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The article reports that to expand its carbonated soft drink brands and meet market needs for home consumption with larger formats, the company Braguinée took the help of PET packaging line Sidel for packaging line to produce one-liter bottles. With travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, line tuning was carried out remotely through video assistance and remote access solutions.

In response to concern over the risk of injury from caps missiling from carbonated drinks bottles during opening, a multi-disciplinary study was undertaken to identify the technical and ergonomic factors involved in this potential hazard. The specific conditions causing missiling were identified and an ergonomics approach was used to assess the likelihood of this combination of mainly behavioural factors. It was found that under `normal' conditions, caps are unlikely to missile, suggesting that the risk from this product is low. Strength data collected in this study suggested that caps were applied with too great a torque for some users – particularly children and the elderly – to be able to open carbonated drinks bottles easily. User trials and a field study of naturalistic behaviour suggested that `tools' are used to open bottles and some users may turn the caps the wrong way during opening, which together with an increase in temperature were the main factors likely to cause missiling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at the condition of packaging segment and business opportunities in the carbonated soft drinks (CSD). Topics discussed include use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in CSD industry, challenges in the front of CSD industry due to health concerns of consumers, and several trends of CSD industry for using packaging including brand promotion, sustainability and digital printing.

The article focuses on the life and brand design strategies of David Butler, vice president (VP) for global design at Coca-Cola Co. It states that at Coca-Cola, Butler is responsible for a global design strategic planning, and his team tackled the packaging projects for the aluminum contour bottle, which features the iconic curves of the glass contour bottle. According to Butler, he focuses on connecting the value of design with the value of the business using a holistic design approach.

The article profiles the chemical polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It is stated that PET demand growth has continued to do better as new applications are directed to replace other materials such as glass and metal. Its applications include packaging of carbonated soft drinks and beer. It is expected that its use for beer volumes will rise better than 10%. Furthermore, PET solid-state resins are expected to grow by 7% per year, polyester fibers by 5% and PET engineering resins by 4%.

The article reports on the launch of a lightweight 500ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle by Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) in Great Britain. Trials partly funded by Waste and Resources Action Programme aimed to reduce the amount of PET packaging used by CCE and replace its 26g bottle for brands including Coke Zero, Sprite and Lilt. In partnership with Amcor PET Packaging, CCE redesigned the preform bottle which resulted to one having no decrease in quality.

The article offers news briefs related to the packaging industry in the U.S. Coca-Cola's sustainable design effort e3 has led to a reduction in weight and improvement of impact resistance of its glass contour bottle. People from Collinsville, Illinois has created an eight foot tall, four foot wide ketchup packet they hope will be awarded world's biggest status by the Guinness World Records. Texas-based watchmaker Fossil has made its mark selling retro-styled watches in vintage-inspired tins.

Reports on the 1995 Marketing Success Through Packaging Conference. Coca-Cola executive Ray Morgan's receipt of the American Marketing Association Award for Packaging Excellence; Significance of Coca-Cola's contour bottle; Speeches by industry executives.