PepsiCo

Ardagh, Ball & CMI urge US president not to impose cansheet and aluminium tariffs

CEOs from some of America’s leading food and beverage companies and trade associations have joined the American Beverage Association, Beer Institute, and Can Manufacturers Institute in sending a letter to president Donald Trump requesting that he refrain from imposing tariffs or import restrictions on cansheet, primary aluminium, and scrap.

Can & end making, Sustainability

Ashmore to invest in Pakistan’s first aluminium beverage can plant

Ashmore, a specialist Emerging Markets investment group, has announced its intention for Ashmore funds to invest in Pakistan’s first aluminium beverage can plant near Islamabad. This will be a first of its kind manufacturing facility in Pakistan with an expected annual capacity of over 700 million cans. In due course, it is intended that the […]

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Beyoncé to star on aluminium bottles

PepsiCo Beverages Italy is too feature pop-star Beyoncé on a limited run of Rexam’s Fusion aluminium bottle. The singer, who appears very pale on the bottle, and PepsiCo have partnered with each other for a series of adverts and on can promotions in 2013. But in Italy, where the aluminium bottle for the drinks is […]

Can & end making, Filling

Pepsi cans still contain cancer-causing chemical

Pepsi has still not removed a potentially cancer causing chemical from its cola drink. According to research commissioned by the Centre for Environmental Health (CEH) rival drink Coca-Cola has changed its caramel colouring in the United States. But, outside of California, Pepsi is still using colouring with high levels of the cancer-causing 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI). California […]

Can & end making, Filling

Pepsi cola cans to feature Beyonce

PepsiCo has turned to pop super star Beyone Knowles in a bid to turn around its cola business. PepsiCo has stepped up the marketing around its namesake product after admitting it faces a “challenge” selling cola in the US market particularly. The problem for the company is its sports drinks, teas and other products are […]

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Beyoncé and PepsiCo agree global partnership

Limited edition Pepsi cans that feature an image of pop superstar Beyoncé will first be seen in Europe in March 2013.

Can & end making, Filling

Mountain Dew cans feature thermochromic ink

New 16oz cans of Mountain Dew feature a colour changing ink that has been supplied by US based Chromatic Technologies (CTI).

Can & end making, Filling, Metal decorating

Pepsi Twist gets a new look

Pepsi Twist has been given a new look after being packaged in Rexam’s Fusion aluminium bottles.

Can & end making, Filling, Sustainability

MCC to expand beverage can plant

Brewer Anheuser-Busch has announced plans to increase production capacity at its Metal Container Corporation (MCC) facility in Arnold, Missouri, US.

Can & end making, Filling

PepsiCo launches natural version of 7UP

A new low-calorie ‘natural’ soft drink has been launched by PepsiCo Argentina.

Can & end making, Filling

New ‘handy can’ size from Ball

A new compact can has been launched by Ball Packaging Europe. Pepsi Max, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi are the first drinks to be sold in the new 25cl format in the UK. The shorter and more compact 25cl can format is designed to stand out from the normal and attract attention at the point of sale.

New look for Pepsi Istanbul

Rexam Beverage Can has teamed up with Pepsico Beverages Turkey to design a can for Pepsi Istanbul, a limited edition lemon and mint twist on the classic drink. Hülya Avsar, one of country’s most famous celebrities and spokesperson for local Pepsi campaigns, designed the 33cl cans, produced at Rexam’s Manisa Plant in Turkey.

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Baosteel to build can plant in Vietnam

Baosteel Group is planning to build its first overseas beverage can plant in Vietnam, according to reports. The Chinese company, which is the world’s second-largest steel maker by output, hopes the steel beverage can plant will help meet the increasing demand from the Southeast Asian market.

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