TricorBraun WinePak has launched a successful zero-waste program which has incurred no expense and has redirected 1020.91 tons of waste to recyclers, according to Jad Darsey, TricorBraun’s director of sustainability and plastics.

JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, the pioneer in Paso Robles of ultra-premium wines based on Bordeaux varieties, revealed a new line of bottles and labels that debuted with its 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon. JUSTIN’s other signature red wines now feature labels silk-screened directly onto custom-molded bottles using organic inks, real gold detail for JUSTIN’s iconic wine, ISOSCELES, and platinum for the limited production ISOSCELES Reserve.

H.J. Heinz and Ardagh Group have developed a distinctive and stylish new 300g jar for the European launch of a new range of culinary ketchups.

I recently read a report from Canadean about reusable beverage containers that really opened my eyes to the practice of reusing beverage bottles that I hadn’t much considered before.

After experiencing a higher than desirable level of bottle breakage with repurposed packaging equipment, Midwestern stalwart Boulevard Brewing Company approached Standard-Knapp to create a solution to meet its non-traditional packaging demands, which include four different bottle types, multiple packaging sizes, and no carton dividers. The packaging company responded with an innovative solution that picks the product from the infeed conveyor and gently places it into the bottom of the empty case. The company now reports virtually zero packaging breakage and has increased throughput by about 10% because of increased efficiency and less down time.

The glass carafe that holds New Orleans-style Garden District Bloody Mary mix is completely re-usable and recyclable with package designed for gifting.

Ardagh Group, a global leader in glass and metal packaging solutions, today announced that it has now entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain to purchase from it the entire issued share capital of Verallia North America (“VNA”) in a transaction involving total consideration of approximately US$1.7 billion (€1.275 billion).

The Bertolli® team at Unilever Foods selected TFI Envision, Inc. to create the packaging graphics for their two “Light” Alfredo Sauces.

The industry's revenue for the year 2011 was reported at $4.8 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 36.69%. Import was valued at $1.1 billion USD from 65 countries. The industry also exported $311.4 million USD worth of merchandise to 95 countries.