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

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New PET Line for Coca-Cola Bottler Produces 26,000+ bottles/hr

Argentinian Coca-Cola bottler Reginald Lee works with same supplier for four bottling lines, the most recent of which handles hot-fill and carbonated drinks with efficiency and a high degree of automation.

June 12, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Nespresso Coffee Capsule Made from 80% Recycled Content

Made of a thinner aluminum foil, each new, recycled-content Nespresso capsule is produced using 9.2% less aluminum material, making it 8% lighter as well.

June 15, 2020

Beverage

100% Recycled PET for Diageo’s Whiskey

Diageo North America has announced that its iconic bottles for Seagram’s 7 Crown blended American whiskey will be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET), a move that is a first for the brand and for Diageo.

June 14, 2020

Containers

Sparkling-Water Fountain Symbol Represents ‘Freedom to Enjoy’

A redesign for Britvic’s infused sparkling water packaging makes existing iconography of a fountain of water the heart of the new design, along with a pastel color palette and fresh design cues.

June 9, 2020

Flexibles

Recyclable Mono-material Pouch Uses One-Way Valve to Keep Soft Pet Chews Fresh

Pet food maker Mera is the first to use pre-made, mono-material, recyclable plastic FlexiBags for its semi-moist dog treats.

June 9, 2020

Recycling

Enhanced Elegance, Reduced Footprint for Wine Bottle

Winery updates packaging from a bowling pin-shaped bottle having balance, display, and storage issues with an elegant new package that solves these challenges while also reducing glass by nearly 13,000 lb/year.

June 4, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Packaging Carries Heavy Load for E-Commerce Brand Extension

E-commerce retailer Truman’s optimizes packaging to serve the sometimes competing purposes of securing product, making a good first impression, and staying sustainable.

June 2, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Monolayer Label Shrinks Dasani’s Footprint

Dasani replaced a multilayer label with a thinner, monolayer film made from BOPP, resulting in increased sustainability, enhanced operational efficiency, and cost savings opportunities.

June 2, 2020

Podcasts

OEM COVID-19 #11 - State of the Packaging & Processing Industry

PMMI's Jorge Izquierdo predicts promising times ahead for packaging and processing despite current COVID-19 climate

May 29, 2020

Flexible packaging

Bumble Bee Tuna Package Redesign Retires Mascot, Focuses on Flavor

Bumble Bee Tuna’s iconic brand got a modern design update last month. Notably, the longstanding cartoon bumble bee mascot, Horatio, is no longer part of the design architecture.

May 26, 2020

Material handling

Cold Chain Council Introduces First Webinar

Cold Chain Council

The webinar will be held Tuesday, Jun. 23 at 11 AM CST with speakers sharing examples and insight into how a new evolution of the supply chain is being forged under the pressure of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

May 26, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New Filler for Beer

Pyraser Landbrauerei, founded in 1868 in the Franconia region of Germany, recently invested in a KHS Innofill Glass DRS filler.

May 26, 2020