Research from the University of SA and the University of Adelaide has shone light on consumer preferences in wine packaging, and how attributes such as price, brand and messaging play a role in their choices.

Manufacturer of recyclable aluminium packaging in North America, CCL Container, has developed new aluminium bottle shaping capabilities that it says reflect long-standing wine bottle profiles.

Carlton & United Breweries will change the name of its RTD beverage Hard Solo to Hard Rated following ABAC’s review of the product in response to public complaints about the brand name and can design.

Never Never Distilling Co is collaborating with ecoSPIRITS to eliminate 95 per cent of single glass use and packaging waste for its Oyster Shell Gin, distributed in the ecoTOTE format.

Greiner Packaging is collaborating with partners, including beverage brand Rauch, to bring trays made of 70 per cent PCR rPET material to European supermarkets.

Schulz Organic Dairy has sold 1m bottles of its Milk in Glass. The returnable and refillable 1L glass bottle initiative has saved over 40 tonnes of plastic from landfill to date.

The ABAC Adjudication Panel has determined that the packaging design of Hard Solo has breached its Responsible Alcohol Marketing Code. Brand owner CUB has accepted the decision.

The Good Cup, a one-piece paper cup for hot or cold liquids available in Australia through Roastar Packaging, was recently listed in TIME magazine’s Best Inventions 2023 in its product design category.

Following successful commercial consumer testing in 2022, Tetra Pak and Lactogal have now launched an aseptic beverage carton featuring a paper-based barrier.

Beverage packaging systems specialist Sidel has launched a new ultra-small and ultra-light PET bottle, which is designed to offer an increased competitive advantage for liquid dairy manufacturers.

Australian drinks brand Mother of Pearl Vodka of the Sea staged a world launch of its IWSC award-winning grape-based vodka in a paper bottle at the Bar Convent Singapore trade show on 6-7 November.

The owners of Thirst Trap, an Australian canned water product, say it is set to shake up antiquated bottled water buying habits, with its plastic-free, aluminium cans of 100 per cent locally-sourced spring water.

When Visy faced a disruption to a vital milk bottle production line, Coates Power & HVAC mobilised an 800 kW industrial chiller to continue production.

In a first-to-market digital printing collaboration, Tetra Pak and Flow Beverage, owner of North America’s biggest carton water brand, have joined up with Live Nation Canada to launch customised cartons.

In partnership with the R U OK? campaign, Nestle Professional has unveiled a limited-edition yellow 1kg tin of Nescafe Blend 43, featuring a QR code that guides Aussies to free mental health resources.

Suntory Japan, manufacturer of soft drinks and spirits, has adopted Gebo AQFlex, Sidel’s conveying and accumulation solution, which it says optimises its line operations for its brand-new bottling facility.