Coca-Cola Sweden has announced that, from 2020, it will make all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled material, becoming the first country worldwide to do so. The transition will
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Refresco, the world’s largest independent bottler of beverages for retailers and A-brands with production in Europe and North America, has announced the potential acquisition of Britvic’s three juice manufacturing facilities
The winners of the 2019 Global Bottled Water Awards were announced at an awards ceremony held at the iconic Burj Al Arab, during the 16th Global Bottled Water Congress in
Harrogate Water has joined the elite of the most ambitious and environmentally committed companies across the world. The awarding of the international standard ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management marks another major
Leading glass packaging company, Croxsons, recently came to the aid of start-up artisan gin distiller, the HMS Spirits Company, to fulfil an urgent packaging requirement. The distiller had found itself
Repacking is certainly not a new concept, but the technical innovations introduced by ACMI between 2015 and 2017 have opened new possibilities for repackaging, especially for soft drink makers. The
Beverage bottlers know the problem of flavour transfer all too well. If the wrong elastomer is used, a new batch can taste like the previous one, even though the facilities
Beverage bottlers’ requirements are extremely exacting: achieving progressively higher outputs while consuming less CO2 and nonetheless upgrading the filling quality – and all this in a sturdy system that’s ideally
Harrogate Water has announced another year of record sales with growth of 24 per cent – almost four times higher than market growth for bottled water. The company has seen
Findings that many bottled waters contain microplastics have recently hit the headlines. According to news sources, such as the BBC, researchers at State University of New York in Fredonia found
Spidex has announced that Highland Spring, a leading supplier of natural source bottled spring water, has selected Mainsaver CMMS to support best-practice maintenance at its plant in Blackford, Perthshire. The
In a landmark move towards achieving a circular economy, Harrogate Water, Britain’s oldest bottled water brand, has announced it has successfully secured sufficient availability of recycled PET (rPET), to ensure
Lete is an internationally recognised trademark, thanks to the peculiarity of the naturally sparkling water and also because it is the main sponsor of Napoli Calcio. The collaboration with ACMI
“Young gun” winemakers have been creating a stir among wine lovers and experts for some years. Resorting to old grape cultivation and wine making traditions, they like to jettison unnecessary
GEA has strengthened its market position as a total solutions provider in the beverage processing industry by finalising the acquisition of the Slovenian machine manufacturer VIPOLL in January 2018. VIPOLL
GEA has launched the latest generation of aseptic filling technology: the Fillstar CX EVO. This multi-functional system provides beverage industry customers with the capacity to seamlessly switch between different types of
Danone has opened a state-of-the-art production facility at Evian-les-Bains in the French Alps to support the future growth of evian, the international water brand that is sold in more than
The Queen has officially opened a new factory building for the UK’s top producer of bottled water. She was presented with a specially-labelled bottle of Highland Spring water she helped
Ferrarelle SpA, one of the most important Italian mineral water bottlers, confirmed its trust in Parma-based ACMI for the construction of an innovative PET line of 40,000 bottles per hour.
Whyte & Mackay, the global drinks brand company, is working with leading software vendor Ideagen to improve quality, safety and compliance management at its bottling operations. Ideagen’s Q-Pulse software has
The Pott’s Brewery in Oelde, Westphalia, is synonymous with swing-stopper bottles and also demonstrates this expertise when it comes to contract-bottling for beer and beer-based mixed drinks. To upgrade the
RPC Promens Consumer Llantrisant has provided a new custom-moulded 330ml bottle for London-based Plenish that will pack three flavours of their Water+ range. The clear bottle creates an enhanced on-shelf
One of Russia’s most popular beer brands, Baltika 3, is set to get a facelift with a new bottle design
Coca-Cola HBC has published a series of seven targets to build on their initial sustainability commitments for 2020. One of
Luxembourg-based glass container manufacturer Ardagh Group has designed and produced a new limited edition bottle for vodka brand, Absolut. The
PepsiCo are set to face a lawsuit in the US relating to its marketing of its Naked Juice range. They
Italian company Sacmi is to provide its labelling solution to an undisclosed multinational bottler from the US. As part of the deal, Sacmi will
Serbia-based bottler Planinka has selected a complete polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottling line from Sidel for its Prolom Voda mineral water
In the beverage sector, the packaging industry has to kill two birds with one stone. Firstly, consumers expect individually designed
Luxembourg-based glass container manufacturer Ardagh Group has unveiled two new 500ml amber glass beer bottles. Made in the US, the
Herbal liqueur brand Jägermeister has unveiled a new range of limited edition bottles, which have been manufactured at Ardagh Group’s
The trend towards combining several units to form a single machine continues unbroken, for quite a simple reason – the
S.Pellegrino, the world’s leading sparkling mineral water, has decided to reshape its bottling plant in San Pellegrino Terme, Italy, where
E&J Gallo Winery has launched in the UK a new 35cl format of New Amsterdam vodka, a five-times distilled and triple-filtered
Artesian spring water product, Purely Sedona, has been launched in lightweight PET containers designed by ScorCreative, the structural design studio
ACMI has launched a new communication campaign to present the line of systems for multipacks: Easypack and Easymax. With the
South African-based beverage company Coca-Cola Sabco has opened a new bottling plant in Matola Gare, Mozambique, with an investment of
Funded by the Eurostars programme a project between Swiss company Climeworks and Danish Union Engineering is taking shape. The objective of
At the plant in Pratella, a few kilometers away from Caserta (Italy), Acqua Lete SpA, one of the most famous
NMP Systems partnered up with Danone Waters to roll out its Nature MultiPack technology across bottles of Evian in France
Beverage brand Schweppes is revamping its pack design in a bid to showcase its “premium credentials”. Schweppes 1 litre mixers will
Dr Pepper is to release hundreds of “one of a kind” label designs for its 20oz bottles, as it debuts a
Accolade Wines, the leading global new world wine company, has officially opened a £8.5 million bottling line at Accolade Park,
One of the UK’s leading producers of plastic packaging, Nampak recently concluded a lease on 6,100sqm of industrial space at
Purity Soft Drinks has undertaken a major update of its Juiceburst brand of drinks, with a new bottle design and
Bodega Matarromera has successfully completed the development of a new sustainable bottle for their wines. It is a packaging manufactured
Celtic Pure, the Irish mineral water company, has unveiled plans for a €5 million new bottling facility at its plant,
Branding and packaging design consultant Cartils has redesigned Dutch beer brand Grolsch’s primary and secondary packaging to bring its new
Environmental concern is driving major transformation in the global food and beverage sector, which faces enormous financial and operational risks
The managing director of Tennent Caledonian, Alastair Campbell, said the Scottish drinks giant wanted to extend its commitment to promote
Perrier Jouët has partnered with packaging innovator Dapy Paris to develop new electroluminescent labels for its bottles of champagne. Perrier
Vinegar brand Sarson’s has launched a limited-edition retro bottle for “chip lovers”, which will be adorned by the brand’s vinegar-loving
Chinese company Yake Food, a leader in the country’s confectionery industry, has entered the mineral water market with a new
Packaging decisions are driven by consumer perceptions and lifestyle requirements, according to the conclusions of a new report. Consumers tend
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