Cans winning out over bottles as seltzers and kombucha rise

Mr Lowe said the acceleration in alcoholic seltzer products showed no sign of letting up and it was clear that seltzer wasn't just a passing fad. "The volumes and the growth suggest it's here to stay," he said. Craft beer makers had also shifted further towards cans and the growth of kombucha as a fashionable drink had also propelled demand, with producers able to use graphics and clever design in a more fulsome way compared with a label on a bottle. "The ability to decorate a can is far greater," he said. Orora has eight factories in Australasia and 14…