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According to Califia Farms, the move to 100 rPET bottles will help reduce its GHGs by at least 19% and cut its energy use in half.

Califia Farms Moves to 100% rPET Bottles

Plant-based beverage producer Califia Farms switches all its refrigerated milk, creamer, coffee, and tea products to from bottles made from virgin plastic to 100% rPET packaging.

March 5, 2024

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Multipack Success at Maui Brewing Leads to New Line

Hawaii’s largest craft brewer installs a new high-speed canning line to complement new cartoning capabilities after a switch from plastic carriers to multipack cartons proves popular with consumers.

March 1, 2024

With its new cartoner, MBC is creating 12- and 24-ct variety packs, a format it learned early on was popular among tourists.

Operational Excellence

Craft Beer and Craft Spirits Compete for Market Space

Pre-mixed cocktails and consumer preferences away from beer and malt-based drinks are contributing to significant growth in craft spirits.

February 29, 2024

Brewers are looking for ways to reverse a contraction in sales, with strategies including diversifying product portfolios.

Sustainable Packaging

Amazon, Bacardi, and Nestlé Introduce Sustainable Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of sustainable packaging innovations by Amazon Sweden, Bacardi, and Nestlé Brazil from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

February 12, 2024

Amazon's SIOC initiative encourages selling partners to use easily recyclable and ready-to-ship packaging.

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Indiana Winery Upgrades Bottling, Nearly Doubles Capacity

Faced with an increase in demand driven partly by the pandemic, Oliver Winery now routinely fills 750-mL glass bottles at 12,000 bph as opposed to the 7,000 done formerly.

February 6, 2024

The installation of this automatic decaser brought numerous ergonomic advantages to the winery’s operation.

Containers & Closures

Sprite Gets Naked, for Now

Coca Cola strips the labels from its Sprite on-the-go rPET bottles in the company’s first U.K. trial of label-less packaging.

January 29, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

EasyJet, Never Never Distilling Co., and Schwan Cosmetics Introduce Reusable Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of reusable packaging innovations from EasyJet, Never Never Distilling Co., and Schwan Cosmetics from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

January 29, 2024

EasyJet aims to eliminate 10 million single-use items per year with its switch to reusable cups and cutlery.

AB InBev Picks Active & Intelligent Packaging Tech Winners at AIPIA

AB InBev listened to a host of smart packaging tech pitches, but came away with these three winners as viable solutions to solve for on-pack 2D datamatrix challenges, semi-serialization for rewards programs, vision modeling, and more.

January 19, 2024

AlmaScience solves for AB InBev's desire for semi-serialization using datamatrix codes built right into Corona beer logos laser etched into the glass.

Sustainable Packaging

Philips, Walkers, and Aldi U.K. Introduce Paper Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of paper packaging innovations from Philips, Walkers, and Aldi U.K. from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

January 5, 2024

Versuni is switching to 100% recycled paper for its top performing Philips home appliances.

Sustainable Packaging

Starbucks: Bring Your Own Cup to Reduce Single-Use Packaging

Starting today, consumers will be able to use their own clean, personal cup for a contactless pour at every visit at all stores nationwide. The reusable packaging program can be used in drive-through, the Starbucks app, and in retail locations.

January 3, 2024

Starbucks says this milestone achieves a goal set in 2022 to make it easier for customers to use reusable cups and help Starbucks reduce cup waste sent to landfill.

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Castrol Introduce Recycling Innovations

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Castrol from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

January 2, 2024

Coca-Cola's new 100% recycled plastic bottles in Canada are expected to prevent 7.6 million pounds of new plastic production in 2024.

Diageo & Bacardi's Circular Spirits Format Emerges by Land, Sea, & Casino

The big spirits brands and their channel partners seek to eliminate tons of single-use packaging waste in bars, casinos, and even cruise ships with the disruptive ecoTOTE and SmartPour reusable packaging format.

December 7, 2023

A bar or restaurant that serves a sufficient quantity of a certain spirit—say Smirnoff as a house vodka, or Bacardi Superior as a house rum—can simply swap out these large glass bottles into a dispensing device behind the bar, akin to a watercooler or beer tap.

Sustainable Packaging

Superfresh Growers, Mont Blanc, and Tönissteiner Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations by Superfresh Growers, Mont Blanc, and Tönissteiner from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 5, 2023

Superfresh Growers' new PCR fruit bags are sourced from U.S. recycling centers and FDA food-contact approved.

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Products

Certified Home Compostable Coffee Capsule Solution

Fully Compostable Coffee Capsule

Constantia Flexibles, in partnership with Greiner Packaging, has launched a certified home compostable coffee capsule compatible with standard machines for a sustainable solution.

Flexible Packaging Paper for Coffee Packaging

Filler for Water and Still Beverages