US-based pale lager brand Miller Lite has redesigned its light beer can, the limited-edition Original Lite can. The new limited edition beer cans are scheduled to be launched on 01 January 2014 and will be available in 12-, 16- and ...
Tags: Lite Beer Can, Packaging
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Glass Packaging Market Report - Forecasts to 2019" report to their offering. Glass packaging has various advantages such as chemical stability, sterility and reusability. ...
Tags: Construction, glass
Drinks Americas Holdings, a US-based broker for authentic Mexican craft beers, has partnered with a New York-based craft and import beer distributor SKI Wholesale Beer. As a part of this deal, SKI will promote and build the Day of the ...
Tags: Drinks Americas, craft beer, beer, SKI, beer distribution
The unique beer bottle created last year to celebrate the 170th birthday of the original Pilsen lager beer Pilsner Urquell, has won the current award WorldStar 2014 at the international competition WorldStar Packaging Awards 2014. This ...
Packaging company Rexam has produced two new cans for Brazil-based brewery Brasil Kirin's Eisenbahn beer. The new cans are said to be the first ones developed using Rexam's Editions Super Premium technology, which allows production of ...
Tags: Eisenbahn Beer, Packaging
Alamo Beer, a US-based beer maker, has initiated the construction of a new craft brewery in San Antonio, Texas, with an investment of $8m. After completion, the brewery is expected to produce up to 40,000 barrels, or 560,000 cases, of ...
Tags: Beer, Agriculture, Food
Appalachian Mountain Brewery has signed a letter of intent to acquire North Carolina Natural Energy (NCNE), in a strategic move to prepare for wholesale distribution of its craft beer. Based in Florida, North Carolina Natural Energy ...
Tags: Brewery, craft beers
Drinks Americas Holdings, a US-based broker for Mexican craft beers, has entered into a statewide distribution deal with United-Johnson Brothers of Alabama to distribute its beers in Alabama. United-Johnson is a wine wholesaler in ...
Tags: Drinks Americas, Drinks
Need a quick delivery? Jeff Bezos wants to send in the drones. That's the not-so-distant reality the Amazon.com CEO envisions, a future in which his company transports packages in 30 minutes or less -- using self-guided drones. Story ...
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UK-based Joule’s Brewery has launched a new dark winter seasonal brew - Old No 6 - over the weekend. This is the sixth beer since the new brewery was built. Old No 6 is inspired from an unmarked trial brew of a dark beer - No 6 - ...
Tags: Beer, Agriculture, Food, Wine
Russell Breweries, a Canada-based producer of premium craft beer, has posted gross revenue of $2.47m for the first quarter (Q1 2014) ended 30 September 2013, up 7% , compared to the gross revenues of $2.32m for the corresponding quarter of ...
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Soda lime glass is basically colorless. Metals and oxides can be added to glass to change its color during the glass blowing, molding or machine production process. The following additives make the distinctive colors: •Red glass: ...
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French freight forwarding firm Norbert Dentressangle is investing multi-million pounds in 153 new trailers for use on its contract with brewing major Carlsberg. Norbert holds all of Carlsberg's UK primary distribution, including managing ...
Tags: Carlsberg Contract, Food
What are the 50 greatest inventions since the wheel? If you ballpark the wheel's innovation at 6,000 B.C., then what are the most significant discoveries that follow? A reasonable list should be agriculture-heavy, and in its "50 Greatest ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Wells & Young is all set to launch Estrella Damm lager in a new 660ml bottle in November 2013 in the UK. The company hopes to meet the demand for large bottles, which are said to be the fastest growing format for premium world lager in ...
Tags: New Bottle, Packaging