Sustainable Packaging

Ice Age-Era Water Taps Mother Nature for Product, Packaging

Finnish natural mineral water Vellamo combines glass packaging with a transparent, wood-based polypropylene label to complement its brand story and sustainability goals.

July 15, 2020

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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

Beverage

Paper Bottle for Wine

With the launch of its 3Q Sangiovese red Italian wine, Italian vineyard Cantina Goccia is the first to commercialize an innovative new paper bottle.

July 10, 2020

Beer

Miller Genuine Draft Simplifies Design, Amps up Equity

A global redesign of the primary and secondary packaging creates a premium brand image through a simplified and sharpened identity to connect with a brand-savvy demographic.

July 9, 2020

Labels

Jones Soda Labels Convey ‘Messages of Hope’ Amidst COVID-19

Six limited-edition label designs for the U.S. and six for Canada convey the spirit of resilience that has emerged during the coronavirus crisis.

July 7, 2020

Beverage

Refrigerated Oat Creamer from nutpods

Coffee creamer company nutpods, based in Bellevue, WA, has recently introduced a new refrigerated product line: zero sugar oat creamer.

July 6, 2020

Beverage

Bacardi Personalizes Bottles with Direct Digital Print

BACARDÍ rum, the number one rum in Europe, has launched a limited-editionglass bottle that uses direct digital printing to bring an Augmented Reality experience to consumers.

July 2, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Beer Cans' Premium Foil Lidding Adds Billboard Space While Appealing to Post-COVID Consumer

Romanian lager Albacher doesn't mention the pandemic specifically, but the timing of its new foil lidding, which adds billboard space and ensures a clean beer can surface, is fortuitous considering an increasingly safety-conscious consumer base.

June 29, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

City Brewery Triples Production Capacity

The co-manufacturer upgraded its canning lines in six months with controllers, AC drives, and HMI software to quickly and nimbly accommodate changing consumer tastes as well as optimize operational efficiency.

June 29, 2020

Containers

The Devil is in the Details of a New Brandy Bottle

Chilean wine brand Casillero del Diablo enters the spirits category, with a custom brandy bottle with shoulders shaped to resemble a Devil's horns and graphics.

June 24, 2020

Beverage

Heineken Customizes for Grand Prix

Dutch brewing company Heineken, which has a global partnership with Formula 1 racing, wanted to do something special for the return of the Grand Prix to the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands.

June 24, 2020

Beverage

New Line Features Two Blow/fill Systems

To maximize the ability to change over from one neck diameter to another and to fill either aseptic, CSD, or still products, Bickford’s doubled down on blow/fill technology.

June 16, 2020

Containers

Limited-Edition Jägermeister Bottle Created to #SAVETHENIGHT During COVID-19

A reinterpreted label for Jägermeister celebrates nightlife, while also highlighting the company’s commitment to help those artists, creatives, bartenders, and club owners affected by the lockdown.

June 16, 2020