Operational Excellence

Alcohol Consumption Habits Shift During COVID-19

New white paper explores how adult beverage consumption and purchase habits have changed during the pandemic, and what to expect in the future.

February 17, 2021

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Recycling

Absolut Movement Bottle Encourages Inclusivity

Absolut’s latest limited edition vodka bottle, ‘Absolut Movement,’ aims to inspire people to connect in celebration of inclusivity.

February 4, 2021

Closures

Spirits Bottle for Veteran-Owned Whiskey Brand Hits its Target

New whiskey brand launched to celebrate all branches of the military uses unique packaging touches throughout, including a canteen-style bottle, a spent cartridge-shaped cap, and a display case designed to look like an ammo crate.

January 22, 2021

Cartons and boxes

Mystical Northern Lights Captured on Holographic Carton

Finnish spirits company uses unique holographic metallization effect on cartons for its Arctic Blue Gin for ‘a result that is as close to an actual northern lights flare as printed materials can accomplish.’

November 23, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Counter-Pressure Integrated Craft Beer/Beverage Canning Line

Using true isobarometric filling technology, the CB50C counter-pressure canning line answers the call for carbonation in Craft beverage.

November 10, 2020

Digital Printing

Distillery Meets Gallery, and the Bottle is the Canvas

Surrealism meets spirit in Burl & Sprig’s award-winning digitally printed premium liquor bottles.

November 6, 2020

Containers

Dark and Alluring Aluminum Bottle for Red Wine

An aluminum bottle with a black body and a label with red metallic medieval scrollwork suits the mysterious and alluring Apothic Red brand.

October 28, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Bacardí Goes All-In on 100% Biodegradable Spirits Bottle

The new 100% biodegradable bottle isn't just a prototype or regional rollout. It will replace 80 million plastic bottles–3,000 tons of plastic–currently produced by Bacardi across its portfolio of brands every year.

October 23, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Malibu Shares Sustainability News

Lynne Millar, Director of Purchasing for Malibu and Kahlua, answers questions on Malibu’s recent sustainability announcements.

August 24, 2020

Secondary Packaging

Multipacking Applicator Maximizes Can Output for On-Trend Mixed Drink Producer

A multipacking applicator helped leading Canadian beverage producer Black Fly to fully automate its packing line and double its canning output, achieving a noteworthy ROI.

August 20, 2020

Cartons and boxes

A Jewel of a Presentation Box for Royal Salute Whisky

A new addition to the Royal Salute whisky range, The Treasured Blend gets a presentation box with double-door design that opens to a stunning, gold foil menagerie fit for a queen.

August 4, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Absolut Sustainability

Karin Ekroth, Senior Manager of Communications & Sustainability for The Absolut Company, shares how the world’s sixth-largest international spirits brand—with production of nearly 26 million gallons in fiscal year 2018/19—works toward a circular economy.

July 29, 2020

Beverage

Paper Bottle for Diageo Spirits

For Spring of 2021, London-based Diageo plans a limited release of Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky in what it calls “the world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood.”

July 14, 2020