Embotelladora Andina, a Chile-based beverage firm and a Coca-Cola bottler, has outlined plans to offload $600m in international bonds due 2023. The amount raised by selling the bonds will be used to finance the acquisition of Brazil-based ...
Tags: Coke Bottler, Food
Closure Systems International (CSI) will present its latest closure, capping and technical service offerings at Drinktec 2013 beginning 16 September 2013 in Munich, Germany, . At the event, the company will present plastic and metal ...
Crown Beverage Packaging North America is set to introduce its new Laser-Etched Tabs (LET) technology for beverage brands in US and Canada. According to the company, the LET can be used with beverages including soft drinks, beer, and ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Beverage Packaging
Gruppo Campari, a producer of spirits, wines and soft drinks, has unveiled its new $43m packaging facility at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, US. The new packaging facility is part of the company's total investment ...
Tags: Gruppo Campari, Packaging Facility
GlaxoSmithKline is to sell its drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd (SBF), the Japanese consumer goods company, for GBP 1.35 billion (AUD 2.4b) in cash. It is expected that the transaction will be completed by ...
Tags: Beverage, Food, Agriculture
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to sell its nutritional drinks brands – the iconic Lucozade and Ribena – to the Japanese consumer goods firm Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) for £1.35bn in cash. GlaxoSmithKline is to sell ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Specifically aimed at making it easy for designers to visualise and share creations in 3D, the app is now available for free online and to download for Mac and PC at www.cancreator.com. In a statement, the Can Makers said: "In just a few ...
Tags: Design APP, Packaging, Printing
Packaging News sister magazine Independent Retail News has reported that the proposals from the EU Public Health Committee also include larger 75% health warnings on all tobacco packaging, the introduction of a standardised pack shape and ...
Lack of consumer spending power is forcing retailers to maintain high levels of promotional activity against their own preferences, according to Marnie Millard, md of soft drinks firm Nichols. Vimto is one of Nichols' core brands ...
Tags: soft drinks, Agriculture, Food
Container manufacturer Petainer is set to introduce its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic kegs at Drinktec taking place from 16 to 20 September 2013 in Munich, Germany. Available in 15, 20 and 30l capacities, the lightweight kegs ...
The products are available in 15, 20 and 30 litre capacities for drinks including beer, cider, wine, concentrates and low pressure carbonated soft drinks. According to Petainer, the kegs are also available in preforms, which can be ...
Packaging used to just be about the three P's: protection, preservation and presentation. But nowadays it's about so much more than that. In addition to delivering the above listed qualities packaging has to tell a story about the brand. In ...
The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be the largest market in the world for Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) by 2020, thanks to the region’s improving living standards, cross-industry usage of PTA products and expanding ...
Tags: PTA Demand, textile
Soft drinks maker Britvic is dumping BlackBerry in favour of Windows Phone devices from Nokia. The company is currently rolling out Nokia Lumia 720 smartphones to 800 staff as part of the platform shift at the company. Further reading ...
Tags: Blackberry, Windows Phone
Global PET solutions provider Sidel has developed the new StarLite bottle base for still drinks with a shape that increases the base resistance and stability. The new PET bottle base is suited for water and juices especially, and under ...
Tags: PET Bottle, Packaging, Printing