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April 09, 2019
Held during the third edition of the Pink Rosé Festival (which took place in February in Cannes, France), the Pink Design Awards sponsored by O-I rewarded the impact of packaging design.
April 09, 2019
Personalized packaging is a commonly used concept nowadays when it comes not only to helping brands stand out from the competition in a developed market but also to attracting and winning over the loyalty of consumers. Customization is no longer the sole province of luxury products: it is now possible to personalize many products, and the rosé wine market is a perfect example of a place where packaging solutions can play an important role in supporting market growth.
April 09, 2019
Lion – New Zealand has deployed a personalized bottle on premises for its Wither Hills brand in collaboration with O-I that is redefining the way Lion views the delivery of wine to the table.
April 09, 2019
O-I has marked the latest Global Recycling Day (18 March 2019) by looking at its progress on glass recycling and outlining a fresh vision.
April 09, 2019
For many years the word “Tequila” was associated with shots and Margaritas. This perception is changing though and Tequila is now gaining consumers share of mind and preference as premium product. This due to the efforts Tequila brands have made to premiumize through differentiation in price points, types of liquid and variety of bottle designs.
April 09, 2019
EXPO PACK is undoubtedly one of the most important events of the year for packaging experts, buyers, brands and decision makers in Mexico and Latin America. This edition will take place in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico from the 11th to the 13th of June 2019.
Join us at the booth 3522 and discover the latest trends, products and innovations.
April 09, 2019
O-I continues to focus on design to support the growth of the rosé wine market and enters into a partnership with the Just’Rosé Festival in France to elevate bottle design to the most compelling business case for producers and bottlers of rosé wine.
March 25, 2019
The Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, Colorado is quickly approaching. The event programs promise to provide relevant and valuable information. Below is an overview of the 4 opportunities you will have to engage with O-I while at CBC.
March 15, 2019
La “Cité du vin” in Bordeaux, the Mecca of wine culture and civilization, welcomes from March 15 to June 30, 2019 a spaceship imagined and developed in partnership by O-I and internationally recognized designer matali crasset.
March 11, 2019
We are just days away from one of the craft distilling industry’s biggest events! The American Distilling Institute Spirits Conference and Expo will be held March 18 - 21, 2019 at the Denver, Colorado Convention Center. At O-I, we look forward to these events as an opportunity to see some of the latest trends up close, collaborate with other suppliers in the industry, and, of course, meet with our customers.
February 27, 2019
O-I : EXPRESSIONS won the “Technical Novelty” award of the Technical Novelties Contest at the ENOMAQ trade show, Spain.
February 20, 2019
O-I will be present at Enomaq, which will be held from the 26th February to the 1st March in Zaragoza. O-I will showcase this new service that allows customization and late-stage differentiation with unprecedented speed and ease.
February 10, 2019
The American Craft Spirits Association Distillers Convention and Vendor Trade Show will be held February 10 – 12, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At O-I, we look forward to these events as an opportunity to see some of the latest trends up close, collaborate with other suppliers in the industry, and, of course, meet with our customers.
February 07, 2019
Among the most well-known proverbs is: “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”
The meaning, of course, being that it’s the content that truly matters. And while there is much truth in those words, the rub is that people judge books by their covers all the time. That’s why cover art and design are such critical elements in sales. This is doubly true for packaging.
February 07, 2019
Glass has been used for hundreds of years. So, when a brand thinks about innovative packaging for a brand new product, glass is not always top of mind: some design agencies in particular seem not to be fully aware of what glass can deliver in terms of design innovation. That is a perception O-I is keen change.
February 07, 2019
Packaging is at the intersection of numerous design choices that you must make. These decisions will impact the physical manifestation of your brand and will affect the total cost of goods.
Now we move on to consider how bottle shape and capacity work together with color and closure to ensure that your beer has the strongest shelf presence.
February 07, 2019
After crafting your finest brew, it’s time to think about the packaging that will deliver your creation to consumers. Beer packaging is the three-dimensional representation of your brand ethos. To your end-user, your beer and its package are inseparable. The package is the beer, and the beer is the package.
February 07, 2019
Across the world, we have never been as aware as we are now of the impact of human activity on the environment. Whether we’re watching plastics strangling and poisoning our fish, dioxins released by burning waste in Africa, climate change aggravating floods in Bangladesh or wildfires in California, the environment is seldom off our television screens and news media.
As a result, food and drinks makers face concentrated pressure from consumers and governments alike to reduce the environmental impact of their products, especially the packaging. Glass provides a great solution to meet the needs of the circular economy to reduce waste and keep the environment healthy.
January 28, 2019
O-I has recently entered into a partnership with the Pink Rosé Festival in France to elevate bottle design to the most compelling business case for producers and bottlers of rosé wine
December 13, 2018
At O-I, we know getting real results requires action. That’s why we’ve developed goals for our company, reflective of our commitment to social responsibility and sustainability. These goals focus on climate change, recycling, safety, leadership development and diversity and were defined using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as framework.
November 27, 2018
O-I's new service has been named the most ‘Promising Launch’ by The Oscar De L’Emballage (Oscars of Packaging) Awards.
The award was presented at the Oscars De L’Emballage Awards ceremony at Elysées Biarritz, Paris on 26 November. The awards are organised by Infopro Digital, publishers of French packaging publication Emballages Magazine, and recognise packaging excellence.
November 14, 2018
O-I received the “Best Bottle in Glass” award on 14 November at the World Beverage Innovation Awards ceremony held at Brau Beviale, the world’s most important capital goods exhibition for the beverage industry. The World Beverage Innovation Awards celebrates excellence and innovation of brands, products and suppliers across every category of the global beverage industry.
October 12, 2018
O-I received the Vision for America award, granted by Keep America Beautiful (KAB) non-profit organization, during their 65th anniversary gala, last October.
October 02, 2018
According to a survey carried out earlier this year with the Friends of Glass community, 78% of Europeans have noticed a change in their behavior since the release of BBC’s Blue Planet II. To raise awareness of the endless lives of glass, and help consumers make healthy, sustainable choices, the European glass industry association has teamed up with Surfrider, the Bottle Boys and more.
October 02, 2018
Packaging has long been a synthesis of form and function. As products on the shelves proliferate, brands need to differentiate more and more, and storytelling becomes critical. More than 70% of buying decisions are made in-store so packaging needs to tell that story at one glance. This article explains the variety of ways in which glass packaging design is influenced by factors outside the primary function of the pack.
September 06, 2018
Did you know that 2 in 3 consumers are more likely to buy products developed for their lifestyle? Or that 1 in 4 will pay more for personalized products? Customization drives purchase. DISCOVER O-I : EXPRESSIONS, a new service that combines the integral benefits of glass with an agile, marketing-focused capability.
February 15, 2018
Cradle to Cradle is one of the premier product sustainability certifications recognized globally and across industries. Since health and sustainability are very important to us, O-I is proud to be the first Food and Beverage packaging company to achieve gold rating for Material Health on the Cradle to Cradle Product Scorecard.