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Coca-Cola launches 250ml ‘slimline’ can
Coca-Cola is introducing a new slimline 250ml can across its Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Zero ranges (pictured far left). An addition to the existing 330ml size, the move seeks to offer consumers greater choice and the company believes it now has a product to suit ‘all lifestyles’. The new 250ml can will be widely available […]
New labelling application for cool wine bottles
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has introduced an Aqua Stick portfolio, designed to ease the process of applying labels to wine and sparkling wine bottles when they are cooler than their surroundings and slick with surface condensation. The new portfolio seeks to avoid the time-consuming and costly practices required to prevent condensation during labelling. […]
‘Looking glass sleeve’ developed for vitamin drinks
Chadwicks, a producer of shrink-sleeves, has worked with independent soft drinks company More Drinks to create a new ‘looking glass sleeve’ for the launch of its brand. The sleeve – featured on two ranges of low-calorie vitamin drinks – has been designed to take advantage of the magnifying properties of the liquid contents of the […]
Flat-surface label applicator introduced
Primera Technology, a manufacturer of specialty printers, has introduced its new AP550e Flat-Surface Label Applicator. AP550e is a semi-automatic label applicator that makes it fast and easy to precisely apply product and identification labels onto a wide range of flat surfaces such as rectangular or tapered bottles, boxes, packages, bags, pouches, lids, tins and much […]
Reclosable aluminium beer bottle opens by hand
Anheuser-Busch has launched a new reclosable aluminium bottle that is initially planned to be used for its Bud Light Platinum bottles in North America. The design of the 11.5oz aluminium bottle – which features a twist-off cap – provides for a tool-less opening. Meanwhile, the bottle itself is also more than 50% stronger than a […]
Wine packaging innovation with an ‘unexpected twist’
Two global wine packaging specialists, Amorim and O-I, have announced the launch of Helix, a cork-glass wine packaging innovation for the popular premium, fast turnaround still wine segment. The new ‘twist to open’ concept combines an ergonomically-designed stopper made from cork and a glass bottle with an internal thread finish in the neck, creating a […]
Case packer module for gentle bottle placement
US-based packaging machinery firm Standard-Knapp has introduced its Versatron Case Packer with lowering head module. It is ideally suited for customers looking for gentle, positive handling of their product, yet is still rugged enough for 24/7 operation. When equipped with the module, the Versatron Case Packer can continue to operate as a robust drop packer […]
Automatic effluent sampling boosts Patak’s environmental credentials
Patak Foods has been supplied with an outdoor, temperature-controlled, MCERTs certified wastewater sampler system by Aquamatic. It is being used to help monitor effective effluent treatment through Patak’s recently installed Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) plant. Renowned for its range of curry sauces and pastes, Patak – part of the international AB Foods group – has […]
Pepsi unveils new-look bottle
Pepsi has announced that it’s to roll out a new shape for its 20oz bottle. The new bottle, the first in almost 20 years, has a contoured bottom half, with a shorter wraparound label that exposes more of the drink. A PepsiCo spokesman says the new bottle is part of the company’s ongoing update of […]
Coup for cardboard can
The winner of this year’s Fresh Ideas award at the Pro2Pac show is Itsu’s ‘cardcan’ – an environmentally friendly iced tea pack declaring itself ‘the only cardboard drink can on the market’. The can, which launched in Waitrose stores across the UK in February, has a smaller carbon footprint than aluminium cans or plastic bottles, […]
Plastics plant hits recycling milestone
Continuum Recycling, the recycled-PET joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and Eco Plastics, has celebrated sorting a quarter of a billion bottles. The landmark comes some nine months after the UK facility was opened. Located on the site of ECO Plastics’ existing facility in Hemswell – itself the world’s largest plastics sorting plant – Continuum […]
Triangular triumph for Sidel
Sidel, a manufacturer of PET solutions for liquid packaging, has unveiled a new triangular bottle for a still water product by SEAB. The bottle represents several firsts in water bottle design, as it’s the only PET triangular bottle in this market and the only PET bottle for mineral water without a conventional label, according to […]
New Rexam plant flies flag in Finland
Global beverage can maker Rexam this week opened its new can manufacturing plant in Finland. Located in Mäntsälä in southern Finland, it is Rexam’s first plant in the country, and will employ around 100 local people. On completion of a second line, scheduled for 2014, the plant will have a capacity of approximately 1.35bn 330ml […]
Four-finger victory for Nestlé
Nestlé has been allowed to stop rivals producing products in the shape of its famous four-finger KitKat after a European-wide ruling from the board of appeal at the Community Trade Mark Office (CTMO). “Having lost out to Cadbury before Christmas over the right to use the colour purple on its packaging, Nestlé will be delighted […]