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Beverage

Food choices affect the climate

Food-service company Bon Appetit is testing a "low-carbon diet," designed to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions that cause global warming.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Global Packaging Minute's Labeling Bloopers edition

In a blog from Japan, the following labels were listed under a headline, "Dumb and funny warning labels." We don't know if these were cases of bad translation from another language or just really funny. Enjoy!

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Also in France, bag-in-box wine making inroads

The traditionally conservative French wine market is beginning to accept bag-in-box wine packaging.

May 31, 2007

Beverage

In France, viva la glass packaging

It's no surprise: The wine and champagne industry is the largest end-user of French glass packaging. That makes packaging the largest sector of the glass industry in France.

May 31, 2007

Beverage

Belgium's InBev profits double

InBev, the world's largest brewer (maker of Stella Artois, Beck's and Brahma), gained profits in all regions except Western Europe in the fourth quarter.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New regulations for South Africa's bottled water industry

For the first time, South Africa's Department of Health is publishing regulations related to the processing and labeling of bottled water.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

India gets Minute Maid juice in plastic and glass bottles

In response to consumer preferences leaning toward health and wellness products, Coca-Cola is introducing Minute Maid juice in parts of India.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fruit on packaging found misleading

he Prevention Institute, a non-profit health advocacy group out of California, studied 37 heavily marketed foods with pictures of fruit on the packaging.

May 31, 2007

Beverage

U.S. and Italy working together on new Norwegian-inspired wine bottle design

With help from Italian glass manufacturers, ultra modern wine bottle designs will soon join screw caps in the search for shelf impact in the U.S. wine market, according to a California-based package design firm.

May 31, 2007

Recycling

Recycling hits British Band's CD packaging

Single-serve potato chip bags are being used by British band Recoup to package its first CD.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Opportunities abound for pet food packaging

While the explosive growth in premium pet food has been a big story in the US, the trend is global in scope.

May 23, 2007

Reusable/Returnable

Ecstasy enhanced by unexpected red bottle

Effort and compromise yield distinctive red-tinted bottles for this spirited liqueur.

May 23, 2007