Like the steady drops of rain drumming on a windowpane, the filling of beverages also dictates a steady pace to keep the production line running smoothly. However, it is imperative that the correct filler is used.

After being carefully set in a line, when a single domino is knocked over into the next, the entire line will fall. Similar to the cascading effect of falling dominos, changes within the front-end of beverage operations often will cascade through the manufacturing facility all the way to the end-of-line operations, even to case packing and wrapping.

Thirty-eight percent of consumers prefer aluminum cans when tailgating versus 26 percent who prefer plastic bottles. Thirty-six percent of consumers prefer cans at barbecues or picnics, compared with 30 percent who prefer plastic bottles.

InterBev Process teams with FPSA and IDFA shows Beverage product innovations, processing and packaging technologies were showcased at InterBev Process on Sept. 15-18 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

SKU proliferation not only is increasing the number of products on retail shelves, it also is helping to fuel the beverage packaging markets.