Beverage

Beer 101

MillerCoors needed a way to engage the beer-buying public in-store, right at the shelf, while also educating them about the high-quality, slow-roasted, caramelized malts used to brew its George Killian’s Irish Red Lager.

January 6, 2009

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Flexibles

Brewer taps high-end beer market with 750-mL bottles

. Brewer taps high-end beer market with 750-mL bottles Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY, is marketing selected beers from its repertoire in private-mold 750-mL glass bottles supplied by United Bottles & Packaging (www.unitedbottles.com), the North American distributor for the glass producer Wiegand & Soehne GmbH & Co. KG of Germany (www.wiegand-glas.de).

January 6, 2009

Sustainability

Oxo-biodegradability?

I didn’t even know there was an “oxo-biodegradable PET plastic movement” until a December 3 email notified me of its existence.

January 6, 2009

Beverage

The new packaging innovation leaders

Can it be? Retailers are beginning to take the lead when it comes to packaging initiatives. In doing so, their private-label brands are giving national brands a run for their money, both literally and figuratively.

January 6, 2009

Beverage

Glowelle 'cosmeceutical' looks good in glass

Functional 'beauty juice' from Nestlé is designed with an upscale look.

January 5, 2009

Sustainability

WRAP extends enviro wine program to U.S.

U.S. wineries can save costs and the environment via a new international cross-industry project,  GlassRite Wine.

December 29, 2008

Containers

AriZona opts for custom hot-fillable PET

The 20-oz PET panel-less bottles represent a new technology.

December 19, 2008

Beverage

Hang tag promotes Killian's quality

Tri-fold tag engages consumers at the point of purchase.

December 15, 2008

Dairy

Shanghai to track all major food quality by 2010...

A source-tracing system will be in place by 2010 to ensure food quality in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

December 8, 2008

Flexible packaging

Packaging automation delivers value for tough economy

With the recession ‘official,’ CPGs stand to win more sales and market share in 2009 through packaging innovation and efficiency than comparable investments.

December 8, 2008

Contract Packaging

Marketing rollout begins for industry report

The Contract Packaging Association’s (CPA) “State of the Contract Packaging Industry” report is now available.

December 6, 2008

Contract Packaging

Acing the audit

Preparation, practice, and consistency are essentials for impressing auditors.

December 5, 2008

Flexibles

CP 08 paints paths to innovation

It takes a planned strategy, Quaker Foods VP says. Conference gives direction to assembling the right team, and where and how contract packaging enters the mix.

December 5, 2008