Dairy Crest Group, Britain's largest dairy food company, plans to slash about 260 jobs and close its Hanworth glass bottling dairy and Chard facility, owing to lower demand for glass bottles and financial viability. As part of the plan, ...
Tags: Chard Facilities, Food
Heineken has sold its Mexican packaging business Empaque to Crown Holdings for $1.225bn, in a bid to reduce its net debt by the end of this year. The company said the proceeds from the sale will be used to reach the target of bringing ...
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Lotte Liqor’s first beer, Kloud, burst onto the market with aplomb. “We expect to bring a change in the history of Korea’s beer industry, often reputed as ‘boring,’ with this kind of real beer,” the ...
Tags: Beer Market, Krones, Packaging
Recycling is great when it works. To make it work, recyclable glass has to be separated from all the other material that ends up in recycling bins. In the UK, glass manufacturer, Ardagh, has just signed a fifteen year agreement with ...
Ardagh has three glass manufacturing plants in Yorkshire, and is partnering Reuse to increase the volume of cullet, which has so far boosted recycling for clear glass by 12%. West Yorkshire based Reuse is one of the UK’s leading ...
Tags: clear glass, Ardagh Glass, Recycling Push, Packaging
US-based rigid packaging company TricorBraun has commenced Indian operations with an aim to cater to the growing need for rigid packaging products in the second largest Asian market. The company has opened TricorBraun-India in Mumbai, ...
UK-based consumer packaging company Rexam has provided its 12oz sleek cans for sodas and carbonated mixers of the US-based soda producer Q Drinks. Q Drinks has selected Rexam cans in order to replace its regular glass bottles. The ...
LEAF Brands, announces new 'Zero Calorie' versions of their popular Astro Pop sodas. The candy and snack manufacturer gained attention last month at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago when their Farts Candy won the award for "Most ...
Tags: LEAF Brands, Zero Calorie, Food
Japan-based Toppan Printing has unveiled plans to build a new transparent barrier film production facility in Georgia, US, with an investment of about JPY10bn ($98m). Said to be the first one for the company outside Japan, the new ...
Using the latest and economical and practical technology, Baumann design innovative, easily installed, low-maintenance case packing and case handling systems to meet specific requirements. All equipment is constructed from stainless ...
Ireland-based Antrim Borough Council, part of the arc21 waste management group, has announced the launch of new glass recycling policy. As part of the recycling process, the 100% recyclable metal caps and lids on glass bottles and jars ...
West African glass producer Frigoglass has introduced the latest version of the Contour bottle, which reflects the shape of a soccer ball. The company has designed the soccer bottle and new decoration in partnership with the Coca-Cola ...
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US-based wine producer Snoqualmie Winery has launched new sustainable packaging for its entire line of wines. According to the company, the wines in lightweight, 397g ECO glass bottles are available across the nation since February 2013 ...
Tags: Sustainable Packaging, Wine
Latest industry data – published today ahead of the European Commission 2012 figures expected at the end of 2014 – confirm average glass recycling rates in the European Union have passed the 70% mark. This means that over 25 ...
Tags: glass recycling rates, glass
The Naked Grape, a US-based wine producer, has introduced its wine in new recyclable 3L box. According to the company, the offering of wines in new box will have the same quality as those that are offered in glass bottles. Naked ...
Tags: Recyclable 3L Box, wine, glass bottles