Packaging Thus, it offers manufacturers and retailers the opportunity to achieve significant carbon footprint reductions not only in terms of packaging material, but also in the logistical chain. CrownFinish cannot be resealed, is unbreakable and an ideal solution for mass-events such as concerts, festivals and sporting fixtures, the company said. Additionally, it has been developed with multilayer barrier technology that protects against oxygen ingress and reduces CO2 loss. This maintains and preserves the colour, taste and carbonisation levels of beer and cider and can provide up to 12 months filled product shelf life. On the go packaging The diversifying retail channels, including e-commerce and mail order stores, are redefining convenience and safety in packaging. But here comes a letterbox-friendly wine bottle! UK-based wine brand Garçon Wines has given convenient packaging a pop, teaming up with UK packaging specialist RPC M&H Plastics to design a 750 ml slim-line wine bottle that is not only lighter and sleeker looking, but also sustainable.
Garçon Wines’s flat bottle is made from 100% recycled rPET, weighing 87% lighter than glass, yet is robust to withstand couriers or the postal system
Garçon Wines’s bottle concept is made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) and at 63 g, weighs about 87% lighter than glass, yet is robust to withstand couriers or the postal system. Additionally, the novel flat design makes the bottle 40% spatially smaller than a round, glass bottle of the same volume, and thus significantly reduces carbon emissions. An added feature is the oxygen scavenger for both active scavenging and passive barrier technology to give the bottles a much longer shelf life than other wine packaging solutions. US-based Naked Winery has also packed its Outdoor Vino brand wines in lightweight PET bottles from Australia-headquartered packaging company Amcor Rigid Plastics. Amcor’s shatter-proof and portable 750 ml PET bottles provide a differentiating edge for the Outdoor Vino brand, which is sold exclusively online.
Outdoor Vino wines are packed in lightweight PET bottles from Amcor Rigid Plastics
Moreover, Naked Winery reasons that Amcor’s lightweight and durable packaging solution enables its consumers to take the product with them anywhere they like, whether it is at the beach or when visiting friends. The PET wine bottles are compatible with twistoff aluminium closures, and come with a barrier coating technology that protects the wine from oxidation and provides a 12 to 18-month shelf life, Amcor said. Unboxing the possibilities The packaging type that one can consider to be least viable for alcoholic drinks, or any liquid product, for that matter, is a box. But with today’s technological ingenuity, anything can be possible. In fact, the market size for Bag-in-Box (BIB) is already worth millions of dollars. Bonafide Research in its market forecast for 2018-2023 projected the BIB revenue to cross US$390 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 7.65% from 2018, valued at US$270 million. Irish corrugated packaging company, Smurfit Kappa, is among the few providers of a complete BIB packaging system.
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