First commercially available resealable bevcan wins top prize in 2008 Cans of the Year Awards competition organized by The Canmaker magazine, Crawley, UK. Can for Burn energy drink from Coca-Cola France, Issy les Moulineaux, France, debuts in 2008 after five years of development effort, successful market tests with other products in Germany, Channel Islands [PMU, 7 April 2008]. Ball Resealable End (BRE) on 500-millilitre can from Ball Packaging Europe, Ratingen, Germany, prevents contents from spilling after opening, maintains carbonation. Can also wins Gold Award in Two-Piece Beverage Cans category, Silver Award in Ends, Caps, and Closures category. “We’ve been waiting for years to see the commercial application of a resealable lid on a drinks can so the BRE end from Ball is a worthy winner of the Can of the Year,” says John Nutting, editorial director of The Canmaker, adding, “Making a success of a product like this is a huge undertaking, requiring not just innovative design but the use of highly sophisticated manufacturing techniques requiring unprecedented quality control. It also must meet Coca-Cola’s stringent requirements that enable the BRE to be used within its high-speed filling operations. For the beer and beverage world this is the equivalent of putting a man on the moon.”