All Beverages articles – Page 11
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ArticleWine in a can: the Australian perspective
Following our interview with Austrade last month where we discussed packaging innovation in Australia, we asked Ian Batt, winemaker and founder of Australia’s Small Things Wine (which produces wine in a can) about recyclability, the manufacturing process and sustainability goals.
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ArticleWhat’s next for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in terms of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’?
Packaging Europe attended Coca-Cola Great Britain’s Real Talk Event in London in early December, which focused on reduce, reuse and recycle in packaging. At the event, we spoke to Sam Jones, head of climate and sustainability in Great Britain at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) about consumer behaviour, the company’s aims towards the 3 Rs and future plans.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Great Britain’s Real Talk Event 2022: what does the future of packaging look like?
Focused on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, Coca-Cola Great Britain’s Real Talk event took place at the company’s London office on the 1st December. Tony Juniper CBE moderated two panels with representatives from organisations including CCEP, McDonalds, WWF and WRAP. Frances Butler reports.
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ArticleEncirc and Diageo plan to build new furnace to produce net zero glass bottles
Encirc and Diageo are partnering with the aim of manufacturing the world’s first net zero glass bottles at scale by 2030, announcing plans for a new furnace hoped to reduce carbon emissions by 90% and offset the rest with carbon capture technology.
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ArticleCoca-Cola UK becomes first beverage brand to pilot Navilens technology for visually impaired
Coca-Cola has rolled out NaviLens codes across 24x330ml and 30x330ml packs of its Christmas can multipacks, which can be scanned with a mobile phone camera from distances of up to four metres to help blind and partially sighted consumers, and are readable even when unfocused.
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ArticleThe story behind Huhtamaki's compostable paper-based coffee capsules for Nespresso
Huhtamaki recently utilised its Fiber Solutions technology to partner with Nestlé and provide its Nespresso brand with paper-based, home-compostable coffee capsules. We followed up with Thomasine Kamerling, Huhtamaki’s executive vice president for Sustainability and Communications, to learn more about this collaboration, and where she expects fibre-based packaging to go next.
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ArticleConnected juice carton educates consumers about its sustainability benefits
Spain’s top juice brand, Don Simon, has unveiled what it describes as its first-ever 100% environmentally friendly and smart packaging, which, it says will do good for both consumers and the environment.
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ArticleAustrade’s view on the UK and Australia’s free trade agreement and the future of Australian packaging
Following the signing of the free trade agreement between Australia and the UK at the end of last year, we spoke to Ana Nishnianidze, Austrade’s Trade Commissioner for the UK and Ireland, about packaging trends in Australia, sustainability efforts (including the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) and the potential effects of the agreement on the industry.
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ArticleTetra Pak water carton with connected QR experience achieves Gold at Packaging Afristar Awards
Tetra Pak’s Tetra Prisma Aseptic 500ml water carton – utilising QR technology to provide a ‘connected experience’ for attendees at the Lewa Safari marathon in Kenya – has won the Gold award in the Beverages category at the Packaging Afristar Awards 2022.
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ArticleUnpacking the ‘first step’ on P&G’s paper bottle journey
Earlier this month, Procter & Gamble and Paboco announced a commercial trial for an innovation that it describes as its first step towards a fully recyclable paper-based bottle. We spoke with Jerry Porter, Senior Vice President of R&D for Global Fabric & Home Care Sector at P&G, to get his thoughts on recyclability, the criticisms that have been leveled at P&G following the announcement, and the steps that must be taken in order to launch a fully recyclable paper-based bottle at scale.
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ArticleNestlé and Huhtamaki reveal home compostable, paper-based Nespresso coffee capsules
Nestlé has teamed up with Huhtamaki to develop paper-based, home-compostable coffee capsules for its Nespresso brand.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Middle East launches 100% rPET bottles for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Coca-Cola Middle East has announced 100% recycled PET bottles for Coca-Cola beverages across official FIFA World Cup 2022 venues in Qatar, including stadiums and fan zones.
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ArticleCo-op commits to removing coloured milk bottle caps from all shelves
Today Co-op announced its commitment to removing all coloured milk bottle caps from its shelves, aiming towards more cap recyclability, following consumer trials on semi-skimmed milk in over 400 Co-op stores in August.
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ArticleMalta becomes latest country to launch deposit return scheme
Today marks the launch of Malta’s nationwide deposit return scheme, which aims to help the country increase its recycling rates while also bringing a cultural change in terms of awareness around packaging sustainability.
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ArticleGentlebrand removes labels and utilises embossing in redesign for Montbest water bottles
Gentlebrand has designed a new ‘no-label’ bottle for Korea Crystal Beverage’s Montbest ultra-pure water brand in accordance with South Korean efforts to reduce its use of plastics.
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ArticleStarbucks launches new chilled coffee packaging designed by Landor & Fitch
Starbucks has collaborated with Landor & Fitch to redesign its ready-to-drink portfolio for chilled coffee products, aiming to facilitate distinctiveness for the brand and build ‘stronger emotional connections’ with the drinks amongst its consumers.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: Barley straw beer packaging
The next entry in our Pre-Commercialized Sustainability Awards, nominated in the ’Recyclable Packaging’ category, is a collaboration between AB InBev & Sustainable Fiber Technologies (Belgium) - a secondary packaging solution for Corona beer using leftover barley straw.
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ArticleArdagh Group provides Absolut Vodka with hydrogen-powered glass furnace in hopes of reducing carbon emissions from glass bottles
Absolut Vodka has signed an agreement with Ardagh Group to facilitate large-scale production of its vodka bottles at a partly hydrogen energy-fired glass furnace, contributing towards Absolut’s goal of complete CO2 neutrality by 2030.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Elopak’s Pure-Pak® eSense carton
Elopak, a finalist in the pre-commercialized Climate Category of our Sustainability Awards, talks about their new aluminium-free aseptic carton which reportedly has a 50% lower carbon footprint than a standard aseptic carton.
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ArticleAbel & Cole to remove compostable plastics from fruit and vegetable delivery boxes
Abel & Cole is removing compostable plastics from its customisable Fruit & Veg Boxes range in response to new research suggesting that, unless they are kept in specific conditions, they will not decompose – contributing to plastic waste.