Filling

Canmaker Canpack has collaborated with Bavaria (ABI Colombia) to supply cans for a limited-edition launch of the brewer’s Club Colombia beer brand. Bavaria, owned by brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, said that it wants the premium beer brand to pay tribute...

Ireland-based Bevcraft has further expanded its mobile canning business through a merger with leading Norwegian packaging specialist Heidrun Tapperi AS. Bevcraft is now Europe’s largest craft can supplier, the company said, with mobile canning fleets, can decoration and can distribution...

The Coca-Cola Company has launched limited-edition cans of its eponymous soft drink in Argentina, to commemorate the national team’s victory in the men’s FIFA World Cup. The slim-format cans, containing original Coca-Cola or Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, feature a gold label...

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has installed a new “state-of-the-art” canning line at its Moorabbin facility, close to Melbourne in Australia. The US$43.7 million canning line will help meet growing consumer demand for canned beverages with a range of sustainability benefits,...

Leading Turkish drinks maker Kristal Kola is launching what it says is the country's first spring water in cans. To “greatly reduce” Kristal’s carbon footprint, the cans will be produced in Turkey at Crown Bevcan EMEA’s Osmaniye plant in the...

Sales at Oceana, which owns canned fish brand Lucky Star, have increased in South Africa as “under-pressure” consumers turn to its products as a comparatively cheaper form of protein. The robust demand in canned fish helped lift Oceana’s sales by...

Penrhos Spirits, based in Herefordshire, UK, is moving part of its range of spirits into bespoke aluminium bottles. The company, which makes its gin from “imperfectly perfect” fruit that cannot be sold to supermarkets and would otherwise go to waste,...

South African food canner RFG Holdings reports that sales increased in 2022 thanks in part to bumper shipments of its canned fruits. The maker of brands including Rhodes and Hinds said the 22% year-on-year rise was also due to strong...

Water, coffee and sugar-free products helped drinks giant Suntory to a 15% year-on-year increase in sales over the first nine months of the year, with rising demand outweighing the impact of climbing costs. Suntory, a Japan-based owner of a broad...

The North American arm of spirits manufacturer Pernod Ricard is installing a high-speed canning line at its Fort Smith facility in Arkansas, USA, with the aim of expanding into the burgeoning ready-to-drink (RTD) category. Investing US$22 million in its first...

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has invested US$50 million in Athletic Brewing Company, the leading non-alcoholic craft beer manufacturer in the US. KDP has recently been moving into emerging beverage categories, acquiring non-alcoholic, ready-to-drink cocktail brand Atypique just a few months...

Canned water is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to bottled water, filler Golden Grail Technology has said, as it reported that sales of its Koz Water have increased by more than 75% in the West Coast of the US...

Energy drinks giant Monster Beverage Corporation will further expand its portfolio with the launch of an unflavoured canned water line in the first half of 2023. The California-based company entered the alcoholic beverage market earlier this year with the acquisition...

US-based beverage company Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) reported a rise in sales across all its four business units for the third quarter but said rising costs had substantially depressed profit. Sales to 30 September rose 11% to US$3.62 billion, while...

Food and general line can shipments in the US dipped for a third consecutive quarter, a sign that the pandemic-linked boom in demand for metal packaging may have come to an end. Shipments of food, general line and aerosol cans...

Carlsberg reported a rise in revenue and volumes thanks in part to strong demand in Asia and European markets, such as France and Sweden. The Denmark-based brewer said year-on-year sales for the three months to 30 September were up 14%...

Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, made by US-based Sazerac spirits company, has launched new ready-to-drink (RTD) flavours for the Australian market, packaged in beverage cans that glow in the dark. The 355ml cans decorated with UV-light sensitive inks are designed to bring...

A US brewer is promoting its can decoration by placing a removable sticker that matches the label on the front of the packaging. The Whetstone Beer stickers are attached to contact labels that carry the can’s main design images. Whetstone...

More than one million cans of Whipshots, the celebrity-backed vodka-infused whipped cream, have sold since the product launched in the US less than a year ago. Billed as a versatile accompaniment to cocktails, coffees and desserts, the 10% ABV aerosol-packaged...

Food and drink research and consultancy Campden BRI has launched a digital platform to broaden access to learning and training worldwide. The online training, which uses video, animation, graphics and interactive tools, will begin with An Introduction to Thermal Processing,...