Ardagh North America will manufacture jars that will feature an embossed bee and honeycomb to highlight the importance of pollinators in growing the foods people love to preserve
Both firms worked to generate the visual appearance and tactile texture of the Ball Honeybee Keepsake Mason Jar to life. (Credit: Ardagh Group)
Ardagh GlassPackaging (AGP) North America, a subsidiary of Ardagh Group, has partnered with Newell Brands to design and produce the Ball Honeybee Keepsake Mason Jars.
Available in pint sizes, the Ball Honeybee Keepsake Mason Jars are suitable for canning, crafting, and decorating.
Ardagh North America will manufacture jars that will feature an embossed bee and honeycomb, highlighting the importance of pollinators in growing the foods people love to preserve.
The glass jars are currently available for sale in local and regional grocery stores and Target stores.
Newell Brand Kitchen Global Brand Management VP Julien McCluney said: “The Ball Honeybee Keepsake Jars celebrate honeybees and the pivotal role they play in the pollination process, which has a profound impact on our canning community across the globe.
“We are thrilled to launch/announce this collector’s edition canning jar and can’t wait to see how our consumers put them to use.”
Newell Brands, a maker of Ball home canning jars, has used Ardagh’s Vision4Glass approach and collaborated with the product design team of AGP North America for the custom glass jar.
Both firms worked to generate the visual appearance and tactile texture of the Ball Honeybee Keepsake Mason Jar to life.
AGP – North America Food and Spirits VP Darrell Wineman said: “Ardagh Glass Packaging is passionate about innovation through glass design and enjoys pushing the technological boundaries of manufacturing new, custom textures for customers such as Newell Brands.
“As the leading domestic glass supplier to the US food market, Ardagh continues to focus on innovations in complex embossing, as well as new manufacturing capabilities, to create distinctive glass packaging that creates brand differentiation.”
Recently, the glass packaging company inked a supply agreement with Sprecher Brewing Company to produce the latter’s glass beer and beverage bottles.