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Food Packaging

Coke offering mini bottles in Canada

Rose Shilling

May 22, 2019

With more people passing on sugary drinks, Coca-Cola started selling soda in smaller bottles in Canada.

Food Packaging

Beverage containers showcase innovations in packaging design

Mountain Dew cans use hidden-message ink for "Game of Thrones" promotion

Rose Shilling

May 20, 2019

Mountain Dew has given fans of "Game of Thrones" a gift: all-white cans that reveal at cold temperatures an image of Arya Stark's kill list.

Packaging

Nestlé Waters sets goal of 25 percent rPET in three years

Increasing recycled plastic packaging is part of broader sustainability plan to reuse water bottles in a circular economy

Rose Shilling

December 10, 2018

Nestlé Waters North America will use 25 percent recycled plastic for packaging in U.S. products by 2021, trying to increase its role in addressing the country’s recycling challenges.

New Plant Products

Hinds Bock rotary bottle filling system

October 15, 2018

An all-in-one solution, the Hinds Bock rotary bottle filling system allows a single operator to fill, cap, label and pack-off a variety of containers.

Packaging

Anellotech moves closer to 100 percent recyclable PET bottle

Company has shown it’s possible to make a 100-percent bio-plastic bottle

Wayne Labs

July 20, 2018

Anellotech, a sustainable technology company, has achieved new milestones in its pursuit of a 100-percent bio-based bottle.

Food Packaging

Sidel partners with Coca-Cola to create new Fanta bottle

Crystal Lindell

February 16, 2018

To make the Fanta Splash's bottle shape stand out in the market, Coca-Cola worked with Sidel and the Drink Works design agency to create a new proprietary packaging shape.

Field Reports

Bottled water producer boosts production with a new complete line

Hygienic design and accurate performance were among the top demands for the new equipment.

January 19, 2018

To increase capacity, a production line was installed to fill Prolom bottled water, sourced from the Planinka health spa and resort.

Bottle packaging

Crown’s latest bottle top eliminates need for opener

New crown can be fastened to bottles using the same machinery used for standard pry-off and twist off designs.

Crystal Lindell

July 13, 2017

To remove the crown from the bottle, consumers simply hold the bottle in one hand, place their thumb under the lever and push the lever upward. No separate opening tools are required.

PET Packaging

Danone, Nestlé Waters working on 100% bio-based PET bottles with Origin Materials

Bottles slated to be on store shelves by 2020, will be available to entire industry.

Crystal Lindell

June 13, 2017

“Current technology on the market makes it possible to have 30 percent bio-PET,” says John Bissell, CEO of Origin Materials. “Our breakthrough technology aims to reach 100 percent bio-based bottles at commercial scale."