Bottling
Successful debut for Packaging Speaks Green
The first edition of the forum organized by UCIMA and the FICO Foundation registered 450 participants from 20 countries, 35 international speakers and 40 accredited journalists
Behind the Bench
Upstart Ontario craft brewer serves up an eclectic selection of sour beers paying faithful homage to their Fruit Basket origins
Cultural Links
Consumer choice and convenience on top of busy agenda for OCB president
Team Spirits
Upstart craft distiller blends its brewing expertise with process control automation to put itself on solid growth path
Promotional Packaging Specialist Supremia Creates Cocktail Kit Carrying Case for Knob Creek Whiskey
To secure spirit bottle and kit elements, woodgrain insert thermoformed over actual wooden slats offers maximum authenticity and shelf appeal.
Coca-Cola serves up big packaging innovation in smaller formats
The venerable soft-drink giant is launching a new range of smaller plastic bottles across Canada.
Pretium announces bio-based sports nutrition bottle line
The new bio-based capability is ideal for a wide range of nutritional supplements
Hiram Walker & Sons once again named Distillery of the Year
Master Blender Dr. Don Livermore additionally named Blender of the Year
Rise above the rest
Kombucha tea innovator leveraging superior packaging execution to fuel market demand for its novel hydration creations
Linx launches returnable bottle ink to enable reuse of glass bottles
The ability to reuse glass bottles has significant environmental benefits.
Method to their madness
Upstart U.S. micorbrewer keeps the taps running at full speed ahead with custom-designed, dry-running canning line at its grand new facility
The miracles of science
Popular Ontario craft brewer weaving its packaging design magic and deft product innovation to make strong market share gains and cultivate enduring brand loyalty
The new black
One of Ontario’s original craft brewers keeps reinventing itself through brewing and packaging innovation to keep pace with the vastly changed market
MadTree Brewing Co-Owners on Expanding and Working with Regal: See video
MadTree Brewing Company expanded from filling ~24 cans per minute to ~ 250 cans per minute.
Show and tell: PACK EXPO 2018 sneak preview
PACK EXPO International 2018 is around the corner and these are the cutting-edge technologies to watch out for
Packaging Events Calendar
Conferences, seminars, trade shows, training and more for companies involved in the packaging industry.
Delta 9 Cannabis and Fort Garry Brewing release Legal Lager beer
Manitoba brewery and cannabis company team up to create a rye lager beer featuring hemp seeds.
Ontario supporting over 425 jobs at Sleeman Breweries
Province partners with leading brewery to boost competitiveness of local Guelph economy.
Trump wants to impose tariffs on aluminum and steel coming in to the U.S.
As part of his promise to protect American interests first, US president Trump plans to impose a tariff on aluminum and steel may actually have the opposite affect and hurt the manufacturing base in the country.
Rapak Europe debuts launch of Bag-In-Box with tamper-evident screwcap adapter system
Rapak Europe, a business unit of DS Smith, Plastics Division, has announced the first commercial launch of Bag-in-Box with a new tamper evident screwcap adapter system. The new adapter with an external tamper evident ring was developed by Rapak´s sister…
VINIflow provides the perfect pour
New bag-in-box dispensing tap for edible oil from Worldwide Dispensers, a part of DS Smith Plastics Division.
New etched part numbers from Fogg Filler
New offerings help make parts ordering easier and more efficient.
Coca-Cola’s new Star Wars bottles
Coca-Cola uses the force of Ardagh’s shaped aluminum bottles for Star Wars limited edition.
O-I launches first Global Design Book
Entries draw on O-I’s unique global reach to inspire future designs in glass.
An on-the-go packaging solution for mobile consumers
combismile: SIG creates new possibilities for producers with its innovative on-the-go pack.
Molson Coors to relocate from historic Montreal site
Molson Coors to move brewery from 231-year-old site in Montreal to Longueuil, Que.
Why carton packs play an important role in on-the-go consumption
SIG Whitepaper for download: Global society goes mobile – challenges and opportunities for the beverage industry.
Edgy new PERT bottle design update is all part of the mane event
PERT shampoo holds product party at Xtreme Couture gym in west Toronto on October 23, 2017 with fan meet and greet with MMA champ and PERT spokesperson Elias Theodorou.
Driven To Succeed—October 2017, Canadian Packaging
New-generation electric drives allow stretch blowmolding equipment manufacturer to reduce machine design complexity and improve its motion control capabilities
Preserve Packaging Plays For Keeps
A monthly look at some of the hits and misses in the packaging world from the viewpoint of Joe Public, Canadian Packaging magazine’s revolving columnists. From the October 2017 issue.
Niagara Bottling LLC invests in continued success with Sidel Super Combi
As the largest US bottler in water production by volume, delivering one in three of all water bottles sold, Niagara Bottling LLC has built its success on supplying high-quality, low-cost water to major retailers from 25 plants throughout the US and Mexico. To do this, they rely on cutting-edge bottling technology – not least the new Super Combi from Sidel.
Geosaf partners with Vipoll
Canadian company Geosaf joins with European beverage packaging machine manufacturer to launch a new technology—the first all-in-one filler for glass, cans and PET bottles.
