Beverage: Page 55

Packaging World’s beverage content focuses on beverage packaging and materials innovations, automation, machinery, and sustainability. Verticals within the scope of editorial coverage include: beer, coffee, dairy, drinks/non-alcoholic, juice, spirits/liquors, water, and wine.

Beverage

MPE: In-situ capsule coffee grinder

Modern Process Equipment Corporation

MPE’s fully automated in-situ Model 600.IS roller style, two-stage capsule coffee grinder features programmable, repeatable grind and density adjustments. It is designed to operate in place, on top of capsule, pod, and any other types of packaging machines.

June 26, 2019

Flexibles

First use of Ecolean in Mexico

Mexico City-based Alpura, a leading dairy producer in Mexico, is the first in that country to commercialize an innovative stand-up pouch that has become quite popular around the world.

June 26, 2019

Alpura becomes the first in Mexico to commercialize the Ecolean pouch.

Sustainability

What’s new at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019

A growing show means more features…find out what PMMI has in store for 2019.

June 24, 2019

Plastics/resins

Arch Brewing pioneers 64-oz PET barrier growler for craft beer market

Arch Brewing Co. became the first commercialization for this lightweight, event-friendly plastic alternative to glass growlers popular at craft breweries.

June 18, 2019

Sustainability

Coca-Cola to use 100% rPET bottles for water and tea in Western Europe

Move to 100% rPET for Honest, Glacéau Smartwater, and Chaudfontaine expected to remove nearly 10,000 tons of virgin plastic in 2020. Another initiative sees Sprite in clear, easy-to-recycle bottles.

June 18, 2019

Coca-Cola’s Honest, Glacéau Smartwater, and Chaudfontaine brands will all be sold in bottles made from 100% recycled PET.

Sustainable Packaging

Starbucks launches reusable cup trial at Gatwick Airport

In a first-of-its kind trial, Starbucks is giving airport travelers the option of selecting a reusable cup, which they can return to a Cup Check-In site before boarding their plane.

June 17, 2019

• Before customers board their flight, they can return their cup to one of five Cup Check-In points in the terminal.

Containers

U.K. Energy Drink Design Gets Revitalizing Change

For the first time in more than eight years, the U.K.’s Lucozade Energy flavors line gets an updated label design that brings a new sense of relevancy and vitality to the iconic brand.

June 9, 2019

The Lucozade Energy flavors line is available in five varieties.

Beverage

As the growth of craft beer wanes, diversification may be a necessity

The crowded craft beer space has forced some producers to diversify, in order to expand offerings.

June 6, 2019

As the growth of craft beer wanes, diversification may be a necessity

Bulk handling/filling equipment

Royal Cup Coffee and Tea creates a bridge to its future

The complex, multiphase project cuts labor in half and doubles production capacity with bridges that create one interconnected facility instead of three. This new linear flow streamlines the product’s journey from raw material to final package.

June 4, 2019

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

InLine Can is a first in coffee

This innovative and award-winning Coffee3 cube container, made from rollstock and filled directly inline, brings multiple benefits to both the coffee manufacturer and the consumer.

June 4, 2019

The InLine can consists of a multilayer lamination used to form its body, an aluminum lidding membrane that is induction sealed, and a hinged overcap induction sealed to the can.

Beverage

Label and distribution regs delay craft producers’ offerings

Regulations can slow speed to market, and a crowded distribution channel makes space on the shelf a challenge to producers.

May 30, 2019

The challenges of regulation and distribution in the craft beer and spirits industry

Coding, Printing & Labeling

A toast to fast, flexible laser coding on bottles

Spanish wine producer Caballero installs a laser printer that needs no adjustment to code bottles of different shapes and sizes, significantly reducing downtime on its bottling line.

May 25, 2019

From left, Luis Caballero and Luis Pindado of Caballero Group

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Old Bay Seasoning in tin: McCormick’s Old Bay returns to its classic printed tin canister—iconic blue-and-yellow graphics with a red lid—shown here with front panel and back label (nutrition facts/recipes).

McCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to Tin

McCormick's Old Bay, and newer clean-label players, are bringing spices back to printed tin, pairing shelf impact and vintage charm with potential sustainability upside as EPR pressures grow.

CVS store brands are expanding and localizing assortments, adding pressure on private-label teams to manage packaging, suppliers, and outsourced manufacturing at scale.

How CVS Store Brands Handles Refreshing a 5,000-item Private Label Portfolio

Spanish Juice Brand Debuts Aseptic Pack with Paper Barrier

Automation’s Catch-22: CPGs Eye Expansion, But Costs and Constraints Persist

Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency

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