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Sustainable Packaging
Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2021 - #9: Coca-Cola Unveils 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle, Ready to Scale
Based on online clicks and unique page views, we are counting down the Top 10 articles of 2021. Anne Marie Mohan's report on Coca-Cola's 100% plant-based bottle checks in at #9.
December 25, 2021
The Coca Cola Company has introduced its first-ever beverage bottle made from 100% plant-based plastic, excluding the cap and label, with a limited run of approximately 900 of the prototype bottles.
Materials & Containers
Two Brands Awarded 0.5 Million Closures Each
Functional beverage PRO.J and VUE Vitamin Tea are announced as the winners of Silgan’s annual Free Closures for a Year Contest.
December 7, 2021
VUE Vitamin Tea is hot-fill processed and is packaged in a 59-dia, 20-oz Pacific Round aluminum bottle topped by Silgan’s 38 TZS aluminum ROPP closure.
Materials & Containers
Nutifood Differentiates Its Dairy with Packaging
When launching a series of child- and teen-targeted drinking milk products that aim to boost nutrition and catch the modern consumer’s eye, locally famous Vietnamese food company Nutifood chose Ecolean aseptic packs.
December 1, 2021
Nuti Milk Eco Lean
Primary Packaging
Iraqi Beverage Producer Efficiently Quenches Baghdad's Thirst with High-Speed PET Water Line
From Baghdad, Iraq, where keeping hydrated in an arid, sunny climate is essential, comes an interesting high-speed, high-efficiency water-bottling project. With a speed of 48,000 bottles/hour (bph), the line, installed by Sidel, achieves 96% OEE.
December 1, 2021
The line achieves speeds of 48,000 bottles/hour (bph).
Sustainable Packaging
Paper Can for Sangria is the Full Package
Imported from Spain, Pulpoloco Sangria not only has beautiful branding, but its aseptic paper can is shaped like a traditional beverage can, while using 30% less material than aluminum or PET.
November 30, 2021
Pulpoloco Sangria is packaged in a 250-mL, smooth-finish, aseptic paper can, the CartoCan®, that’s decorated in colorful, mosaic-like graphics.
Package Design
New Absolut Bottle Design Pays Tribute to Brand’s Credentials
In the biggest design refresh since 1979, Absolut Vodka’s new bottle graphics emphasize the brand’s Swedish provenance and showcase the community and culture driving the brand forward.
November 16, 2021
In September, Absolut Vodka was restaged on shelf with new packaging graphics, representing the biggest design refresh since 1979.
Sustainable Packaging
Malibu Collaborates to Collect 5M Single-Use Bottles’ Worth of Ocean Plastic
Malibu, with Plastic Bank, commits to the collection of nearly 110 tons of ocean-bound plastic in the Philippines, while helping local collector communities.
November 10, 2021
Malibu, a popular rum brand and part of The Absolut Company, has announced a year-long collaboration with the social enterprise Plastic Bank to help stop ocean-bound plastic.
Sustainable Packaging
Spirited Sustainable Packaging
Spirits company Diageo reports on the state of its “Spirit of Progress 2030” sustainability program, and their global ventures to increase sustainable packaging for their brands.
November 4, 2021
Johnnie Walker Paper Bottle
Materials & Containers
RTD Coffee Package Uses 30% Chemically Recycled PP
International dairy products company Emmi transitions to packaging with 30% rPP from chemical recycling for its Caffè Latte line of RTD iced coffee drinks in the U.K., becoming the first in the category to do so.
November 1, 2021
Beginning in September 2021, Emmi began offering its Caffè Latte RTD iced-coffee line in the U.K. in packaging made with 30% chemically recycled PP.
Sustainable Packaging
Coca-Cola Unveils 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle, Ready to Scale
Using two breakthrough technologies, The Coca-Cola Company has found two paths to a 100% bio-based bottle, one that uses sugar from corn, and another that uses forestry waste.
October 27, 2021
The Coca Cola Company has introduced its first-ever beverage bottle made from 100% plant-based plastic, excluding the cap and label, with a limited run of approximately 900 of the prototype bottles.
Beverage
Top Five Trends in Spirits and Wine in 2021/2022
GlobalData predicts new consumer trends and consumption habits in spirits and wine resulting from supply chain disruptions, climate change issues, and a shift in consumer attitudes.
October 18, 2021
Spirits producer Amass has moved into cannabis with a THC- and CBD-infused non-alcoholic beverage.
Beverage
Pneumatic Scale Angelus CB50C Counter-Pressure Integrated Canning Line
Machine helps craft beverage producers meet customer demand with isobarometric counter-pressure technology and proprietary magnetic flowmeters.
October 15, 2021
Employing six individual filling heads and a single-head seamer, the CB50C uses isobarometric counter-pressure technology coupled with proprietary magnetic flowmeters, to deliver a system capable of one-milliliter filling precision.
Materials & Containers
PET Kegs Meet High Pressure Processing
Hiperbaric teamed up with Petainer, putting its One Way PET Keg under pressure to enable the cold-pressed juice market to take advantage of keg dispensing.
October 4, 2021
The cylindrical shape of the PET kegs adapts well to the processing chamber of the Hiperbaric HPP in-pack units.
Package Design
Pelee’s Aluminum Wine Bottles Blossom
Pelee Island Winery expands its packaging options with a 250-mL aluminum bottle for its Lola series that mimics the grace and beauty of its glass bottle counterpart.
September 20, 2021
The 250-mL aluminum bottle is a stock package from Trivium that is direct printed in up to six colors and is topped with a silver screw cap. Photo Credit: Sue Rice @suericecreative
Package Design
Jones Soda Bottles Come to Life with AR Labels
Reflecting on the fact that its labels are the original user-generated content, for its 25th anniversary, Jones Soda relies on content creators to take its labels to the next level with augmented reality.
September 15, 2021
Jones Soda has brought its packaging to life with a series of limited-edition augmented reality bottle labels that showcase 15 extreme athletes and edgy artists in action.
Operational Excellence
Live at Craft Brew Conference: Small, Independent Brewers Face Transition
In a maturing market, craft brewers are dealing with change on two fronts: the drastic, immediate impacts of pandemic-related channel shocks; and the slow, imperceptible tectonic landscape shift of generational, demographic change.
September 11, 2021
Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association
Primary Packaging
Mastering Complex Production Sequences
This middle-tier German beer producer offers some 25 varieties of beer in returnable glass bottles, so it needed a highly versatile and automated controls architecture.
September 3, 2021
The Varioline packaging system works with ten robots, distributed among four modules, which enables the machine to handle a total of 18 different packaging variants.
Operational Excellence
The Bottling Plant in the Mountains
Sheikh Mohammed Mussallam describes what it’s like to build a brand new water bottling company, A&M Rare, in the remote Pambak Mountains of Armenia.
August 30, 2021
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