Ball Corporation and the Jimmy’s Iced Coffee brand are expanding their cooperation in the UK. After “Flat White Extra Shot”, the vegan iced coffee “Oat” and the fat-free “Skinny” variant in 250-milliliter slim cans are also being launched.
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In Spain, Coca-Cola European Partners wants to bind multipack cans together with recyclable CanCollar rings based on cardboard. The solution is to be used for the first time on the Balearic Islands in November 2020.
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In order to stabilise and promote the sustainable reusable cycle in Germany, four major German brewers are founding the GeMeMa Gesellschaft für Mehrwegmanagement. The initiators emphasize that their bottle pool should also be open to third parties.
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Together with the Belgian brewery Martens, KHS has implemented a non-shrink-wrapped pack for Karlskrone, which is distributed by Aldi Süd. Among other things, this saves up to 67 percent energy. This is not only an ecological advantage, it also pays off.
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For a special edition of the Portuguese Fonte Alegre Rosado, Hawesko is using hypercustomization as a marketing tool: every single label on the bottles is individually designed. If the campaign is well received by the customers, the technology is to be used more widely.
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CCEP Ventures, investment fund of Coca-Cola European Partners, supports the Dutch CuRe Technology. If the start-up succeeds in bringing a new recycling technology to market, Coca-Cola European Partners wants to secure access to recycled PET.
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Diageo intends to use paper spirit bottles in the future. The new bottles will be used for the Johnnie Walker brand in early 2021. A consortium of global FMCG companies, including PepsiCo and Unilever, was formed to further develop the technology.
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The latest figures from the Beverage Can Forum show that Germans are increasingly turning to cans again. Meanwhile, a survey by Civey shows that there are still prejudices among consumers regarding the recyclability of cans. These also affect packaging in general.
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Bottling milk in PET is becoming increasingly popular in Italy. Fattoria Latte Sano, together with packaging specialist Sidel, is moving forward by switching the packaging of its UHT milk from cartons to “aseptic PET”. This is intended to set the manufacturer apart from the competition on the supermarket shelf.
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In order to draw attention to its premium pilsner in the half-litre can in the food retail trade, the traditional Hamburg brewery Holsten and packaging specialist DS Smith have developed a secondary placement in the form of a cargo ship. This brought a strong boost in sales.
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