In the United States, beverage cans are most often made of aluminum. This aluminum is widely available, affordable, lightweight and easy to shape. Since it is far more cost effective to recycle aluminum beverage cans than to extract the raw aluminum from its ores, they are the most recycled of all beverage packages. In today's dynamic beverage can industry, the printing process has become so advanced that some can manufacturers can print almost as well on cans as they can on paper labels. This has made the aluminum beverage can a more popular choice than ever for beverage manufacturers. Sleek beverage cans, are becoming increasingly popular and utilize innovative shapes to attract consumer attention. The latest technologies in custom beverage cans allow for the production of asymmetrical designs with fine detail and significant expansion capability, and are available in many different shapes and sizes. An aluminum beverage can has an internal coating to prevent the contents from directly contacting the aluminum thereby maintaining the integrity of the beverage.

Beverage canning begins by treating and filtering water to meet stringent quality control standards that exceed the quality of the local water supply. Achieving this high quality of water is a critical step that ensures consistent taste profiles of the finished products. Once treated, piping the water into stainless steel tanks of varying sizes facilitates usage during different stages of the bottling process. During the next stage of beverage bottling, the addition of various ingredients to the syrup occurs in batching tanks (smaller holding tanks). The syrup can include ingredients such as the liquid sugars fructose or sucrose, non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame or saccharin, color, flavors, nutraceuticals (such as amino acids), preservatives, as well as a host of other ingredients. Once the syrup is ready, it mixes with more water in larger tanks, where it creates a finished solution. If the beverage container is to contain a carbonated product, the solution first cools using large, ammonia-based refrigeration systems. Carbonation, or the infusion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into a liquid, is what gives carbonated beverages their effervescence and texture. CO2 is stored in a liquid state and piped into carbonation units as needed. This beverage bottling process controls the required rate of CO2 absorption into the product. Beverages may contain from 15 to 75 psi of CO2. Fruit-flavored soft drinks tend to have less carbonation than colas or sparkling water. Once carbonated, the beverage is ready to be bottled.

The filling room usually separate from the rest of the facility, protects the open product from any possible contaminants that may occur during bottling. This highly automated operation requires a minimal number of personnel. Filling room operators monitor the equipment for efficiency, adding any required ingredients during the beverage bottling process. The filling machine automatically receives empty beverage bottles via bulk material-handling equipment.

Once the beverage bottles are full, they are shrink-wrapped. The finished case is palletized, plastic-wrapped, and is now ready for shipping.

Private Label Drinks

Consumers have an ever-growing array of choices in the beverage aisle, ranging from name brands like Coke and Pepsi, to private label drinks such as Safeway Select. A private label drink brand by producers who wish to participate in a robust category with their own line of beverages. Private label offerings have significantly improved in quality and consumer satisfaction.

Private label has a presence in virtually every beverage category in the U.S. Store brands are private label products. They are in the largest and the smallest of beverage categories. Carbonated soft drinks, milk, bottled water and juices are prime categories for private label beverages. Although carbonated soft drinks remain popular, as the market has evolved and consumer tastes have shifted, private label has moved into the non-carbonated category which includes bottled water and fruit beverages, as chronicled in the ‘Private Label Beverages and Contract Packing in the U.S.' report, conducted by Beverage Marketing Corp.

Branded products like Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper still dominate the industry, but the sheer size of the carbonated soft drink category has created an opportunity for private label brands. For the most part, the leading companies have done an effective job at blunting further inroads of private label through strong marketing of their products, leveraging their vast distribution network, and by pricing their products so that they are more in line with private label pricing schemes. The milk category boasts the largest and most developed private label activity. In 2007, private label account for more than 62% of U.S. fluid milk sales. Milk is the only category with more than half of its sales in private label. The greatest amount of private label milk sales are in non-fat, low fat and whole milk, while a smaller percentage of sales come from flavored milks and milkshakes. Consumers may not be as brand loyal with bottled water as with other categories. However, a large number of branded waters are experiencing success in the market, but this varies by water type. Waters that often serve as substitutes for tap water, such as so-called retail bulk water in large packages, tend to have the greatest amount of private label. Over 42% of retail bulk, water sales were private label a few years ago.

Private label juice well represented within the US... This may provide an opportunity for private label because consumers may be less brand-loyal. In a recent sample, over 14% of shelf-stable fruit beverage sales in supermarkets were from private label.

Once again, the category segment lacks significant differentiation that offers solid returns for private label. The branded leaders in this category have managed to withstand private label through strong branding and marketing, often revolving around package design and a promotional focus on the purity of their product. It is also notable that similar to milk, branded products have greater strength in the flavored segment of their categories.

A private label brand can help retailers take advantage of a robust industry segment with a high quality product that suits customer needs.</> Sports drinks are one of many beverage options designed to help consumers stay hydrated, which is necessary for overall health and wellness. These functional beverage products help athletes and other active people hydrate before, during and after vigorous exercise. Sports drinks can provide nutrients and quickly replenish electrolytes and carbohydrates lost during physical activity or exposure to high temperatures.

Electrolyte replacement promotes proper rehydration, which is important in delaying the onset of fatigue during exercise. As the primary fuel utilized by exercising muscles, carbohydrates are important in maintaining an optimal level of sport performance. Passages Malibu Manufacturers make beverage bottles from plastic, glass, aluminum, ceramic or other impervious materials. A beverage bottle is a rigid container for liquids with a body and a narrowed neck that opens into a mouth.

The beverage industry is enormous, with new products introduced almost daily. There are hundreds of different drinks on the market, all produced and bottled in different and attractive packaging.