British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has secured the first customer for its paper bottle machine, which makes the Frugal Bottle – the world’s first and only commercially available wine, spirits and olive oil bottle made from recycled paper. Canadian packaging firm KinsBrae Packaging has agreed a deal to buy the first Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine – called FBAM-1 and install it in Canada. Canada is already selling wine in the Frugal Bottle through its LCBO stores

A new sustainable British vodka has been launched in a bespoke embossed amber glass bottle designed and manufactured by Beatson Clark. Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka is the first new product to be launched by Ellers Farm Distillery near York. Sustainability is at the heart of this new distillery, which is why Ellers Farm chose Beatson Clark to create the bottle for its new vodka. The distillery wanted high recycled content in its bottles to cut down on the use of raw materials, and

Bradford based label manufacturer, The Label Makers, recently worked with West Yorkshire distiller, Forged Spirits, to produce a series of impactful labels for a new product launch. The labels were destined for the new eight bottle small batch gin collection, as well as vodka and rum spirits, scheduled for release in 2022/23. Using The Label Makers for this project not only suited the distiller’s carbon footprint reduction aspirations with the label manufacturer located nearb

Premium Spanish beer brand Estrella Galicia has secured a nationwide listing with Sainsbury’s and launched into 336 stores nationwide. The listing will showcase the brand’s new visual identity and more sustainable packaging through 4 x 330 ml packs and 660 ml bottles of Cerveza Lager. The new sustainability measures adopted include a 12% reduction in bottle glass, thereby preventing almost 10,000 tonnes of waste during the production process each year, as well as the use of F

BellaGiada, a new name in the market for the design and supply of highly innovative and exquisite packaging solutions for leading global brands, has recently created standout packaging for a limited edition single malt from renown Dublin based distiller, Pearse Lyons. Entitled the Liberties Lantern, the luxury pack is modelled on the actual Pearse Lyons’ distillery – the renovated St James’ Church and its signature glass spire, located in the centre of Dublin’s historic whisk

A luxury presentation pack for contemporary whisky Creag Isle, designed by Pollard Boxes, combines high impact on-shelf presentation with an effective ‘opening experience’. The box’s solid frame construction features vacuum formings at the top and base into which the bottle is held securely. The box is complemented by a slipcase which slides open to reveal the bottle, creating greater interaction with the brand and a sense of excitement and anticipation for the recipient. At

Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex have joined forces to industrialise the production of eco friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fibre pulp. These renewable products will offer an alternative to PET plastics and glass. The exclusive partnership leverages Stora Enso’s formed fibre technologies and ability to convert end products at an industrial scale. The joint development agreement is formed exclusively between Stora Enso and Pulpex, a sustai

Bradford based The Label Makers has created an eye catching label for one of the fastest growing rum brands, The Kraken Black Spiced Rum. The label wraps around two-thirds of a specially embossed black gloss bottle commissioned to launch the brand’s limited edition. The label was designed by NB Studio. With the rum brand taking its name from the ‘Kraken’, a mythical giant squid like sea monster in Scandinavian folklore, the iconic bottle is styled on a Victorian demijohn, inc

Croxsons has once again been called on by award winning gin distillery, Silent Pool Distillers, to provide the primary packaging for its latest expression – Silent Pool Rare Citrus Gin. The release is the first major launch from the distiller, under the Silent Pool Gin brand, since its stunning iconic teal and copper bottle arrived on the craft gin market in 2014. Silent Pool Rare Citrus Gin, which contains some of the world's rarest citrus fruits, is crafted from unusual fru

Congratulations to Pavla Chuykina, a senior agency design director from Melbourne, Australia, on winning the first ever Platinum Award for Professional Conceptual work given by the Pentawards. The idea behind this conceptual piece for Happy Ghost old rum is of a ghost that first made an appearance in 1916, who has been spotted in recent years on the shelves of liquor stores. To create this character, the design uses a deep indentation at the bottom of the bottle and adds a pa

Creating distinction in the crowded luxury personal care market isn’t easy. Especially with bubble baths, a category known for creative packaging and established branding. That’s why Thymes turned to Berlin Packaging to deliver a packaging experience that truly creates brand and shelf distinction. Thymes specified that they wanted a package that conveys what awaits inside, mounds of luxurious bubbles enriched with conditioning humectant glycerin and revitalizing sakura and no

Azure is a new haircare line which is natural, vegan and free from sulfates, parabens and silicones. It was created by Lesley Clarke, co-founder of the Nicky Clarke hairdressing, haircare and styling empire and launched exclusively in Boots in February. Promising highly effective, affordable haircare which is also kind to the planet, the range has been created using naturally sourced ingredients and packaged in a bottle made from sugarcane which is 100% recyclable. Azure is t

It may well seem a little early in the year to be talking about Christmas, but last year's Alexir Prosecco handbag, containing the iconic Freixenet bottle and gold-wrapped chocolates, was a very successful project. It was challenging, as the contents of the handbag were heavy and fragile, making the carton engineering key from the outset. The luxury look and feel of the gift involved several premium print finishes including embossing, spot UV and foiling, and the handbag was

Oculto means hidden in Spanish and when Anheuser-Busch brought out their Mexican style lager aged in Tequila barrels they wanted a certain mystery and intrigue to their marketing. AB InBev was interested in an illuminated bottle design featuring smart label technology but this would require many complex facets to create, not to mention co-ordinating the supply chain and timeline for the product unveiling. Inland Packaging were on hand to help. Working with the AB InBev team I

Since 1992 the team at Weetwood have been making quality beer from their brewery in Cheshire. They believe that greatness takes time, the right ingredients, the right people and above all, the right attitude and in 2019 they went to Kingdom & Sparrow design agency to help launch a distillery brand that would adopt the same dedicated process and mentality. The challenge was to create a brand that stood apart as truly ‘craft’ in a heavily saturated market, capturing their pride

A small olive grove near Évora has been passed down from generation to generation, like a family heirloom, despite the great difficulty to maintain it. To keep it going, the current generation decided to bottle and sell the olive oil. Because it is a small production, with the inherent limitations to competitiveness, they recognised the tourist potential and needed packaging that targeted the public, focusing on local points of sale located near tourist attractions. The Azeit

A new collection of self-adhesive papers from the Manter range produced by Arconvert is now available on the company’s website, which celebrates creativity as inspiration for the future by featuring cutting edge solutions for premium labels. Through new self-adhesive materials and the latest revolutionary technologies invented to meet the ever increasing challenging market requirements for producers who depend upon product labelling with the all important eye catching appeal

Another 100% plastic free paper bottle has been launched, this time by Diageo, for initial use on their Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky. Johnnie Walker whisky will be available in the paper bottle, made from sustainable pulp, from early 2021. The bottle has been created through a new partnership with venture management company Pilot Lite and their launch of a new sustainable packaging company, Pulpex Ltd. This new company, Pulpex, has been established as a consortium partne

Just when you thought we were floating in an endless vacuum, it turns out that space has a scent - and a kickstarter campaign has converted NASA’s ‘smell of space’ into a perfume. Just over $300,000 has been raised to bring the NASA-developed fragrance that is meant to smell like outer space to the masses here on Earth. The 'Eau De Space' scent was developed by chemist Steve Pearce over a decade ago but was only used by NASA during astronaut field training. Now, according to

Stewart Brewing created a specialist gin as an homage to George Forrest, a famous Scottish botanist.  The Collector Gin was created using a selection of seven locally-grown botanicals near to George’s old home and it was really important for the product story that the ingredients be explained and why the combination worked so well together. This needed to be done in the label. 'Our product has an interesting brand story, inspired by a local plant hunter George Forrest, the pe