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TricorBraun acquires CanSource
TricorBraun has acquired CanSource, a provider of can packaging and related services. The acquisition expands TricorBraun’s beverage packaging capabilities and strengthens its position in the North American beverage packaging market. “Our acquisition of CanSource—a company known for exceptional quality, hands-on service, and reliability—enables us to provide beverage customers across North America with expanded offerings and services, and…
Wild launches new cosmetics line in refillable aluminium bottles
Wild has partnered with Morrama to develop a first-of-its-kind with the Wild refillable shower gel. On average, British adults throw away 312 plastic bottles per year, but only half recycle bathroom packaging. There are limited plastic-free options available on the cosmetic market, especially for liquids, but UK start-up Wild aimed to change that. Transporting liquids…
Lake Hour sparkling cocktails launches in key markets
Lake Hour, a delicious new line of sparkling cocktails, created by film producer Richard Peete and Actor Wyatt Russell, has launched in key initial markets across US including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Oklahoma. Lake Hour was conceived where most great ideas take shape – on a family vacation in a hot tub! Rich and Wyatt wanted to create a…
AB In Bev to sell eight of its beer and beverage brands
Anheuser-Busch BUD has entered a definitive agreement to sell eight of its beer and beverage brands, including Shock Top, Breckenridge Brewery, Blue Point Brewing Company, 10 Barrel Brewing Company, Redhook Brewery, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Square Mile Cider Company, and HiBall Energy, to Tilray TLRY. This deal is expected to help grow Tilray’s Beverage alcohol segment. …
Trivium Packaging designs new 335ml aluminium bottles for California Olive Ranch
California Olive Ranch has launched the latest packaging construct, a 335 ml 100% recyclable aluminium bottle, to approach its sustainability goals, something it says is supplying an eco-friendly solution for its flagship olive oils. California Olive Ranch believes in providing the highest standard of consumer packaging, which elevates the brand’s sustainability quotient alongside keeping the…
Brooklyn Brewery launches limited edition Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Brewery has unveiled an exciting, limited-edition Brooklyn Lager featuring Notorious B.I.G. in homage to his vibrant legacy and in celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary. This limited release of Brooklyn Lager – which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year – delivers the same bold taste that has made it a favourite for three decades, but for a limited time…
Change At The Helm Of Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica
Koenig & Bauer has appointed Peter Andrich as CEO of its subsidiary Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica. Andrich, who has more than 25 years’ experience in sales and management and has been CEO of Koenig & Bauer (IT) in Lainate near Milan since 2018, will now take over from Luigi Magliochi as CEO of Koenig &…
Ardagh add new colour to Canetta line up
With a clever eye for some of the hottest trends in the beverage sector, pioneering French start-up Canetta is adding a cutting-edge ‘fourth colour’, orange wine, to its range of wines – and packing the whole lot exclusively in the trailblazing 187ml Wine Can from Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP). Orange wine is made from white…
International body verifies Vedanta Aluminium products as sustainable
Vedanta Aluminium has received the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) International verification for its range of products, among the largest in the global aluminium industry. Undergoing a rigorous Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Vedanta’s primary aluminium products performed well on the parameters of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and waste generation. In a statement, the…
US Coca-Cola bottler ditches plastic rings
A Philadelphia-based bottling company has ditched the six-pack plastic rings featured in most packs of soda cans. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, a local plant which bottles Coca-Cola products ranging from Diet Coke and Sprite to Powerade and Monster Energy, has replaced its plastic rings with a fibre-based paper packaging, as first reported by NBC Philadelphia. The…
