European Food and Beverage Packaging News
Pepsi Twist gets a makeover with Rexam’s Fusion Bottle
Rexam’s award winning Fusion aluminium bottle has given Pepsi Twist a new look, with the original lemon flavoured cola from PepsiCo Italy being repackaged and launched for a trial run in Italy.
Read moreIronbridge goes plastic with new Petainer KEG
Ironbridge Brewery in Shropshire, UK, has teamed up with Petainer, the specialist plastics packaging technology business to supply a new high-quality English lager in lightweight, recyclable Petainer Kegs. The brewery is targeting sales in the keg beer market through mail order deliveries.
Read moreWEBpackaging launches Premium Subscription service
WEBpackaging has launched an exciting new Premium Subscription service giving packaging professionals access to extended tools, services and information not found anywhere else, and providing a number of genuinely useful benefits.
Read moreTetra Pak identifies 2.7 billion consumers as dairy industry’s next big opportunity
New research from Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging company, has identified 2.7 billion low-income consumers in developing countries as the dairy industry’s next big growth opportunity due to an expected rise in prosperity, purchasing power and desire for packaged liquid dairy products.
Read moreMack Brewery chooses Rexam to create 135th anniversary beer
Rexam Beverage Can has worked in partnership with Mack Brewery to celebrate their 135th anniversary by creating a new anniversary beer in an eye catching designed can. Mack has created an original Czech pilsner named Mack 1877 and chose Rexam’s 50cl can to package the anniversary beer.
Read moreFirst cider orders for new plastic KEG from Petainer
Aspall, the Suffolk-based UK cider-maker, is to export its award-winning products to Russia, America, Japan and Europe using new lightweight, recyclable beverage KEG containers made by Petainer, specialist in plastics packaging technology business.
Read moreRexam partners with award winning brands
Rexam Beverage Can has been working closely with customers to create the best packaging and service to support their brands. Now, two of their customers are securing top prizes at The Beverage Innovation Awards. Rexam Beverage Can was also a finalist at the awards for the ‘Best Packaging for Functional Drinks’ with its Fusion aluminium bottle.
Read moreCreative new food and IPS honoured at the International FoodTec Award 2012
MicroPast was the proud recipient of a gold medal at International FoodTec Award 2012 presentation ceremony held at the Anuga FoodTec in Cologne. The German Agricultural Society DLG presented the award to inventors Carlo Keller and Silvia Kurtz of CNF Creative New Food (Switzerland) and their plant engineering partners Olaf Horrenberger and Walter Rück from IPS International Packaging Systems.
Premium Access RequiredTetra Pak net sales reach €10.36 billion in 2011
The company’s packaging solutions businesses achieved net sales of €9.2 billion for the year, 3% higher (comparable terms) than in 2010, driven by strong growth in South and Southeast Asia, Central and South America, China and Sub-Sahara Africa.
Premium Access RequiredRexam’s Annual Supplier Awards reinforce the importance of an efficient supply chain
Now in its ninth year, Rexam Beverage Can Europe & Asia Supplier Awards, held in early March at Sopwell House in St Albans, saw over 36 suppliers from across the region come together to celebrate the achievements of those in their industry.
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