Best in New Food and Beverage Packaging

Food and beverage brands constantly launch new products and new packages, many of which are posted to social media — if you can find them. Packaging Digest highlights the best of them on a regular basis, with the most recent “find” at the beginning. Come back often to quickly scroll through to see what you’ve missed.

New Star Wars Oreo cookie packs pack a secret.

Wine packaging market growing at a CAGR of 5.40% for the forecast period 2024-2031.

Five PET plastic innovations for food and beverage at NPE2024.

Kellanova launches Pringles Mingles, first Pringles’ bagged snack in 15 years.

We toast the packaging design for Moatwood Gin.

Liquid Death’ success inspires Not Beer sparkling water for sober-conscious drinkers.

Eco-Products and Ozzi expanding a reusable plastic container program in the US.

Survey says foodservice packaging market shows signs of optimism amidst challenges.

Study confirms that junk food packaging manipulates children into craving sweets

Alpek Polyester partnered with Husky to develop PET cap for PET bottles that replaces industry standard PP cap to simplify recycling— from NPE2024.

Aluminum cans market growing of 4.8% yearly.

World’s first PET bottle for sparkling wine — from NPE2024.

Cotswold Distillery packaging earns two Distilling Drinks Awards.

NantBioRenewables’ calcium carbonate ethically harvested from the ocean can be combined with a biopolymer binder and thermoformed into food trays and other products.  

Thin-wall PET cups with PET IM label developed replaces PP cups with higher barrier, 100% recyclable food packaging.

Coors Light partners with country star Lainey Wilson using QR code-enabled sweepstakes to promote concert next month.

Used for modified atmosphere packaging to extend shelf life, the Micro-Perforated Food Packaging Market is growing 5.45 yearly according to this report.

“Stop sign” warnings on ultra-processed food packaging can counterbalance possibly misleading or inaccurate health claims.

Beavertown Beer reveals a limited-edition crisp packet with a purpose made from Parkside’s compostable films.

For last month's content, click on Best in Food & Beverage Packaging for April 2024.