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50 craft beer brands bring interactive packaging to life
Interactive, storytelling packaging will become a reality for the craft beer industry this year, with the release of Beerscans, an augmented reality concept for craft beer. Australian tech start-up, Third Aurora, which launched a similar concept for the wine industry in 2020, have announced that the craft beer version, called Beerscans would launch in September 2021, encouraging…
Alcoa appoints Louis Langlois as President of Alcoa Canada
Alcoa Corporation has appointed Louis Langlois as President of Alcoa Canada. In this capacity, Mr. Langlois will also represent Alcoa on the Board of the Aluminum Association of Canada. Mr. Langlois will be the primary liaison for the company’s government and institutional relations on behalf of the Deschambault, Bécancour and Baie-Comeau smelters, as well as the Canadian head office in Montreal.…
BrewDog accused of ‘vanity projects’ in open letter from former employees
BrewDog has been accused of being a “toxic” employer that has led staff to feel fearful and suffer mental health issues as a consequence of working at the company. In an open letter to BrewDog, 61 former employees, plus a minimum of 45 others who “did not feel safe” to include their names or initials,…
Can Makers to open bar at Foodies Festival: The Rising Can
The Can Makers, the industry trade body representing drinks can manufacturers in the UK, is to host a bar at Tatton Park’s Foodies Festival as part of its campaign to normalise new formats and ensure the merits of the can are considered by all beverage producers. The Rising Can will only serve drinks in cans,…
Italy’s tomato harvest threatened due to can shortages
Tomato sauce on your spaghetti may be harder to come by this year as a global shortage of steel sheets to make cans for food production risks leaving Italian tomatoes rotting in the fields. “We cannot find cans. Big multinationals are defaulting on their contracts and the price of cans has increased by more than three times,”…
RPM International Snaps up Dudick Inc
Specialty Chemicals provider RPM International (RPM), through its Carboline subsidiary, has acquired Dudick Inc. The terms of the acquisition remain undisclosed. Ohio-based Dudick provides high-performance coatings, flooring systems, and tank linings and has annual net sales of about $10 million. RPM Chairman and CEO Frank C. Sullivan said, “Dudick will be a natural fit in…
Coors Seltzer Orange Cream Pop aims to be the ‘must-try’ flavour of the summer
Coors Seltzer is tapping into drinkers’ thirst for nostalgia with its newest flavour, Orange Cream Pop. With a smooth vanilla-citrus flavour reminiscent of an ice-cream truck favourite, Coors Seltzer Orange Cream Pop is hitting store shelves across the country, riding a wave of curiosity-fuelled pre-launch buzz. “We wanted make a bold flavour choice instead of…
OmniFoods launches plant based salmon and tuna
Following the worldwide success of its OmniPork series, including OmniPork Mince, OmniPork Strip and OmniPork Luncheon, OmniFoods have launched OmniSeafood, comprising a full range of plant-based seafood products. The Hong Kong based plant-based phenomenon, which provides its famous vegan SPAM to McDonald’s in China, has announced the major news of an international price reduction of 22% across signature products OmniPork Mince and…
The small filler challenges of today
Karen McKenzie takes a look at how the can shortage is threatening craft brewers and small-batch suppliers. The Canmaking market is presently in an unprecedented global growth phenomenon. This growth has brought about a situation where canmaking capacity falls vastly short of demand bringing new challenges and burdens to the smaller fillers. The Canmaking…
Hormel finalises deal for Planters
Hormel Foods Corp has completed the acquisition of the Planters snacking portfolio from the Kraft Heinz Co. The $3.35 billion transaction includes most products sold under the Planters brand, including mixed nuts, trail mix, Nutrition products, Cheez Balls, Cheez Curls and Corn Nuts branded products. The agreement also includes global intellectual property rights to the…
