Articles Tagged with ''sustainability''

The continued push to reuse materials and reduce packaging waste also is proliferating throughout the beverage supply chain.

Packaging components and materials are seeing shifts among top-performing segments as well as evolving demands.

The new packaging focuses on four major areas that convey its consideration and dedication to sustainability, including consistency, function, aesthetics and messaging.

Tea of a Kind now offers Eco 4-Packs consisting of one bottle of ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and three nitrogen pressurized bottle cap “Vessl” refills.

Sustainability isn’t limited to the ingredient supply chain, as facility operations are realizing the tangible benefits of sustainable operations.

With Industry 4.0 driving technological innovation and automation, plastic bottle manufacturers are releasing more energy-efficient blow-molding machines that can not only produce high-quality, lightweight bottles but also keep total cost of ownership low.

Among the ways consumers assess sustainability is through the packaging that brand owners utilize. According to packaging material suppliers, sustainable benefits from packaging allow brand owners to showcase their environmentally friendly ethos.

Suppliers are expanding their portfolios and helping beverage-makers maintain quality control and uptime.

PepsiCo Recycling, a division of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc., is expanding its second year of the Zero Impact Fund, which offers eligible colleges and universities an opportunity to bring campus eco-innovations to life.