PakTech Blog

For most businesses, PakTech handles mean more than a new way to package multi-packs of juice, beer, cider, soda, and other consumer products. It means operational changes. It means PakTech Applicators, machines specially designed to integrate with existing bottling or canning lines and apply PakTech handles smoothly and efficiently.

Since its founding in 2014, Pirate Life Brewing has experienced incredible growth. From 600,000 litres in its first full year of operation to an 11 million litres of total capacity today, the South Australian brewery has gone further and faster than many of its peers. Add in Top 5 spots at the GABS Hottest 100 Australian Beers as early as 2015, and 15 medals at last year’s Australian International Beer Awards, and Pirate Life is the true double-threat: award-winning beers with wide-spread distribution.

One of PakTech’s goals since the beginning has been to help maximize sales. If you think about it, that’s the idea behind PakTech’s most visible handles, the beverage four- and six-packs—if the consumer agrees to purchase more units, they’ll get a lower per-unit price, while the seller will maximize sales by moving more units.

Why Dear Mom Wine Chose Cans & PakTech When it comes to packaging wine, Robert Karmin has never been one to take the common path. Informed by his experience as a wholesaler and bar owner, each of his ventures has involved innovations in packaging. First was Coopers Hall, a winery dedicated to keg production—the first of its kind in Oregon. Now Robert’s full attention is on Dear Mom Wine, founded in 2017 with the goal of delivering high-quality Oregon wine in elegant single-serving cans.

Smart, Sustainable and Simple – We Are Plastic but Not as You Know It Supermarket chains in the UK continue to face enormous pressure from both consumers and public authorities to adopt sustainable packaging solutions. While documentaries such as BBC’s Blue Planet II or the tv program War on Plastic have led to widespread public consciousness on the deleterious effects of plastic pollution on the environment, regulations like the UK Plastic Packaging tax (to be in effect by April 2022) are incentivizing UK value-chain actors to phase out the production of virgin plastic packaging.

In Short Supply: How the Demise of One Product Line Can Lead to the Birth of Another In today’s global marketplace, delivering a quality product to a satisfied customer requires constant maintenance of the relationships that exist at each step along the way. Business owners must trust that they can maintain access to everything that’s necessary to bring their goods to the public in a timely way that does not jeopardize their products’ quality.

At PakTech, sustainability is a cornerstone of our business. We use 100% post-consumer recycled plastics in our beverage handles, which has allowed us to repurpose over 400 million recycled milk jugs to date. We’re proud of our accomplishments, and are doing more every day—but one company isn’t enough. We need help!

If your food, beverage, or consumer goods company is considering an expansion into packaged products, or if you have a new product line to bring to market, you may want to consider using a co-packer. But first…

The barbecue starts in half an hour, and it’s critical that the main course — whether it’s ribs, shellfish, burgers or brats — be paired with the right beverage to perfectly please the palate. It’s a challenge you relish, but of course, there are other factors to consider.