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TRENDS IN BOTTLING,

LABELING AND PACKAGING

The Czech Republic has a centuries-old glassmaking tradition. Czech glass and
Bohemia crystal are terms firmly connected with this small Central European
country. Preciosa and Crystalex crystal chandeliers adorn palaces around the
world, the medieval ones as well as skyscrapers in Dubai, haute-couture pa-
laces in Paris or Disneyworld hotels in Orlando. Czech glass jewellery Bijoux
de Boheme me supports the beauty of millions of women worldwide. Czech
glass beads decorate the Mardi Gras festival in New Orleans! Czech Crystalex
glasses are a decoration of bars and tables of wine lovers. Vinolok glass clo-
sures are made in the Czech Republic - where else? And, of course, the Cze-
chia is also a major player in packaging glass, although most Czech industrial
glassworks are already part of various international concerns and groups.

While all of this is true, we wanted to give through traditional green-brown tones to new
space to share their visions to all the global shining blue, red, silver or gold to spectacular
players - Owens-Illinois, Verallia, Ardagh ... opaque blacks at the end of the spectrum.
Despite the repeatedly offered opportunity, Recently, I have seen an increase in demand
none of them sent us a line. The means more for smaller bottles, such as 500 ml, 250 ml, or
space belongs to Czech glass! even 187 ml. The motivation is the epidemio-
What are the trends in container glass? logical situation, the effort to protect myself as
One is to reduce the weight of the bottles well as the customers and guests as much as
while maintaining their strength. There are possible. As gastronomic establishments open
a number of reasons for this but reaching for up again, increased demand for safely pac-
a really light (and relatively expensive) bottle kaged alternatives and a change in standards
only makes sense if you have a chance to deli- can be expected.
ver your wines to airlines. A “quarter“ bottle for one guest gives the
You may also have noticed that the bottles impression of safety, hygienic cleanliness, im-
are more colourful now, from completely clear possibility of contamination of the contents,
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