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The article discusses response of carbonated soft drink (CSD) bottling line supplier Sidel to changing market demand for smaller, on-the-go bottles. It presents views of Damien Fournier of Sidel, regarding need of manufacturers for flexibility from their polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottling lines. It mentions development of Sidel StarLite by them.

The author discusses the success of the Share a Coke campaign of beverage company Coca Cola in Great Britain wherein customers from pubs and bars were allowed to obtain coke bottles with their name written.

The article reports that Coca-Cola Co. has partnered with Avantium Technologies BV in the production of bottles made from an uncommercialised bio-based polyester. However, the industry is skeptical on the advantages of polymer compared to the recycling stream of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It reveals that Coca-Cola's PET bottling plant with bottles made from polyethylene furanoate (PEF) can be 100% biobased.

Reports on the dependence of Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd. on predictive maintenance procedures in Great Britain. Use of polyethylene terephthalate bottles for Tango and Pepsi soft drinks; Focus of the lubrication management and condition monitoring for the line on the bottle blowing, labeling and palletizing machines supplied by SIG Alpha, SIG Corpoplast and Simmonazzi; Use of vibration analysis and shock pulse monitoring in tracking bearing wear.