{"id":12768,"date":"2026-04-15T00:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12768"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:51:00","slug":"cactus-country-adds-high-octane-design-to-steve-mcqueen-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12768","title":{"rendered":"Cactus Country Adds High Octane Design To Steve McQueen Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul style=\"border-color:#000000;border-width:3px;border-top-left-radius:30px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:30px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default has-border-color has-bg-shade-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Steve McQueen Coffee is a brand inspired by the iconic film star\u2019s love for motorcycles and racing.<\/li>\n<li>Cactus Country designed the branding and packaging to authentically reflect the late actor\u2019s passion for racing, with details inspired by cars and motorcycles throughout the visual identity, including weathered oil-style tin cans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Actor Steve McQueen was known as the \u201cKing of Cool.\u201d It would be understandable if the moniker were based solely on his film oeuvre, including\u00a0<em>The Magnificent Seven<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Great Escape<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Thomas Crown Affair<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Bullitt<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Le Mans<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The Towering Inferno<\/em>, but like many other actors, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorious.com\/articles\/news\/rowan-atkinson-races-into-nostalgia\/\">Rowan Atkinson<\/a>\u00a0(yes, Mr. Bean),\u00a0<em>Malcolm in the Middle<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/drivers\/frankie-muniz\">Frankie Muniz<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grunge.com\/803545\/the-truth-about-paul-newmans-racing-career\/\">Paul Newman<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thesportsrush.com\/nascar-news-tom-cruise-once-got-a-taste-of-imsas-demolition-derby-with-nascar-owner-rick-hendrick\/\">Tom Cruise<\/a>, McQueen was also into motorsports, and quite competitive, competing in both car and motorcycle racing, and is in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ormhof.org\/steve-mcqueen\">off-road motorsports hall of fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p><button id=\"expand-paywall-button\" class=\"expand-paywall-button\">Subscribe to Read More<\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thedieline.com\/cactus-country-adds-high-octane-design-to-steve-mcqueen-coffee\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve McQueen Coffee is a brand inspired by the iconic film star\u2019s love for motorcycles and racing. 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