Can & end making
Gatão adopts Ardagh’s Wine Can
Portuguese wine brand Gatão is packaging its Vinho Branco in a can for the first time, using Ardagh’s Wine Can.
Crown’s Orbit closure is used on d’aucy glass jars
Crown Food Europe has collaborated with d’aucy, a brand of French food manufacturer Eureden Long Life, to launch a bio-diverse range of vegetables in glass jars, featuring Crown’s patented Orbit closure.
Salcombe Brewery invests in new canning line
Following investment in its brewing and packaging facilities at an additional site in the UK, Salcombe Brewery Co has announced the launch of its first canned products and first lager.
Are food safety concerns leading to a demand for more impactful testing equipment?
The issue of food safety isn’t a new concept for can makers – the responsibility to ensure all cans are safe before reaching consumers has always been there. However, it would be fair to say that right now, there’s a more watchful eye than ever before on the canning industry, as Frank Van Nederveen, sales engineer at Industrial Physics, reports.
Hungarian winery partners with Canpack to launch canned wine
Font Pincésze has worked with Canpack to launch its white and rose sparkling Font Secco wines.
The Holy Grail of the resealable can
Simon Jennings, director at Nomis Consultancy Limited, reports on the journey to find the ‘Holy Grail’ of the resealable beverage can.
Hard seltzers…
The hard seltzers market is seeing a big rise and many established brands as well as start-ups have entered it.
CMbE announces factory expansion
CarnaudMetalbox Engineering( CMbE) has announced the addition of a 150,000 sq ft facility in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Belvac increases expansion investment to meet global demand
Belvac has expanded its container and engineering services by investing in a fully functional, two-piece can pilot line.
Unimer chooses Trivium for seafood cans
Moroccan seafood canner Unimer Group is now using a range of aluminium ‘club’ cans produced by Trivium for its Titus brand.
Dram in a can
Despite all the negativity around the Covid-19 pandemic, the canned beverage is doing very well. This week we’ve had several canned beverage stories, and now, Two Stacks Irish Whiskey in Northern Ireland has released Dram in a Can, which it says is a global first for packaging straight whiskey in a can.
PepsiCo launches Neon Zebra canned cocktail mixers
PepsiCo has launched Neon Zebra, a line of non-alcoholic cocktail mixers in mini aluminium cans.
Lucky Jack Coffee launches first canned offering
The small batch, hand-crafted US coffee company has launched its new canned Nitro Cold Brew Lattes with oatmilk.
Actega opens new beverage sealant hall
Actega’s new hall is annexed to its premises in North West Spain and is dedicated to the manufacturing of sustainable water-based sealants.