Afternoon Brief, September 25th

No Signs of a Turning Point Yet for Wine: There has been little change in the trajectory of the U.S. wine market over the past three months...

Verallia France, a subsidiary of the world’s third largest producer and European leader in glass  packaging for beverages and food products, has announced the winners of the 13th Verallia Design Awards. The theme “glass without moderation” around drinks with low or no alcohol, inspired students  and young graduates from design, packaging and fine arts schools. A total of 170 projects were submitted to the jury.  At the end of the deliberations on May 19th, three projects were selected in the categories ‘still &  sparkling wines’, ‘spirits’ and ‘beers’. One project won a special prize on the theme of sporting events and another one was awarded by Lucile Viaud the patron of this 2022 edition.  July 18th – Still & sparkling wine category, Mue wins Consumer trends are changing… and why not the packaging of bottles? The creator of Mue, Elise Souchet, has understood this well by imag