weight of their packaging and preserve the consumers’ original investment in their premium packaging.

January 24, 2023

Spirits/liquors: Page 3

Sustainable Packaging

East London Liquor Company, Coty, and Teaology Introduce Refillable and Reusable Packaging Solutions

ThePackHub

See a few examples of refillable and reusable packaging innovations from East London Liquor Company, Coty, and Teaology from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 6, 2023

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital Printing Drives Case Production

When you make one-of-a-kind whiskeys the way Rabbit Hole Distillery does, it helps to have a corrugated supplier whose capabilities are remarkable in their own right.

February 1, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Bacardi, Aldi, and Sealed Air Introduce Material Adjustments For Plastic Reduction

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging innovations for plastic reduction by Bacardí, Aldi, and Sealed Air from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 22, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola’s ‘Recycled Records’ Connects Music Sampling, Recycling

The Coca-Cola Company teamed up with two legendary names in music sampling, Mark Ronson and Madlib, to bring a bold musical experiment to life with the launch of “Recycled Records.”

December 14, 2022

Contract Packaging

Co-man/Co-pack Rides the Wave of Adult Ice Pops, Pouched Alcohol

Adult beverage branding and marketing firm Iconic Brands merges with co-man/co-pack TopPop Packaging to address the rapidly growing market for RTD cocktails and RTF adult ice pops, as well as more healthy options for wine and spirits.

December 9, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Smirnoff Program Recycles Glass Bottles Across Chicago

A new recycling program by Smirnoff and Don’t Trash Glass will collect and recycle glass bottles from over 300 businesses across Chicago.

November 7, 2022

Containers

Interactive Can for RTC Cocktail Encourages Social Connections

New vodka-based canned cocktail Meet Your Destiny from 0.2 SIPS comes in a can sized for sharing that also allows consumers to share ‘deets’ directly on the package.

October 17, 2022

Containers

Packaging Reframes the Low/No-Alcohol Story

Learn how brands in the low- and no-alcohol market are using packaging design to differentiate themselves and build consumer loyalty in this growing market.

September 19, 2022

Operational Excellence

New Changeparts Approach has Beam Suntory in High Spirits

By centralizing changeparts storage and management, tasking individuals to be responsible for changeparts inventory and maintenance, and rethinking changeover practices to be leaner and more efficient, operators at Beam Suntory are enjoying significantly

August 29, 2022

Plastics/resins

Southwest Sixth Beverages Opens Co-packing Facility in Nebraska

Southwest Sixth Beverages, LLC

Southwest Sixth Beverages, LLC opened a co-packing facility in Lincoln, Neb.

August 2, 2022

Sustainability

Paper Packaging Makes Inroads into Liquid Applications

This trio of new paper-based packaging applications might seem counterintuitive since the product is liquid. But when paired with a plastic liner or pouch to act as a barrier, paper as a base substrate can make sense for a lot of different reasons.

July 15, 2022

Closures

Absolut Testing Paper-Based Bottle Caps

Pernod Ricard spirits brand Absolut is in the prototyping phase of packaging format testing with a press formed, paper-based beverage cap application.

July 11, 2022