The wine bottles come pre-packed in a durable, lightweight, and visually distinctive Paptic® bag, making it easy for shoppers to pick up an elegant gift without needing extra wrapping or packaging.
“We’re excited to bring back this sustainable gift solution for Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz. The Paptic® bag combines premium design with environmental responsibility — perfect for holiday gifting”, says Heini Mikkonen, Business Manager, Wines from Hartwall Oy.
Commissioned for Ringtons’ 2025 Christmas gifting range, the one-piece box with lid (300 × 200 × 80 mm) features a clay-coated outer liner and white kraft inner liner, digitally printed on both sides for full-colour impact inside and out.
Durham Box manufactured 15,000 units for the project, and it said the standout feature is intricate laser-cutting that reveals the print beneath and delivers a tactile, visually distinct finish which its not achievable with standard die-cutting technology.
Name: Luis Marquez
Designation: Co-Founder & Head Business Strategy
Organization: Cerveza Chulo Artesanal
This operation strengthens and expands SACMI's reach in the food packaging sector. President Paolo Mongardi states: “In line with our strategic vision, this acquisition further strengthens our presence in France and other countries.”
Marchesini Group, a leader in pharmaceutical packaging machinery, and AST, a U.S leader in the drug product manufacturing industry, have entered a strategic partnership that combines the expertise, technologies, and global reach of two highly respected industry leaders. The partnership will strengthen their position in sterile fill-finish production by delivering increasingly advanced, integrated and comprehensive solutions.
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, has partnered with The Absolut Company International to create Absolut Haring, the latest artist-edition bottle, inspired by Keith Haring’s iconic 1986 artwork featuring the Absolut vodka bottle.
SmartDFE wins Label Industry China Award for Innovation 2025
(Cambridge, UK, 9th December 2025) Hybrid Software Helix (formerly Global Graphics Software) is proud to announce that its SmartDFE™ technology has won a Label Industry China Award for Innovation. This marks the third major award this year for SmartDFE, the intelligent digital front end platform that drives high-speed label, packaging, and industrial inkjet presses.
TOPPAN Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Asahi Kasei Corporation’s patented technology related to brittle lidding material for push-through blister packs,1 completing the transfer on November 28.
By fusing the acquired brittle lidding material technology with the TOPPAN Group’s barrier and packaging technologies, TOPPAN Holdings is aiming to advance a full-scale entry into the global push-through blister pack market.
The bottles use large-scale fruit photography paired with vignettes intended to highlight variant ingredients and link product benefit with imagery. Bold descriptors are positioned within the key visual and continue into the Palmolive brandmark area for cohesion.
The design is intended to appeal to what the company describes as a hedonist consumer.
The range uses preforms made and blown in Australia, with resin processed locally from a mix of Australian and imported flake. FujiSeal labels for the range were produced in Vietnam.
OLD BAY®, the legendary Chesapeake Bay seasoning, is returning to its roots by transitioning its packaging from plastic back to its original tin format. Rolling out on shelves this month, the updated packaging preserves the brand’s instantly recognizable yellow, blue, and red design—while reviving the classic look, feel, and user experience that longtime fans know and love.
