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The integral handle bottle went from resin code PETE 7 to code PETE 1.
Sustainable Packaging
Coca-Cola's Simply Orange more sustainable, still structurally sound
New 89-oz juice bottle with integral handle switches from PETG to new PET formulation, goes from resin code PETE 7 to code PETE 1.
September 21, 2018

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Plastics/resins
Flat wine bottle for e-commerce is a Dow Diamond finalist
A flat, Bordeaux-style wine bottle that easily fits through U.K. households’ letterboxes is named a Diamond finalist in The Dow Chemical Company’s 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation.
September 16, 2018
The wines are packaged in a corrugated, letterbox-friendly postal pack.
Labels
Danone’s 3.2 million unique labels
Aqua d’Or, the Danish mineral water brand owned by Danone, is now selling 3.2 million of its water bottles in one-of-a-kind packaging.
September 14, 2018
Aqua d'Or's campaign involved 3.2 million unique labels.
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Craft brewer upgrades can filling
This Canadian brewer was the first in the world to commercialize the Innofill Can C, a can filler designed specifically for brewers whose volumes are in the small to medium range.
September 12, 2018
Steamworks was the first to install the small-footprint Innofill Can C .
Recycling
PET for aseptic milk
Huanlejia, well-known as a Chinese producer of food and beverages, recently switched from HDPE to PET bottles for its coconut milk; its main objectives in this change were to reinforce brand image and increase production speed.
August 31, 2018
PET bottles filled aseptically have a one-year shelf life.
Beverage
Package redesign thwarts brand identity crisis
When Kill Cliff's product line expanded to cover more of the CrossFit market, the packaging needed an update to reflect all new drinks designed for separate applications.
August 29, 2018
When Kill Cliff's product line expanded to cover more of the CrossFit market, the packaging needed an update.
Containers
New kombucha brand comes on bold and bright
A new line of kombucha beverages from international rugby champion Jonny Wilkinson uses a bold logo mark and colors, along with free-flowing lines that represent living energy.
August 27, 2018
N°1 Kombucha in Passion Fruit & Goji
Beverage
MillerCoors' Sol brews up a sunny redesign
A vibrant new look for Sol beer packaging incorporates the brand’s iconic heritage, sunrays, and old Mexico signage to build appeal and stand out from the competition.
August 21, 2018
A vibrant new look for Sol beer packaging incorporates the brand’s iconic heritage, sunrays, and old Mexico signage to build appeal and stand out from the competition.
Secondary Packaging
Icy, sweet treats case-packed at 300 cups/min
Plant producing frozen desserts for J&J Snack Foods takes the sting out of handling cold treat cups for operators, installing a robotic case packer that handles the icy packs with ease.
August 20, 2018
The robot is equipped with a vacuum end-of-arm tool that can pick 24 4-oz cups at one time and transfer them to a shipping case.
Secondary Packaging
Better butter palletizing
California’s largest dairy co-op replaces manual palletizing with four robotic palletizers, each with the ability to handle four different case sizes and two pallet configurations at one time
August 20, 2018
A six-axis robotic palletizer at California Dairies can handle cases of butter up to 50 lb from four packaging lines at one time.
Containers
Private-Brand Label Design Translated for Kombucha Line
For a new line of seven kombucha drinks in exotic flavors, Fresh Thyme uses packaging graphics that align with its private-label brand while communicating drinks’ health benefits.
August 19, 2018
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market worked with The Creative on a package design for its new, own-brand Organic Kombucha.
Secondary Packaging
Case packer features flap conditioner
Because flaps on corrugated reshippers don’t have the crisp memory that is typically found on brand new corrugated cases, a ‘flying opener’ is being deployed at McManis Family Winery.
August 15, 2018
Bottles being inserted into case at McManis Family Winery.
E-commerce/D2C packaging
Consumer education is key for kids’ beverage marketer
In this First Person interview, Matt Swanson, Rethink Brands’ Co-Founder and CEO, discusses the company’s brand investment and the importance of reaching consumers in a product segment that’s been stagnant for years.
August 14, 2018
Rethink co-founders Matt Swanson (left) and Chris O’Donovan.
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