People are increasingly aware of the environmental harm of plastic waste, and many would avoid buying single-use plastics if they could help it. But are the alternatives to plastic much better?
PepsiCo has launched a redesigned 2-litre bottle in four US cities -- with a national rollout to follow -- driven by a desire to improve the bottle's ergonomics without using more plastic.
The quest for a better single-serve beverage cup is ongoing - with US scientists reporting progress in developing a viable plastic replacement by combining bagasse and bamboo.
Bacardi, the world’s largest family-owned spirits company, says it will use 100% biodegradable bottles for all of its spirits by 2023.
With global war on plastic straws declared over two years ago, there has been little news of commercialised paper alternatives for single-serve cartons. What seems simple is clearly full of challenges - but UK brand Ribena has recently announced a new prototype.
Absolut will start trialling a paper bottle prototype in the UK and Sweden: aiming to ‘turn the spirits industry upside down with packaging that invokes real and long-lasting behavioural change’.
Heineken UK is set to roll out its 100% plastic-free cardboard topper, called Green Grip, for multi-pack cans across the retail stores in the UK, despite the Covid-19 challenges.
South Africa’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling achievements continue to impress, despite global market contractions and the closure of a leading recycler, Mpact Polymers.
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has adopted CanCollar paperboard-based ring technology for its multipack cans in Europe, with the initial launch in Spain's Balearic Islands and further rollout anticipated.
British beverage giant, Diageo, will launch its Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky in a 100% plastic-free, paper-based bottle, as part of its sustainability efforts.
Evian's new no-label bottle, which has the brand name engraved onto the recycled plastic, is part of the brand's effort to become fully circular by 2025.
As sustainability ratchets up to the top of consumer concerns, the number of wine bottle alternatives is growing. Here's news of the aptly titled Frugal bottle, a paper bottle that's already commercialised.
Successfully communicating sustainability credentials to consumers is key to developments in food and drinks packaging - and adjudged by Innova Market Insights as its top packaging trend in 2020. Innova’s consumer research indicates that consumer expectations around sustainability are higher than ever, pushing companies to prioritise...
Foodbev processing and packaging giant, Tetra Pak, has introduced a new low-energy processing line for juice, nectar and still drink (JNSD) applications.
Here are two interesting tales of how breweries and distilleries are making good use out of waste products: small-scale carbon capture in craft brewing, previously deemed unviable; and putting some of the massive quantities of excess whey to new purpose.
Nespresso has launched the first coffee capsules made using 80% recycled aluminium, part of its continued journey towards circularity, to minimise waste and maximise reuse of product materials.
Mintel, expert in what consumers want and why, believes there are two key 2020 packaging trends set to transform the global packaging landscape in the year/s ahead.
Why does coffee made at home taste different from that in cafes? Why can coffee from the same place taste different throughout the week? Is it the barista, a new blend? Our recent study, published in Matter, suggests that this variation is down to an inherent inconsistency of common brewing methods.
SAB reports that it's one of the only businesses in the world, and the first in South Africa, to introduce environmentally-friendly Core Linerless Solutions labels for its product packaging.
First Choice Fresh Extended Shelf Life (ESL) milk, manufactured by Woodlands Dairy, one of the largest manufacturers of UHT milk in South Africa, has launched new packaging this month.