Aluminum-based food canning has an unparalleled safety record. Tamper-resistant and tamper-evident packaging provides consumers with peace of mind that their products have been safely prepared and delivered. A vast variety of products are packaged using aluminum in addition to food and beverages: aerosol products, paint and thousands of other items in the consumer products market.
In the past half-century, aluminum beverage can manufacturers have lightened the package by reducing the gauge required to fabricate both the cans and their ends. The first generation of aluminum cans weighed approximately 3 ounces per unit. Aluminum cans bring packaging benefits as well. They are easily formed, resist corrosion and will not rust. Cans made from aluminum easily support the carbonation pressure required to package soda and withstand pressures of up to 90 pounds per square inch.
Believe it or not, four six packs can support a 2-ton vehicle. Many new specialty drinks, particularly energy drinks, are delivered in 8. The microbrew beer canning market is also growing rapidly. Craft beer packaged in aluminum cans maintains a higher quality. The liquid is not affected by light or exposed to oxygen, which can negatively impact taste.
The modern aluminum beverage can traces its origins to , when Coors introduced the first all-aluminum, seamless, two-piece beverage container. Recycling was instituted at the same time Coors paid 1 cent for each can returned to the brewery. Aluminum cans made inroads into the soft drink market in , when Royal Crown Cola released both its RC Cola and Diet Rite beverages in two-piece, ounce aluminum containers.
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We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. And printed on the can itself were instructions on how to open. Cone tops, on the other hand, could be opened with the same tool used for glass bottles. A major beer can breakthrough came in when Iron City, a brewing company in Pittsburg, used a self-opening can.
The " zip top " can had a small flat tab riveted to the center of the can's top that one pulled back in order to puncture the can and then tear off the removable perforated piece. Three years later, a pull ring replaced the flat tab similar to how pet food cans open. While self-opening cans eliminated the need for a separate opening gadget, they introduced a new problem — littering. This environmental nuisance was fixed in when Reynolds Metals Company designed a stay-tab, which the company introduced to the public through Falls City Brewing Company in Kentucky.
This stay-tab is currently used on virtually all beer and soda cans around the world. The cost of buying canning equipment and the high price of steel — and then aluminum — ensured that only large breweries could afford the investment. Another reason for many to hold canned beer in low regard was the misconception that the can added a metallic taste to the drink — it didn't. Nowadays, the stigma of canned beer is gone.
The metallic flavor myth has been thoroughly debunked and canning has become affordable even for small craft breweries. In , Colorado brewery Oskar Blues boldly started canning their hoppy Dale's Pale Ale and the canned beer revolution was on, with craft breweries touting canned beer's more durable, more stackable, easier to stock, lighter weight, recyclable and opaque sunlight is the mortal enemy of beer attributes.
Since then, Coca-Cola has become the largest beverage company in the world. Of all the major soft drink brands in America, Dr Pepper is the oldest. The U. Patent Office recognizes December 1, as the first time Dr.
Pepper was sold. Alderton often created recipes for soft drinks and the one made with 23 flavors ended up being the most popular.
Charles Pepper. Alderton gave the formula to Morrison, who eventually formed the Artesian Mfg. Dr Pepper has grown into an international brand and its distributor, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, owns several other popular soda brands.
Today, Moxie is a relatively unknown brand outside of New England and Pennsylvania. Although Fioravanti is not as widely known outside of South America and Spain, it is one of the longest surviving soda brands in the world. According to lore, the drink was introduced in in Ecuador by Italian immigrant Juan F. In , the original factory was destroyed by a fire, but the Fioravanti rebuilt and continued to manufacture the fruit-flavored soft drink. However, historical accounts vary and the actual time, place, and how Hires invented his root beer is unknown.
What is known is that Hires began selling his version of a root beer in Initially, the root beer was sold as a powder and in , Hires began making a liquid extract and syrup for use in soda fountains. In , the company started selling bottled root beer and claims that they sold over a million bottles by the end of the next year.
Although Hires was the first and oldest root beer on the market, it is not widely available today.
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