As grocery shelves grow more crowded, innovative packages emerge to stand out.

For seven years, Q Drinks has offered its spectacular sodas and carbonated mixers to consumers exclusively in glass bottles.

Sold in an 8-pack carton of 12-oz cans, the fridgepack carton is designed to fit conveniently into the refrigerator and has a suggested retail price of $2.99.

Its vibrant red color and performance enhancing ingredients, Liquid Ice Red blends natural flavors with vitamins.

Mike’s Hard Lemonade Co. has expanded its packaging mix to include 8-ounce cans.

Griffin Claw chose cans for its beers because of the many advantages they deliver.

While Mountain Dew Baja Blast is always available at Taco Bell, consumers will have to move fast to buy it at retail, as the fan-favorite will head back to Taco Bell exclusively at the end of the summer or when supplies run out.

Big Wood Brewery packages its beer in cans because they provide complete protection from light that helps preserve freshness, are light-weight and deliver durability and portability that are particularly useful for outdoor endeavours.

The survey of 400 executives and managers at food and beverage retail companies found that 97% of retail executives believe that consumers are driving a demand for green packaging and 98% of these professionals anticipate an increase in this demand within the next year.

The company hopes that kind of premium visibility will make WingTab highly appealing to beer, CSD and energy drink marketers looking to make their cans stand out on crowded store shelves.