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Ball Corp reduces the carbon footprint of its aerosol aluminium cans by 50% with new aerosol can launch
Ball Corporation has launched its most sustainable aluminium aerosol can globally, with only half the carbon footprint of a standard can. The firm said that this will help support Ball’s ambition to achieve its 2030 science-based targets and net-zero emissions prior to 2050. “With the impacts of climate change becoming more visible, we see a…
onda Tequilla receives $12.5m investment
Onda, a brand of tequila seltzer, has received a $12.5 million growth investment led by the company’s existing investors, Aria Growth Partners and beverage industry veteran Clayton Christopher. Other investors include 25madison and leaders of the fashion powerhouse Revolve. The investment will fuel continued expansion of Onda’s award-winning, premium tequila seltzer. “We are thrilled to be Onda’s…
Heineken set to expand Mexico operations with $90m plant
Heineken is set to build a 1.8 billion peso, or $90 million, can manufacturing plant in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua near its brewery in the town of Mequoi, the company said this week. The plant, Heineken’s seventh in the country, will bring around 120 direct jobs after opening and around 150 during the…
Trivium’s website wins at the American Digital Design Awards
Trivium Packaging has been announced as a winner in the 22nd annual American Digital Design Awards. The awards amplify the power of design to improve online and interactive experiences. Nearly 2,400 websites and apps, email and social campaigns, ads and banners, e-pubs and videos, and more were submitted. Only the top 10% – including Trivium…
Sales of wine in a can quadruple in two years
Can Makers, the trade body representing drinks can manufacturers in the UK, has published a new industry report that details the stratospheric category growth of canned wine. It follows a period of sustained growth in the global canned wine market with UK sales of wine in a can quadrupling in two years. “The Rise of…
Salcombe Brewery launches a new IPA
Salcombe Brewery Co. has launched Atlas (ABV 4%), a new Session IPA that celebrates the South West’s seafaring heritage. It will be available from 1st July on tap in pubs and from 11th July in 330ml cans (12 x 330ml cans RRP £24) from retail outlets, including the brewery shop and online for nationwide delivery…
Alliance Partners sign joint commitment
Alliance partners Aluminum Germany, IG Metall, IG BCE, the Ministry for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and the Environment, and the Ministry for Economics, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the State have signed a joint declaration at Novelis in Nachterstedt for a sustainable future of the industry in German state. The signing of declaration on Tuesday,…
Coffeeza launches recyclable aluminium coffee capsules
Gourmet brand “Coffeeza” has launched their new Recyclable Aluminium Capsules range. These capsules can be used to make espresso and other café-style beverages like cappuccino and latte, when used with a compatible coffee machine. As regular coffee drinkers might have experienced, ground coffee that’s kept in the open loses its flavour. This happens as a…
Utica’s Saranac Brewery partners with top brewers for new canned cocktails
Utica’s F.X. Matt (Saranac) Brewing is expanding its reach into beverages that aren’t beer. Saranac announced this week it is partnering with two other top East Coast breweries on a new line of canned fruit-infused vodka cocktails. The new beverages, called Vodka Whips, contain 7.5% alcohol and come in four flavours — Orange, Wild Berry, Watermelon…
INX Troubleshooting guide app adds new solutions
Earlier this year INX International Ink Co. expanded its information outreach to customers by introducing the Printer Space blog, which covers a wide range of printing-related topics. Taking another step to provide beneficial information, the INX Troubleshooting Guide App was recently updated with more solutions to common problems. New information for users of water-based Flexo…
