Coca-Cola Partners with Vetropack on Reusable Glass Bottle Traceability

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' (CCEP) German business, CCEP Deutschland (CCEP DE), has partnered with Vetropack and Myneral Labs to develop a digital traceability system for reusable glass bottles.

The solution, which marks each bottle with an individual code, is described as an industry first for the beverage sector. The technology uses AI-powered camera systems to read the serial number at every pass, enabling the tracking of reusable bottle inventories on an individual basis.

Vetropack engraves the data matrix codes directly onto the bottles during glass production, while Myneral Labs provides the AI-powered camera technology and software for data evaluation. CCEP DE manages the project and its integration into ongoing production operations.