Pet bottles (polyethylene terephthalate) - Articles

AriZona Beverage Co. unveils new offerings

Brand introduces new flavors, expands PET line

January 8, 2025

AriZona Beverage Co., Woodbury, N.Y., is kicking off the new year with a variety of bold and refreshing new product launches, bringing innovative flavors and premium beverage experiences to the marketplace, it notes.

Demand for plastic packaging has ebbed and flowed

As consumers prioritize sustainability, plastic beverage packaging adapts

Chloe Alverson

March 26, 2024

Sustainability goals have affected the use of plastic packaging in the beverage market, and experts note how brands have handled that shift in preference.

Operations Perspective

Significant changes with beverage packaging

Packaging evolutions impact operations

John Peter Koss

November 21, 2022

Containers represent the epitome of constant change syndrome as evidenced in each material used. From an operations perspective, each container material can exemplify some of the important changes and impacts that have occurred.

Agr Gawis 4-D automates bottles, preforms measurement

January 31, 2022

Agr International Inc. introduced its Gawis 4-D measurement system with robotic handling.

Packaging Materials

Labeling materials prompt purchasing behavior

ACTEGA releases new premium label decorating solution

Barbara Harfmann

August 5, 2021

Premium beverage brands are adopting premium labels with thinner materials and brighter designs to attract buyers. In June, ACTEGA released a new “no label” decorating solution designed to reduce waste by 50%: Signite.

Supplier's Marketplace

Multi-Color Corp. collaborates with Coca-Cola on thinner labels for Dasani water

Monolayer roll-fed labels increase sustainability, efficiency and cost savings

June 15, 2020

With sustainability an increasingly important topic in today’s packaging world, Multi-Color Corp. is looking for ways to make its labels as environmentally friendly as possible for its customers.

Packaging Materials

Innovation abounds with production of lighter packaging materials

PepsiCo testing recyclable alternative to plastic rings

Barbara Harfmann

April 23, 2020

How a beverage is packaged and deciding the type of packaging material — glass, aluminum or plastic — is a critical part of the equation for beverage-makers. Among the factors that should be considered is sustainability, smaller packaging sizes, and lightweighting.

Supplier's Marketplace

Linx Printing adds new retort ink to foster consistent coding of pouches, cans

Dye-based ink works in wet retort and high-temperature conditions

March 20, 2020

Linx Printing Technologies Inc. announced it has added a new ink to its Linx range to meet increasing customer demands for retort applications.

GEA offers Visitron Filler All-in-One

Monobloc filler rinses, fill and caps products on one machine

January 15, 2020

The compact monobloc filler rinses, fills and caps products within a small production footprint and saves time during filling and format changeovers.

Nestlé Pure Life introduced DC Collection bottles

Packaging offer full recyclability, including label

January 10, 2020

The 330-ml bottles, which feature DC characters, are made from 100 percent recycled plastic (rPET) and are 100 percent recyclable, including the cap, the company says.