Beverage

A leader in the Italian mineral water and soft drinks sector, Sanpellegrino is well on course to achieve the environmental targets set out in its latest Sustainability Report 2021 concerning the efficiency of production systems, logistics and the use of sustainable packaging.

Following the merger with French group Sparflex, Enoflex (Varese, Italy), a world leader in the production of closure solutions for wines and spirits, is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of the entire share capital of Pe.Di.

PepsiCo has announced the sale of Tropicana, Naked and other North American juice brands to French private equity firm Pai Partners.

From the synergy between PET Engineering and COMEP comes COMPETEK-Sustainable Packaging Solutions, a new international player in the supply of complete services to food, beverage and homecare producers.

Pelliconi is entering the world of e-commerce with the launch of its e-shop (www.p-ink.shop) where users will be able to configure and purchase customised crown caps online.

Con un progetto pilota condotto insieme al produttore di vetro Encirc e al centro per la tecnologia e la ricerca Glass Futures, Diageo ha aperto la strada alla produzione di bottiglie con la più bassa impronta di carbonio mai ottenuta da un marchio di whisky scozzese.

The online sales platform specialising in wine and spirits Vino.com (formerly Vino75.com) has taken over the rival startup Vino.it with the aim of further extending its international digital presence. The platform has been operating in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands since 2020 and in China since 2017 through Alibaba’s Tmall Choice and Tmall Global marketplaces.

S.Bernardo is preparing for the May launch of a new 100% recycled and sustainable mineral water bottle with a helical shape and decorative droplets arranged in a Fibonacci sequence. The new bottle is produced at the company’s Garessio plant which is powered by clean and natural wind energy.

ACE, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, and its members SIG Combibloc, BillerudKorsnäs, Elopak, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak, have set the industry’s vision for the future: we will deliver the most sustainable packaging for resilient food supply systems which is renewable, climate positive and circular.

Nestlé USA today announced that it has acquired Essentia Water (“Essentia”), a premium functional water brand headquartered in Bothell, Washington.

The new 200 ml Tetra Crystal® carton from Valfrutta for the vending channel contains more paper and less plastic and aluminium.

Flint Group Introduces EkoCure® ANCORA™ Dual Cure UV-Curable Ink Series for Food and Pharmaceutical Labels and Flexible Packaging

The Volpak's 2021 challenge is twofold: to continue serving the consumer market effectively and to keep investing the sustainability of its solutions.

Acqua Sant’Anna is set to invest €10 million to boost the efficiency and automation of its plant in Vinadio (CN), Italy.

The theme of packaging customization, a widespread trend that is sure to have an impact on consumers, makes its entrance into the world of metal closures. The protagonist of this turning point is Pelliconi, which adopts digital printing technology.

Historic producer of metal and plastic closures for the Food & Beverage world, Pelliconi is now ready to put on the market a new decoration and…

With the aim of strengthening its position in the premium spirits category, Diageo has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire UK-based Chase Distillery, owner of Chase GB Gin and the award-winning Chase Original Potato Vodka.

In 2023 Bacardi will be launching its new 100% biodegradable bottles to replace the 80 million plastic bottles produced each year for its product portfolio, equivalent to 3,000 tonnes of plastic.

As part of its sustainability programmes, Coca-Cola has announced that from October 2020, all small Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta bottles produced in the Netherlands will be made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) (large bottles will follow next year). The switch will be made in Norway during the first half of 2021.

Constellation Brands, a leading multinational beverage alcohol company, has acquired Copper & Kings American Brandy Company based in Louisville, Kentucky, a state-of-the-art craft distillery that has been producing American brandy, absinthe, gin and highly differentiated spirits since 2014.

The global beverage giant Diageo has announced that in 2021 it will launch the first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle.