Beverages

Aussie companies join forces to tackle single-use plastics

Little Green Panda and Stroh merge to offer sustainable alternative

4 November, 2019

Sustainable packaging could create battleground for premium alcohol producers: GlobalData

Its recent survey finds 71 per cent of global consumers consider sustainable packaging

22 October, 2019

Carlsberg unveils two prototypes for its paper beer bottles

Made from sustainably sourced wood fibres, it is both 100 per cent bio-based and fully recyclable

14 October, 2019

Coca-Cola Australia ramps up recycled plastic movement

Its bottles will be first in the world to be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic

22 August, 2019

Coopers packs sparkling ale in cans for maximum shelf stand-out

Its Original Pale Ale and XPA, along with Session Ale, Pale Ale and now Sparkling Ale are available in cans

18 August, 2019

Amcor develops PET bottles for pasteurised beer in Brazil

Amcor has adapted its design technology in the development of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for pasteurised beer.

5 August, 2019

World’s first biodegradable wine cork

Australian and New Zealand markets will soon see the release of the world’s first biodegradable wine cork.

8 July, 2019

Why does Level Lemonade have such unusual packaging?

Small beverage company, Level Beverages, has found ways to separate themselves from the other major players in the beverage market.

7 June, 2019

New Lids for Shine Shots

CEO of Shine drinks Steve Chapman has told ProPack about the new lids that are about to launch across the country. The current 110ml shot of Shine drink has received feedback from customers regarding the difficulty of opening the lid. CEO Steve Chapman says, “the old bottles are plastic and is way more susceptible to […]

7 June, 2019

Shine Smart Drink faced significant challenges

Shine smart drink CEO Steve Chapman spoke to ProPack about the packaging process of the bottles and shed light on their difficult production process saying the design had dramatically changed from what the company originally wanted. “So, what we did, was we then bought all these bottles, like hundreds of thousands of them, and they […]

29 May, 2019