In Ireland, Northern Ireland and Austria, bottler Coca-Cola HBC has begun to introduce KeelClip technology, the first step in its plan to replace plastic film on all returnable cans in the European Union markets.
Read more
The champagne producer Maison Ruinart, which belongs to the luxury goods group LVMH, is drawing attention to itself with a new outer packaging for champagne. A “second skin” made of recyclable material preserves the emblematic silhouette of the bottles.
Read more
Coca-Cola is taking an innovative way to win consumers over to PET recycling together with Reclay in Austria. A reward system, which runs via a special app, is intended to provide additional impetus. The prototype is currently being tested.
Read more
By the end of 2021, PepsiCo Germany intends to use only recycled PET in carbonated beverage bottles of the Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) and the Lipton Ice Tea range. The company is investing seven million euros in Germany for this purpose.
Read more
Bacardi wants to swap crude oil for seed oil as the starting material for bottles and thus develop a 100 percent biodegradable spirit bottle. This bottle is expected to hit the shelves by 2023 and then replace around 80 million plastic bottles.
Read more
Dr. Stefan Kunerth, Technical Director for Germany, Benelux and Scandinavia at Coca-Cola, explains why there is no such thing as sustainable packaging and why the use of recycled material is an investment in the future. He also points out that packaging reduced solutions can be an alternative.
Read more
The Dutch coffee brand Zuivere Koffie produces organic coffee that is roasted in prison. Metsä Board’s brief for the packaging
Read more
Coca-Cola European Partners is taking a stake in Innovative Tap Solutions, a provider of self-pour beverage systems. The company also announces progress in the use of recycled PET in the UK, the Netherlands and Norway.
Read more
Starting in 2021, McDonald’s plans to offer its customers in selected British restaurants a reusable cup for hot drinks. The deposit cup can then be returned to the restaurants for cleaning by Partner Loop.
Read more
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.
Read more
