Bottling, Canning & Cartoning
World: Beam Suntory buys 50% of South African company
Beam Suntory has acquired a 50% equity stake in ABV Brands Proprietary Ltd., an independent distributor of premium spirits in South Africa, from Cyprus-based...
Europe: Ardagh Group’s can wins WorldStar award
The Warsteiner Art Collection range of 330 ml shaped aluminum bottles produced by Ardagh Group has received a WorldStar award for using enhanced printing...
Americas: Crown’s can wins gold award
A new line of 50-calorie beverages from Victoria’s Kitchen has won the gold award in the Liquid Refreshment category of the 2015 Global Packaging...
Asia Pacific: Rieke opens center in India
Rieke Packaging has opened its Global Innovation Center in Delhi, India for the industrial, food and beverage, and health, beauty and home care markets.
"We...
Americas: Anheuser-Busch releases first hard root beer in the US
Best Damn Brewing Co. has in the US released the Best Damn Root Beer, which is the first hard root beer produced by Anheuser-Busch.
It...
Asia Pacific: Arburg presents cap maker at show in Vietnam
Arburg will present the high-speed Allrounder 570 H on producing drinks bottle closures at Plastics & Rubber Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City from...
Asia Pacific: Avantium, Mitsui to offer biobased chemicals for packaging
Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) in Asia.
As part...
Americas: Ardagh Group debuts LCBO-compliant 1.5 L bottle
Ardagh Group, Glass – North America debuts its 1.5L Bordeaux wine bottle, compliant with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s (LCBO) new lightweight glass...
Middle East: Region can enjoy consistent milk supply, says Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak’s OneStep processing technology is now enabling milk producers to prepare ultra-high-temperature (UHT) milk from powder in one step, reducing operational cost by...
Americas: PepsiCo to install healthy items in vending machines
PepsiCo launches a food and beverage vending initiative called Hello Goodness.
Debut on December 14, 2015, at the Beverage Digest Future Smarts Conference in New...