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Country in Focus: Saudi Arabia
The manufacturing market has faced several challenges in recent years due to geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, changing consumer preferences, and increasing regulatory scrutiny. However, several positive factors, such as rising global demand, ongoing technological advancements, and increasing investment in automation and digitalization, continue to influence the market, and the outlook for manufacturing remains positive.…
Britvic rebrands Rockstar Energy
Britvic has unveiled a complete rebrand for its Rockstar Energy range to elevate the brand’s visibility and help drive retailers’ energy drink sales. The newly designed 500ml cans offer simplified branding, removing sub-brands and displaying flavours more prominently, with enhanced graphics on zero-sugar varieties. These will roll out across the grocery, impulse and wholesale channels…
Roeslein welcomes new European MD
Roeslein has welcomed Anna Podolak to its European team. Anna will be entering into the newly created Managing Director of Europe role, leading Roeslein’s operations in Poland and the UK. Anna comes to Roeslein with an impressive combination of higher education and leadership experience. She has a Master’s in Chemical & Process Engineering, a Master’s…
Crown signs renewable energy deal in Europe
Crown has entered a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Enel Green Power España, Endesa’s renewable energy subsidiary, securing renewable electricity from a new PV project built in Badajoz, Spain. This deal will cover all of Crown’s current operational footprint in European countries that are part of the Alliance of Issuing Bodies (AIB), which manages the…
Koenig & Bauer meets 2023 forecasts for 2023
Koenig & Bauer has fulfilled its own forecast for 2023. Despite the ongoing challenging global economic environment, which is additionally being exacerbated by a number of factors such as higher energy, material and personnel costs, Group earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) reached €29.9m. This places EBIT within the forecast range of €25m to €35m,…
Hart Print opens third facility
Hart Print, a subsidiary of Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP), is bringing more printing power to the U.S. East Coast with the opening of its third production facility in Elkton, Maryland. Hart Print is aiming to increase its annual printing capacity by at least 100 million cans, or 66 percent of its current capacity, with the…
Wormtown Brewery reveals brand refresh
Wormtown Brewery have revealed an upgraded look which they say represents their mission to embrace their community, celebrate each day, and provide approachable drinks for everyone to enjoy. Be Hoppy can now be found on the shelf alongside Be Smooth and Be Fearless, two new IPAs from the brewery. “The original concept of the smiley…
Carlsberg Malaysia invests in new canning line
Despite recording lower sales for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2023 (FY2023), Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd’s full-year net profit was up 5.11% to a record high of RM333.24 million against RM317.05 million a year ago, mainly in the absence of the RM21.6 million prosperity tax incurred last year. Looking ahead, the brewer expects a…
Niche cocktails adds new flavours to its line-up
UK-based Niche Cocktails has added two new mixes a strawberry daiquiri and a negroni to its range. The canned drink brand uses all-natural and carefully sourced ingredients across its collection of cocktails that include flavours manuka honey whisky sour, raspberry cosmo, mocha martini and pink grapefruit gin fizz. “These two launches add exciting new flavour…
CANPACK partners with São Geraldo to launch new soda
São Geraldo has partnered with CANPACK Brazil to help launch its flagship beverage in 350ml infinitely recyclable cans. Previously, the drink was only available in glass or PET bottles. Cajuína São Geraldo is a soda with 5% juice from the fruits of native cashew trees, very popular in Brazil’s north-eastern states. Its unique flavour doesn’t…
