Bottle available for wine and spirits and enables brands to lower their carbon footprint
August 10, 2020
Frugalpac announced a new innovation for wine and spirits: the Frugal Bottle. Made from 94 percent recycled paperboard, the 75-ml Frugal Bottle contains a food-grade liner to hold the alcohol.
PMMI, the association for packaging and processing technologies, announced the cancellation of the in-person PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO in Chicago this year.
As consumers and brand owners show the ever-increasing priority that sustainability has commanded, label suppliers are working to address this need state.
As beverage manufacturers strive to unlock the power and potential of secondary packaging, they have a plethora of options from which to choose, including shrink-wrap, paperboard and corrugated packaging.
How a beverage is packaged and deciding the type of packaging material — glass, aluminum or plastic — is a critical part of the equation for beverage-makers. Among the factors that should be considered is sustainability, smaller packaging sizes, and lightweighting.
Bottled water packaging accounts for 55% of collected PET plastic in curbside systems
April 22, 2020
As the country observes Earth Day, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), Alexandria, Va., is encouraging the public to take action to reduce waste and litter by stepping up their commitment to always recycle all recyclable consumer packaging.
With brands competing to establish a foothold and capture consumer loyalty, beverage manufacturers utilize packaging as their first means of standing apart from competitors and reaching consumers. As such, brands are approaching packaging design with more mindful regard to function, visual excellence, environmental impact and brand integrity.
In its 2019 Retail and Sustainability Survey, New York-based CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, noted that more than two-thirds of the 1,000 Americans surveyed consider sustainability when purchasing products.
Shrink films protect ingredient efficacy and provide longer shelf life
February 11, 2020
Experts note that various trends are facilitating an increase in usage of stretch and shrink labels, including proliferation of functional beverages, sugar reductions, natural ingredients as well as ingredient transparency.