While beer experts might know a thing or two about the colour of a beer bottle, many consumers don't take much notice to why one bottle colour is different from the other. Some are green, others clear, brown, and now we even have aluminum bottles....
Since he became the head of R&D about seven years ago, Dr Mehmood Khan has led what many at PepsiCo refer to as an R&D transformation. Evidence of his transformative thinking is abundant in packaging, as he believes that packaging now more than ever must be...
The single-serve plastic water bottle is ubiquitous in today's culture. But that hasn't always been the case. Not by a long shot.
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This article comes with a WARNING! Because it may well be the last time you drink a take-out coffee with your innocence intact...
Tetra Pak has announced the launch of the beverage/liquid food industry’s first carton made entirely from plant-based, renewable packaging materials.
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One reason people buy billions of bottles of water: reusable bottles can be a pain to carry around, especially for those who don't commute in a car and have to squeeze a day's worth of belongings into a backpack. While some companies are designing collapsible...
Glass manufacturer Nampak Glass has increased its manufacturing capacity by 56% through the addition of a new R1.2-billion furnace and the third at its Germiston-based factory.
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With summer on its way, SAB has introduced an innovativepackaging idea to keep Castle Lite beers extra cold and extra convenient: the ingenious 12-pack Ice Core, claimed as a first-of-a-kind portable packaging innovation in Africa.
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JSE-listed paper and plastic packaging manufacturer and recycler, Mpact, has signed an agreement with Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to construct a PET recycling plant worth R350m in Gauteng,
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Sidel has launched the world's first-ever pasteurisable lightweight PET bottle for beer. Will this bottle do for beer what PET has done for virtually every other beverage and liquid food?
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Ever seen a pouch like this? Introducing BlenderPak, an innovative portable mixing pouch for powdered beverages. [Click pic to enlarge]
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Durban's Packaging World is a name synonymous with novel flexible packaging solutions in South Africa – and true to this reputation is its launch of an innovative, five-litre stand-up pouch. [Click pic to enlarge]
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When it comes to wine and spirits closures, a majority of European consumers prefer aluminium over other options. That’s according to a recent survey of 6,000 consumers conducted by market research company IPSOS.
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Millions of women and children around the world walk long distances every day to get the water they need. Many innovative labour-saving devices have been developed, and the latest is from the Ohio-based industrial packaging maker, Greif. [Click pic to enlarge]
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SA's well-known packaging photographer and man-about-the-packaging-industry, Clive Glover, shares his top packs and the story behind them. Featured are Champagne Taittinger Nocturne; Graça's celebration of its 30th anniversary; and majestic branding of Redd’s Bold Crisp.
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Consol has applied leading-edge technology to the production of black glass – a first for South Africa – working with long-standing customer, Distell, to produce new packaging for a Savanna line extension, Savanna Dark, the first local brand to launch in black glass. [Click pic to...
Tetra Pak has announced the launch of the Tetra Brik Aseptic 250 Base Crystal pack - featuring two crystal-shaped panels on the front side of the familiar Tetra Brik Aseptic, the new package provides customers with more graphic design possibilities, helping their products stand out...
Few can have failed to notice Coca-Cola's 'Share a Coke' campaign, with its roster of first names staring out hopefully from chiller cabinets. It certainly has caught the consumer's eye, but it has had a more profound impact on supply chain perceptions of digital print.
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Personalisation in bottling has grown in popularity as consumers demand product individuality. But how can brands create packaging that is unique to each consumer and how is it produced?
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Nampak Bevcan is well on track to convert its can production to aluminium-based, and in mid-2013 commissioned South Africa’s first aluminium beverage can production line at its Springs (Jo'burg) plant.
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