Filling

 

Silgan to supply cans to Nestlé

Can maker Silgan has acquired Nestlé Purina PetCare Company’s steel can making assets for its pet food products. As part of the deal, the US company has also entered into a long-term supply agreement with Nestlé Purina PetCare Company.

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Second filler to use wine in can technology

French filler Cacolac has signed a contract with Australian company Barokes licensing them to fill wine in a can using Vinsafe technology. The Vinsafe process is the only wine-in-a-can packaging system, combining long shelf life with high product quality and managed by global patents.

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MP visits British can making plant

British Member of Parliament Mark Lancaster recently visited Rexam Beverage Can’s Milton Keynes plant to gain an insight into can making first hand. The plant visit allowed Mr Lancaster, who is the MP for Milton Keynes North, the opportunity to gain a better understanding of both the workings of the plant itself and Rexam as a company.

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Stay Full soups from Baxters

UK soup company Baxters has launched a new range of ‘Stay Full’ soups in cans. The can labels have been designed by design agency Springetts and feature a white background with images of key ingredients, which the company says helps reinforce the contents of each recipe.

Budweiser cans get new look

US brewer Anheuser-Busch has revealed a new design which will be seen on cans of Budweiser. The new look can will roll out of US breweries and into the hands of American beer drinkers this summer, before debuting in markets around the world later this year.

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Molson makes switch to aluminium bottles

Brewer Molson Coors is set to make a switch from glass bottles to aluminium bottles for three of its biggest beer brands. The packaging format switch is at the heart of a £7.3 million rebrand of Carling but Molson is also moving Coors Light and Caffrey’s into aluminium bottles.

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