Aside from Coca-Cola and a few beers, it’s still not common to see aluminum bottles in retail shelves. So it was a pleasant surprise to see the Grove 45 aluminum olive oil bottle in the Grand Central Market in New York City. We won the Gold Medal for Packaging in the Food and Beverage category […]
Elemental Container won the Gold Medal for Packaging in the Food and Beverage category at the 32nd Annual Package of the Year Awards of the New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC). Our winning design was for the Grove 45 Extra Virgin Olive Oil aluminum bottle which was dressed with a paper and embossed pewter label. […]
I came across a very insightful post by Rochelle Fainstein of Sterling Brands on the growing trend towards the use of aluminum bottles for packaging wine. (Click here to see the entire post). Ms. Fainstein points out some powerful arguments for the use of aluminum including“the longest shelf life at 2 years on average, the […]
MillerCoors has launched a new Coors Light package called the Coors Light Silver Bullet Aluminum Pint. What’s interesting about this new aluminum beer bottle is that it is resealable. Beer drinkers who are accustomed to twist-off caps can certainly appreciate this. Now they can put back the cap and keep the beer from going flat […]
People find all sorts of neat ways to use aluminum bottles. These bottles are already getting used as promotional items for companies. One company now makes personalized aluminum bottles as bridesmaids’ gifts. So why not use personalized aluminum bottles as wedding favors or tokens? I’ve always hated bringing home wedding favors, which 9 times out […]
I’ve often wondered if I could prepare my own carbonated water. I could save on buying commercial bottled water and also help the environment, especially by not buying water in plastic bottles. A company called Sodastream has developed a home gadget that will carbonate tap water which you can then serve or store in bottles. […]
We’ve covered a number of consumer beverage applications for aluminum bottles over the last few posts. Here’s an interesting non-beverage application – a bug spray in an aluminum bottle that uses all natural ingredients. BeatIt insect repellent uses lemon grass oil, lemon eucalyptus oil, mint oil, citronella, aloe vera and coconut oil. Some of these […]
The momentum behind reusable, eco-friendly beverage containers is clearly growing. University of of Texas students recently protested the school’s launching of its own branded bottled water, called H2Orange. Green activists at the university are seeing red when it comes H2Orange. Students are suggesting that the university use aluminum bottles instead of plastic. The youth/student segment […]
Aluminum bottles are now used for a number of consumer beverages including wine, juices, beer and of course water. The Mixed Ape company now packages ready–to-enjoy cocktails in 230 ml aluminium bottles. So now you can enjoy a Tequila Sunrise, Mai Tai, or Sex on the beach in a convenient, disposable and eco-friendly package. Just […]
It was bound to happen. First we had plain old aluminum bottles. Then we got aluminum bottles in various colors and designs. Then we had designer bottles. Personally decorated bottles using craft materials then came along. I wouldn’t be surprised to see stores in malls providing custom decorating services for aluminum bottles, while you wait […]