The future of beverage packaging remains to be full of innovation and adaptability. With sustainability a motivating consumer demand, and legislation becoming stricter in guidelines, more sustainable products are forecasted to enter the market.

The company’s creative director, Dac Austin, discusses how the utilization of digital corrugated printing has allowed it to efficiently design ship cases unique to its branding.

Premixed cocktails were the fastest-growing category for spirits in 2021, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. Helping to spur that surge in popularity is Cardinal Spirits.

According to “Anti-counterfeit Packaging Market,” a report by Future Market Insight (FMI), the global anti-counterfeit packaging market is slated to top $137 billion in 2022.

The U.S. glass bottle market is running into a supply shortage caused by high demand for alcohol, raw materials being reallocated to produce vaccine vials and supply-chain disruptions arising from the shipping-container crisis.

Frozen Greek yogurt brand Yasso has redesigned its packaging to feature an upgraded design with a more prominent and distinct logo.

Consumers who purchase and eat alternative protein products typically want them to be packaged in a responsible way, too.

The enormous amount of attention paid to ingredients in food and beverage by processors may have some overlooking an equally important element of the F&B experience: the container in which that food or beverage is sold. Packaging today plays many roles: carrier of F&B, protector of temperature-sensitive items, barrier for potential adulteration, manifestation of a brand’s sustainability initiatives and more.

Energy and raw material prices were already at a high level but surged even further after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Those increases combined with availability issues have serious financial impacts on the flexible packaging supply chain in Europe, according to a report by FPE (Flexible Packaging Europe, the industry representing interests of 80 companies and manufacturers).

Recent packaging trends have us flashing back but also looking forward in new ways.