PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2014

PET bottles 56 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 11/14 www.petpla.net Beverage + Liquid Food Cocktail in PET Buzzballz LLC, a company based at Carrollton Texas,USA is marketing a number of ready-mixed cocktails in the USA under its own brand label and the “Tropic Chill- erz” brand name. These feature an interesting packag- ing format incorporating a spherical PET container with a flat base and lid section and containing 187ml of product in each case. Depending on the product requirement and to suit the packaged product, the containers are brightly coloured with labelling directly applied. The container is closed by means of a beverage can lid made from metal which is opened in the same way as a beverage can using a ring pull. The container is completely recyclable, ideal for outdoor activities and can be placed in the freezer compart- ment. www.buzzballz.com Stacked wine tumblers A pack of four wine tumblers, stacked one on top of the other and sporting the tag “Zip / Snap / Sip“, are being marketed in America. These are interlinked to give a snap effect when one tumbler is removed from the other and the 4-pack is held together by means of common shrink sleeve label. A single, stand-alone tumbler (already filled) contains 187ml of wine. A total of four different types of wine is available. The tumbler is manufactured from trans- parent PET and sealed so as to be leak- proof using a sealing membrane with a break-off clip. To protect the membrane on the topmost tumbler this is addition- ally fitted with a snap-on lid which can also be used as a lid for resealing purposes. The tumblers are also ideal to take along to parties, sporting events and on camping trips. www.drinkstack.com Müller Select in PET The Alois Müller dairy from Aretsried in Germany has extended its well- known Müller dairy range to incorporate a variant called Select. Select is available in two varieties, one with melted dark chocolate and hazel nuts and one with melted white chocolate with coconut and almonds. Both types are packaged in smaller versions of the known bottle shape, with a content here of 263 or 268g or 250ml. The white bottles are sealed with tamper-proof screw closures and feature an adequately-dimensioned drinking opening. Rounding off the final packaging image are colour-matched shrink sleeve labels. www.muellermilch.de