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Ready-to-Drink Packaging

Discover our range of Ready-to-Drink packaging solutions to help brands drive sales in this growth market.

Crafted for versatility and customised to suit your needs, our Ready-to-Drink (RTD) packaging is designed to meet the demands of modern consumers seeking convenience without compromising quality.

From revitalising coffees to refreshing cocktails, to nourishing wellness beverages and many more, the RTD sector spans across various industries, catering to a wide range of tastes and preferences.

Whether it's the grab-and-go lifestyle of urban dwellers craving a quick caffeine fix or health-conscious individuals seeking on-the-move nutrition, RTD packaging serves as the vessel for delivering these products seamlessly into the hands of consumers.

With creative designs and materials, this packaging not only ensures product safety and freshness but also enhances brand visibility and consumer engagement, making it a pivotal component in today's fast-paced market landscape.

What are the features of Ready-to-Drink Packaging?

  • High-quality print for optimum presentation
  • Manufactured bespoke to customers’ requirements
  • Optional water-resistant coatings available if required
  • Additional features available such as die cutting perforations and tear strips
  • Supplied in a range of board grades and flute combinations

What are the benefits of Ready-to-Drink Packaging?

  • Easy to handle
  • Reduction in transit damage due to the strength and stability
  • Increase sales due to eye-catching presentation
  • 100% recyclable and made from a renewable resource
  • High stacking resistance – can be customised for load bearing requirement

TopClip, Cardboard, CanTopper, Multipack, Can, Bundle, Drinks, Pack 

Ready-to-Drink packaging for cans

TopClip is a sustainable alternative for shrink wrap which is commonly used to bundle multipacks of Ready-to-Drink cans. This paper-based solution boasts an abundance of features, including:

  • TopClip is completely plastic-free and 100% renewable, recyclable and biodegradable.
  • It does not require glue, making it a significantly more sustainable option compared to other solutions.
  • TopClip fully covers the top of the cans, protecting them from contamination and providing excellent branding opportunities.
  • TopClip can be used to bundle regular and sleek cans in groups of 4, 6 or 8

Learn more about TopClip

Ready-to-Drink packaging for bottles

Our cluster packs are cardboard sleeves that wrap around multiple bottles and provide bespoke and convenient packaging with multiple features and benefits

  • Cluster packs can group between two and eight bottles in a variety of bottle sizes between 0.25 and 2.0 litres.
  • 100% recyclable and made from a renewable source.
  • Increased consumer convenience with finger holes for carrying.

Learn more about Cluster packs

cluster packs, bottle packaging, ready to drink packaging 

drinks packaging, cocktail packaging, drinks pouch 

Ready-to-Drink Packaging  |  Pouches

Attractive and modern, the Pouch-Up® is an innovative packaging concept designed to extend the shelf life of Ready-to-Drink products, with benefits such as:

  • Made of high-performing oxygen barrier films to preserve the liquid inside to prevent air contamination.
  • Pouch-Up® is available in 1L, 1.5L, 1.75L and 3L
  • They can undergo high-quality printing, using vibrant colours and graphics to effectively capture consumer attention.

Learn more about Pouch-Up®

Ready-to-Drink packaging  |  Bag-in-Box

Bag-in-Box packaging is the perfect sharing format for wines and cocktails, and ideal for use at parties, barbeques, picnics or festivals. For alcoholic beverages we offer:

  • A reinforced bag with high flexibility, aroma and oxygen barrier, also suitable for alcohol more than 20%
  • Special Vitop®  Original or compact tap with the gland resistant to alcohol with the very high oxygen barrier
  • A commissioning procedure in order to verify packaging and product compatibility, compliance to the customer logistic process.

Learn more about Bag-in-Box

Wine packaging, wine box, box wine, bag-in-box packaging 

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