Declining market forces Ball site closures
Ball Corporation is to close two North American beverage manufacturing plants by the end of the year due to lack of demand for 12-ounce beverage cans.
Archives for August 16, 2012
Nestlé Waters savors ‘Eureka’ moment in Oklahoma court fight
Nestlé Waters has won an appeal court battle against Eureka Water Company, reversing an earlier damages award against the multinational for alleged licensing agreement breaches in Oklahoma.
Consumers prefer rounded packaging graphics, says report
Brand owners may want to consider circular shaped graphics for beverage packaging, as a new report suggests consumers are subconsciously drawn to less angular designs.
Diet Coke still scoring high with demanding Millennial consumers - Mintel
Diet Coke is still scoring high with young, critical, health-conscious Millennial consumers, market research firm Mintel has claimed.
Carlsberg takes the bulls with the bears: Q2 results
Danish brewer Carlsberg’s latest results offered “something for the bulls and something for the bears” according to city firm UBS.
Japanese study finds ‘optimum’ aluminum bottle opening size for Coke drinkers
The majority of Japanese consumers believe that the opening diameters of screw-top aluminium bottles are too small, a study has found, while also determining that 33mm is the optimum size for 'drinking ease'.
Beverage can made from 100% recycled aluminium under development, says Novelis CEO
Novelis revealed they are working on a beverage can made of 100% recycled aluminium in their Q1 results conference call and described it as the “ultimate sustainable package.”