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Bottle-to-bottle recycling offers significant ecological and economic benefits—but only if packaging components support a clean material stream. In this article, we explore how beverage labels, sleeves, inks and direct marking methods influence PET and glass recycling. Drawing on practical industry expertise, we present wash-off labels, recyclable sleeves, inkjet coding and label-free concepts that help beverage manufacturers improve sustainability without compromising efficiency or compliance.

New labeling rules for wine and aromatized wine products have been in effect since December 8, 2023. EU Regulation 2021/2117 stipulates that nutritional and ingredient information must be included on wine labels. However, there are specific requirements that differ from those for other food and beverage products. In this blog post, winemakers and wine producers will learn everything they need to know about this topic!

Beverage labeling is subject to clear legal requirements, compliance with which is essential for manufacturers and bottlers. But which specific requirements apply, and where do special labeling obligations exist? This article provides a brief overview of relevant regulations such as the Food Information Regulation (FIC), batch identification, and the Packaging Act. You will learn what matters for legally compliant beverage labeling and how risks can be avoided in day-to-day market operations.

Food, beverages, detergents, screws – these and many other products are filled and packaged by the manufacturer during production. The packaging is then a so-called “prepackage”. Like any other packaging, prepackages contain a lot of information, such as ingredients, nutritional information, best-before dates or batch data. If you look closely, you will sometimes discover a small “e” directly behind the quantity information. But what does this so-called EEC symbol actually stand for in connection with the filling quantity labeling?