“We can turn water into wine in 15 minutes.” So claims the Ava Winery, a San Francisco start-up that is making synthetic wine without grapes – simply by combining flavour compounds and ethanol.
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With burgeoning global demand for juices and sports drinks as 'healthy' alternatives to traditional sodas, bottlers looking to grow in this market have to adapt their technology, with hot fill methodology fitting the brief. Among them is Gauteng's Coca-Cola Canners who has been operating a...
Personal tastes in wine are as varied as the vintage, style and flavour of the wines themselves. So what happens if you drink Chardonnay, and I drink Merlot, but we don't finish either bottle? Enter the Kuvée smart wine bottle that recently secured $6m...
'HOW the hell does this work?' is likely to be the first, bemused reaction by consumers on seeing this novel multi-pack concept for bottled water that's based on nothing more than small dots of glue and a carry handle.
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An innovative design for fruit juice called ‘Ice Box’, designed by Smurfit Kappa Poland, has won in the ‘Packaging Concept’ category at the recent Art of Packaging Awards, hosted by prestigous New York design institute, Pratt.
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A Swiss company, Climeworks, is not the first company to figure out how to suck carbon dioxide out of the air. It may become the first to make money from it at an industrial scale, including putting it in soft drinks.
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UK packaging and print consultancy, SaucePM, has launched RECANIZE, an innovatively-shaped drinks can packaging concept with a global patent.
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Coca-Cola has released fun new packaging in Britain that allows drinkers to transform its label into a festive bow.
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Global canning group, Crown Bevcan Europe, used the recent Brau Beviale expo in Nuremberg to launch a new can. Called the Cottle, it merges elements from both cans and bottles.
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The IPSA Gold Pack Awards is the biennial showcase for the South African packaging industry and from its inception in 1973 it has grown into an event of considerable importance and prestige. The 2015 awards were recently presented in Jo'burg...
Innovation at Polyoak Packaging’s Polypet and African Closures divisions continue apace, not least the introduction of a new line of PET bulk bottles with clever carry handles, and the launch of PET hot-fill containers.
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Tetra Pak Southern Africa has won five awards in the FTASA Flexographic Print Excellence Awards 2015, including two Gold, two Silver, and one Bronze, at the ceremony that took place on October 20, 2015.
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Savanna Premium Cider is standing tall in a brand new 440ml can, of striking design, bringing its legions of fans more value and convenience.
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Tetra Pak has brought its Tetra Top paper-based bottle to the US market for the first time, with the launch of new spring water brand Just Water.
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CTP Cartons & Labels in Cape Town has come up an innovative product called inGENIUS – a functional pack designed to make any beverage or wine brand, or any brand, stand out in a crowd.
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Pyrotec PackMark offer affordable labelling solutions to suit a wide variety of manufacturers, including SMMEs with small production runs. New to its inventory is a self-adhesive labelling device.
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Polyoak Packaging has launched a striking new website that highlights the group as a true 'one-stop packaging shop' for rigid plastic packaging for dairy, beverage, food and industrial applications.
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Oculto, meaning "hidden" or "waiting to be found,” is a new American tequila-flavoured beer infused with blue agave for a bright citrus flavour. It was launched in March 2105, backed by a multi-million...
Every beer brewer is locked into a high-maintenance relationship with yeast — those finicky, alcohol-creating microorganisms. To learn more about this delicate dance, the Speaking of Chemistry team took a field trip to Denver, Colorado, to visit Renegade Brewing Company and its brewmaster,...
As a marketleader, Red Heart Rum has long been associated with uncompromising, bold and distinctive taste. Now, after undergoing a rigorous packaging make-over, its bottle has an equally bold new look.
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