Drinks report 2009

INSIDE THE DRINKS REPORT:

Introduction

Agenda: a year in drinks packaging
The past few months have been quite a time for the drinks industry, with packaging-related drama making the headlines left, right and centre. Here, Packaging News rounds up the biggest stories

Changing times for pop stars
It’s always had iconic packs, but now, as Simon Clarke finds, the soft drinks industry is using that packaging to push its brands amid another inevitable push – to go green

The bid for a better board
Sustainable forestry made a leap from the business world to consumer conscience when Innocent included the FSC logo on its kids’ smoothies earlier this year. Jill Park reports on the significance of the move and the future for certified board

Milk on track to target
The dairy supply chain swears on its cradle-to-grave credentials that it will meet its 2010 recycling commitments under the Milk Roadmap. Paul Gander reports on its progress

The leader of the Pack
Earlier this year, Polish canmaker Can-Pack bucked the trend for British firms moving east and opened a £40m beverage can plant in the UK – the first to be built here for nearly 20 years. Josh Brooks meets managing director Jerzy Laszcz

Glass shapes up
In 2006, Wrap launched its GlassRite scheme in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of the material and the industry that produces it. Three years on, Ben Bold reports on its progress

The pouch comes of age
Drinks pouches have been around since the 1960s, but now the format is taking off as brands strive to bring new ideas to a changing market, says Simeon Goldstein

The turn of the screw?
Cork once had the market for wine closures but, in just a few years, new contenders have become serious challengers to its crown. Catherine Dawes reports on a changing sector

Kids’ drink rides health wave with fresh packs
Sunny Delight’s exponential late-1990s rise hit the skids when a young fan turned orange. Now rebranded and in new bottles, Sunny D is moving out of the shade, says Des King

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