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Pepsi launches Pepsi Café
Pepsi has announced Pepsi Café, a new beverage debuting in the US in April 2020, that blends the taste of deep coffee with the refreshing taste of a Pepsi cola.
Hoffmann Neopac acquires CM Packaging
Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of high-quality plastic and metal packaging for a broad array of industries and applications, has acquired metal packaging partner, Netherlands-based CM Packaging.
Prime Controls honoured at 2019 Business of the Year Awards
Prime Controls was honoured by the Dayton Business Journal in the Manufacturing category during the 2019 Business of the Year awards ceremony.
Sensory Analytics moves into expanded headquarters
Sensory Analytics has relocated into a larger facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, to help meet surging demand for its exclusive SpecMetrix measurement solutions.
INX sees accelerating adoption of its Color Perfection platform
INX International has seen over 150 beverage brands, breweries, can makers, design agencies and other beverage marketers embrace its INX 2-Piece Metal Color Catalog since it was updated with new colours three months ago.
Hi-Cone launches RingCycles made with 50% recycled plastics
As part of its goal to eliminate 100% of current virgin plastic-based ring carriers from its product portfolio by the end of 2020, Hi-Cone is launching RingCycles – a multi-packaging solution that contains +50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content.
Cask presents beverage can filling systems at BrauBeviale
Cask Global Canning Solutions – the inventors of micro-canning equipment for craft brewers – will return to this year’s BrauBeviale, displaying its range of affordable and compact can filling systems.
Bunting appoints lean manufacturing co-ordinator
Bunting has appointed Robert Clausing as the company’s new lean manufacturing co-ordinator. Clausing will be responsible for focusing on utilising a lean manufacturing mindset in order to reduce and eliminate waste.
Wine in a Can back in the hands of the inventors
Barokes Wines has been formally recognised as the pioneer of the Vinsafe canned wine technology, following a five-year court battle with its Japanese shareholder Daiwa Can Company.
Canned food market predicted to increase
Transparency Market Research (TMR), a global market intelligence company, delivers key insights on the food cans market in its new report, which includes global industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends, and forecast for 2019–2027.
Cans reward gaming fans in Rockstar Energy Gears 5 promotion
Ardagh has teamed up with energy drink brand, Rockstar Energy, to provide a series of Collectors’ Edition cans to tie in with its giveaway for the release of Xbox game Gears 5.
WaveGrip and Orpheus establish return scheme for carriers
WaveGrip, a brand of Berry Global, is providing a packaging solution and carrier return scheme for Orpheus Brewing to help the brewery reduce waste and its annual packaging footprint by approximately 85%.
Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico honoured by MillerCoors
For the second time in three years, MillerCoors has named the Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico business unit of Crown Holdings its Supplier of the Year.
INX signs on as major sponsor of CannedWater4Kids
CannedWater4kids (CW4K) has revealed that INX International Ink Company has signed on as a major sponsor.