2013 packaging issues from CPGs

The Brand Union's recent dramatic redesign of The Absolut Company’s Frïs vodka bottle has earned the brand a 2012 Clear Choice Award from the Glass Packaging Institute.

Consumers are now able easily to spoon or sprinkle their favorite Bart spices thanks to an ingenious new dual feature cap produced by RPC Containers Halstead.

Lightweight Containers has launched the first member of a new generation of KeyKegs: the cylindrical KeyKeg20. The new one-way keg owes its unique characteristics to an invention called the Double Wall™ technology, which surrounds the bag containing the beverage.

This year has started with recognition for Ardagh Group and the team who produced the Jean Paul Gaultier Coca-Cola contour bottles. The eye catching limited edition containers, which had already been honoured in 2012 with trophies from Starpack, Best of Metal (MPMA) and The Cans of the Year Award 2012 (The Canmaker), made it a quartet of successes when it was recognized with a Worldstar Award from the World Packaging Organization.

McCullagh Coffee, a US coffee roasting company, introduces a compostable pack, for its Rainforest Alliance Certified Ecoverde Coffee brand, using cellulose-based, NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films.

New research showing that as much as half of the world’s food – amounting to two billion tonnes worth – is thrown away, demonstrates the vital role packaging has to play in providing a solution to the problem.

Multisorb Technologies will be attending the North American Meat Association’s MEATXPO ’13 in Las Vegas, NV, February 10-13, 2013. As the world leader in active packaging technology, it will be highlighting its sorbent capabilities for fresh and processed meats.

PMMI’s “Pet Food Market Assessment 2013” describes a competitive market, where brands are striving to set themselves apart. Not surprisingly, they’re turning to packaging to set their products apart and responding to consumer needs.