Beverage Packaging
Cans “least preferred” packaging among Aussie wine drinkers – study
Canned is the least favoured type of packaging among Australia’s wine drinkers, according to a study. Amid the emergence of…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invests in refillable bottling in Germany
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has sought to strengthen its reusable packaging capabilities with an investment of more than EUR40m (US$42.3m). CCEP…
DRS support package unveiled to help Scotland’s drinks SMEs
Circularity Scotland, the implementation authority behind Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS), has pledged GBP22m (US$26.7m) of cashflow support measures for…
EcoSpirits refill machines hit Asia retail, eyes Europe launch
Circular packaging company EcoSpirits has deployed SmartKiosk refill machines for spirit bottles in retail stores in Singapore and is looking…
Suntory claims “world’s first” 100% recycled aluminium can
Suntory Holdings claims it has developed and will bring to market the world’s first, fully 100%, recycled aluminium can. The…
Pepsi Bottling Ventures invests in capex to meet increased demand
Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV), PepsiCo’s largest North American bottler and distributor, is investing US$35m at its facility in North Carolina.…
Heineken to set up can-manufacturing site in Mexico
Heineken is investing MXN1.8bn (US$90m) towards the building of a can-manufacturing factory in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The northern…
Pernod Ricard to trial QR codes on-pack to display responsible drinking info
Major drinks group Pernod Ricard is piloting the use of digital labels using QR codes on bottle packaging that provides…
PepsiCo Indian bottler Varun Beverages sees chairman settle insider trading case
The chairman of Varun Beverages, PepsiCo’s second-largest bottling partner, has settled with India’s market regulator amid allegations of insider trading.…
Carlsberg trials fibre bottle for first time
Carlsberg is starting a major trial of its bio-based fibre bottle, placing it in the hands of its European consumers…