A drinks company has turned to a UK glass bottle manufacturer to fight the war on sugar. Kolibri Drinks asked the company to design and manufacture a bottle which allows consumers to control the amount of sugar in their drink. The sugar is stored in the cap of the bottle, rather than in the liquid of the drink. The idea is to allow the consumer to customise the amount of sugar and flavour in their drink, to suit their own taste and preference. The brief was to create an elegant bottle which would appeal to the premium retail and restaurant market. The bottle was designed and produced at Beatson's glassworks in Rotherham, and is a cone-shaped 300ml white flint glass made from 30% recycled glass on average. All the sugar has been removed from the botanical drink in the bottle and is stored instead in an elegant cap, so for the first time consumers can decide how much sweetness - if any - they wish to add to their drink.
