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Rick Lingle , Lisa McTigue Pierce | Mar 04, 2022
Food and beverage brands constantly launch new products and new packages, many of which are posted to social media — if you can find them. Packaging Digest highlights the best of them on a regular basis, with the most recent “find” at the beginning. Here are relevant posts from January 2022. CLICK HERE to see the latest additions.
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Czech brewer ends production using plastic beer bottles.
Great to see that @Pilsner_Urquell has ended production of Gambrinus, Kozel, and other popular #beer brands in #plastic bottles. Kinda crazy, though, that it took them this long. https://t.co/YaJ7Eyls7B via @expatscz
Guidance to make snack packaging sustainable.
Improving the design of flexible packaging is an important first step but that’s not enough to achieve high recycling rates Better collection, sorting #HolyGrail2 and recycling infrastructures are needed! More details in the Euractiv op-ed belowhttps://t.co/N1pOpUso3X
Champagne bottles remade into candles.
We collect our used bottles at the Telmont estate and transform them into candles of natural origin: soy wax, untreated wood sticks … In the name of Mother Nature! #sustainability #champagne #packaging #candle #upcycle #recycle #zerowaste #useitagain #stopgiftboxes pic.twitter.com/xm3AVogHRI
SABIC and Gualapack collaboration with Ella’s Kitchen UK yields baby food cap made with advanced recycled plastics.
.@SABIC, Gualapack and @EllasKitchenUK collaborate to launch baby food cap made with advanced recycled plastics https://t.co/pt90wEEap1#Plastic #Packaging #CircularEconomy pic.twitter.com/fxKhg8e5hK
SIG Combibloc barrier aluminum-free aseptic carton claimed as a world’s first.
New to our Innovation Zone - Swiss aseptic packaging heavyweights SIG Combibloc have been able to develop a barrier aluminium-free aseptic carton solution and claim to be a world-first for this particular application. #packaging pic.twitter.com/anbr8q4c1m
Stunning Beam Suntory whisky bottle sold for a stunning amount, all for a good cause.
Onyx 51-year-old, complete with this exquisite #packaging, set a new record for Bowmore at auction, selling for an incredible £400,000 ($532,340). The #DistillersOneOfOne Sotheby's auction raised £2.45 million – all of which went to Scottish charities. Stunning! Beam Suntory pic.twitter.com/znhsqQ4yLZ
PepsiCo Europe’s drive to improved sustainable packaging include flex-pack circularity.
“We see a future where our bags will be free of virgin fossil-based plastic. They will be part of a thriving #CircularEconomy where flexible #packaging is valued & can be as a new packet," says Silviu Popovici, our Europe CEO. Read about our new packaging ambition
Best of #BeerCanAppreciationDay: classic Bud and Miller designs, a house of #beer cans, a pinhole camera, a tattoo, two dog tales, and more #packagingdesign @packagingdigest https://t.co/aUouV5gtmb pic.twitter.com/IMKobE0nrd
Patrón offers 150 numbered direct-to-consumer (DTC) NFT bottles of Chairman Reserve Tequila.
PATRÓN #Tequila launches first NFT #NFTCommmunity for ownership to unlock physical bottle of Chairman's Reserve #packaging #packagingdesign https://t.co/v8bxWT1epI
Flavored Cokes getting a new look
Coca-Cola is fighting for your attention. The company is unveiling a new look for flavored Coke products this month, and it has a new Coke variety coming in a few weeks. https://t.co/7mU2HhlOrc
Beer market expanding at a 2.45% CAGR.
#beer Market growing by $88.70 billion 2020 - 2025 at a CAGR of 2.45% https://t.co/qOSHoFljzD pic.twitter.com/82rEnsGuKT
19 Crimes Wine releases Martha Stewart California Chardonnay.
OG Lifestyle Magnate Martha Stewart Gets Her Own 19 Crimes Wine https://t.co/QQAMokQ5JM? #MarthaStewart pic.twitter.com/mwKiBmWM2l
A “hairy” clever pasta design.
Ça c’est ce qu’on appelle un #packaging éPATant Credits : Nikita Konkin - designer pic.twitter.com/6kRo6Zs2Ty
Kroger reveals 10 #Food Trend Predictions for 2022 https://t.co/ErHTMxcKY6 pic.twitter.com/3tP6wZQ77j
Zero-waste and refill stores are thriving.
After a rise in plastic packaging during the pandemic, zero-waste and refill stores are now thriving. https://t.co/28kIQL0Bnl
Lay’s Golden Grounds chips grown in stadium soil packaged in bags with team colors and logos.
Lay's "Golden Grounds" lineup of @NFL-inspired chips grown using soil from stadiums packaged in limited-edition bags #packaging #packagingdesign with team colors and logos https://t.co/gy42v5FNCY pic.twitter.com/7CJKlFGtvO
Europe’s beverage bottle vision for sustainability.
According to @EU_Eurostat, Belgium had the highest #recycling rate of #packagingwaste in the EU (84.2%) in 2019 Countries like also achieved high #recycling rates. What about #BeveragePackaging? Discover how we're #LeadingTheLoop https://t.co/qgeDp63l5b pic.twitter.com/InGMBpnd6m
Retort packaging market growing at a 5.2% CAGR during forecast period 2021–2031 to reach $28.4 Bn.
Retort #Packaging Market including trays and pouches to reach $28.4 Bn by 2031 at a CAGR of 5.2% during forecast period 2021–2031 https://t.co/tcROwKlPql
Darnley’s introduces a family of recyclable gin pouches.
Scotland-based company @DarnleysGin has launched a range of recyclable gin pouches as part of its 2022 #sustainability strategy. #packaging #beverage https://t.co/uX0iiOl6k4 (via @FoodBev) pic.twitter.com/2cvarcJ0uS
Oreos Cakesters’ return promotion marked by "rewind" in VHS packaging.
Mid-2000s rewind: @Oreo Cakesters' return to stores promoted w/ "takeover" of last Blockbuster Store (in Bend, OR) w/ free samples in retro VHS-inspired #packaging #packagingdesign https://t.co/e2a4iYb4V0 pic.twitter.com/ybhslrwFYR
International Delights Willy Wonka edition…with Golden Tickets.
Feeling lucky? International Delight, Warner Bros. partner for limited-edition Willy Wonka-inspired creamers bottles #packaging #packagingdesign w/ 10 Golden Tickets among them https://t.co/yYQUbzJGFn pic.twitter.com/qma8aIAJuM
According to California Law SB 1335, CA state-owned or leased facilities can only use food service packaging that is reusable, recyclable, or compostable. ALL VENDORS* supplying food packaging have to submit an application and be approved by @CalRecycle BY JANUARY 14, 2022. pic.twitter.com/qXwFJwnMqu
New to our Innovation Zone - Papacks is a Cologne-based manufacturer of paper-based packaging items. They have introduced a bottle that is reported to be 100% plastic-free and is manufactured using Papacks Foodsafe moulded fibre parts for direct food contact. #packaging pic.twitter.com/U7KnfSkG3J
Braille on food packaging is making a difference.
“Since the implementation of braille on food package labels, there has been a significant number of cases where this change has made a difference in the lives of someone who has a disability.” @FoodInstitute shares more: https://t.co/S9TnPC0eT2 #packaging #CPG #inclusion
Pectin films with natural preservatives as biopolymer food packaging.
Our latest work on #pectin films with plant bioactives as biopolymer-based #food #packaging material. Big congratulations to Joe for his first paper... https://t.co/7Ueec1T4rI
Returnable food containers with QR codes carry deposit that’s refunded through an app.
Kayli Dale and Jacquie Hutchings, 2020 graduates of @WaterlooENG's chemical engineering program, co-founded Friendlier (a GEDI Exchange member) last year to help keep food packaging from ending up in landfill. https://t.co/it0ATkACRe
TapoutT's beverage packaging design draws award recognition.
Splash Beverage Group’s Design Agency Wins the 2021 GDUSA 58th Annual Design Award for Packaging for TapoutT’s packaging design - Yahoo Finance https://t.co/TXEDMYMxpW
Best practices to improve rPET purity.
Actionable Ways to Minimize PET Bottle #Recycle Stream Contamination #beverage #packaging #packagingdesign #recycling https://t.co/VzVxFPUWyT pic.twitter.com/tTwM6oHYxP
BillerudKorsnas earns Sustainability Initiative Climate Prize from TetraPak.
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the #Supplier Sustainability Initiative Climate Prize by @tetrapak - as the supply partner with the most ambitious climate action plan. Read more -> https://t.co/GCCfs6O3c8 #tetrapak #climate #sciencebasedtargets pic.twitter.com/qSZAx3lYw5
Cellulose coating replaces plastics films for fruit and vegetables.
No more plastic packaging for fruits & vegetables could soon become reality. Empa researchers have developed an alternative cellulose coating made from renewable raw materials. https://t.co/LjlxXbcbVR#FoodWaste #circulareconomy #Sustainability pic.twitter.com/eWDPD56Lmm
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