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Chanel No.5 in limited edition paint cans
Sending beauty lovers everywhere into a spin, Chanel’s limited edition Factory 5 products are the ultimate collector’s items. An ode to the fashion house’s iconic Chanel No.5 scent in honour of its 100th birthday this year, the Factory 5 collection puts a satisfyingly domestic spin on the legendary fragrance. Think paint pots of Chanel No.5 shower…
East Coast Canning invests in digital can printing
East Coast Canning is investing in ‘Australia-first’ direct-to-can digital printing capabilities following a major grant. It was announced last week that East Coast was one of a number of brewing industry recipients of a Manufacturing Modernisation Fund grant, that will see the government offer the company $1 million funding towards the $5.8 million project. The funding will…
Jack Daniel’s launches new canned cocktail flavour
Just in time for summer, Jack Daniel’s has delivered a new flavour to its Canned Cocktails series: Jack Apple Fizz. Each cocktail is made with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and perfectly mixed and ready to enjoy in convenient packaging. Each drink is perfectly balanced to highlight the flavours of our charcoal-mellowed whiskey in a drinkable…
Russia’s aluminium export tax fuels price surge
Plans by Russia to impose taxes on exports of aluminium, a vital material for transport and packaging, have fuelled a surge in spot market costs for consumers in Europe and the United States. Moscow is proposing a 15% export tax on aluminium exports or a minimum of $254 a tonne between August and December. The…
Tata Steel Packaging and Sensory Analytics announce partnership
Tata Steel’s Protact lamination plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands and Sensory Analytics, the U.S. supplier of patented SpecMetrix coating and film thickness measurement systems, have agreed on a partnership to optimise product performance and quality for the two companies. This collaboration will generate enhanced brand differentiation while combining innovations to deliver a higher level of quality…
Anheuser-Busch pauses beer production to provide emergency canned drinking water
A Louisiana Fire District recently received canned emergency drinking water to help provide critical hydration to its responders during this year’s wildfire season. Eagle Distributing of Shreveport, a local Anheuser-Busch wholesaler partner, dropped off two pallets to Webster Fire District #7 and one more to Bienville Fire District 4 & 5 – to help support…
Vacay RTD cocktails to be sold in UK retailer
The supermarket chain will stock three of Vacay’s RTDs across 70 of its stores. The brand’s Moscow Mule, a mix of vodka, ginger beer, lime juice and bitters, comes in at 6.5% ABV; its Tom Collins cocktail brings together London gin, Sicilian lemon juice and soda water, with an ABV of 6.1%; and its Blood…
Industry targeted by sophisticated scam artists
HUN Wines was recently contacted by a company called Rouffiac-Distribution and “Jean Marc-Lacotte” with a six-figure export order for wine. According to its founder Mark Woollard, HUN, although initially thrilled with the large order, began to think something was amiss As Mark explained in an Instagram post, “After due diligence & lengthy negotiations shipments were…
TUBEX Aluminium joins Alupro
Alupro has welcomed TUBEX Aluminium Tubes as its latest member. Based in Austria with production facilities worldwide, the company produces a large range of aluminium packaging for the cosmetics, food, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors. TUBEX positions itself as a solutions provider provides businesses and their customers with eco-designed, protective packaging products. Blue Tube (created from…
New craft sparkling water enters market
Waft has witnessed amazing sales thanks in part to their robust packaging design created by the Mumbai and Seattle-based Adwants. The minimalistic design featuring cheeky illustrations speaks to the personality of the brand in an understated way. This sparkling water is for all demographics, proving the power of the packaging system. As the name suggests,…
