Packaging Design

Self-chilling can wins Editors' Choice Award for Packaging Design

First-ever self-chilling can receives recognition

November 28, 2012

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The self-chilling can, produced by the Joseph Company International, Inc., has been recognized as the most innovative packaging design of the year at Supply Side West ’12. The self-chilling can’s design was also recognized by the editors of Beverage Industry. The can’s eco-friendly micro-cool technology uses CO2 reclaimed from the atmosphere and activated by a renewable carbon vegetable source, and an activation button drops the can’s temperature by 30 degrees in several minutes.

Shane O’Halloran joined Food Engineering in November of 2012 as Digital/Online Editor. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2010, and worked as a copy editor and contributor to BleacherReport.com and ShesGameSports.com. He has also written feature articles on a freelance basis for publications in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. His areas of expertise include social media campaigns and website management. Shane produces daily news updates for www.foodengineeringmag.com and Food Engineering’s social media sites. In addition, Shane writes news articles for FE’s TechFlash e-newsletter and Food Engineering’s People and Industry section.