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Elizabeth Shaw's high-end chocolates
Supplier News
| June 19, 2012

Luxo-chocolate packaging pact goes exclusive in U.K.

A successful three-year contract packaging relationship goes single-source
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Organix, one of Vogue International's brands
Supplier News
| June 19, 2012

Versatile picks-up ‘salon-inspired’ Vogue contract

Both companies are based in Florida, but the contract packaging and warehousing agreement is global.
Supplier News
| June 19, 2012

Realignment forms AndersonBrecon pharmaceutical company

Anderson Packaging and Brecon Pharmaceuticals now under a new corporate umbrella.
Grand opening
Supplier News
| June 4, 2012

Cavanna Packaging Group opens North American Headquarters

Company targets room for growth in food, nonfood and pharma flow wrappers and associated machines.
Supplier News
| June 4, 2012

Almac opens new North American HQ, expands U.S. commercial co-packing

Following new facility construction in Audobon, PA, the company opens its new North American Headquarters.
Supplier News
| June 4, 2012

New name for Saddle Creek Corp.

The new name is intended to better represent the company’s capabilities, which include warehousing, transportation, packaging and order fulfillment.
Supplier News
| May 3, 2012

Verst Group Logistics hosts tour during the International Sleeve Label Conference and Exhibition 2012

Verst Group Logistics, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider for packaging and supply chain solutions, hosted a tour of its packaging facility on Wednesday, April 18,, 2012, part of the International Sleeve Label Conference and Exhibition 2012, held at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati April 18-19.
Supplier News
| May 2, 2012

IAM completes acquisition of Market Resource Packaging

IAM Acquisition, an Atlanta-based holding company that invests in supply chain services, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Market Resource Packaging, a supply chain services company that provides primary and secondary packaging and logistics solutions.
Two separate pieces are fed into a high-speed folder/gluer to produce the Retail-Ready shipper used by Hormel.
Feature Article
| April 30, 2012

RRP still growing, but hurdles do exist

Retail-Ready Packaging continues to pick up steam in the U.S. But concerns about material costs, overall ROI, and packaging line machinability must be reckoned with.
Xango PET
Package Case Study
| April 25, 2012

Xango moves to PET for nutritional supplement beverage

Switch from glass to plastic provides economic and sustainable packaging advantages for its Xango Juice.
RE-Pack facility in Russia
Supplier News
| April 20, 2012

Nulogy replaces SAP at Russian Co-Packer

Cloud-based PackManager supports rapid deployment and industry best practices at RE-Pack.
PTI facility
News
| April 12, 2012

Contract packager Pharma Tech Industries honored

Large pharmaceutical/medical device contract manufacturer/packager recognized among 67 firms by top pharmaceutical company.
Product is carried through a series of silicon tubes that are especially suitable for products having a high concentration of glucose.
Feature Article
| April 10, 2012

Versatile vial filling line gets an upgrade

Italy's Doppel Farmaceutici has made steady improvements on its twin-lane filling line for a single-dose liquid vitamin. A new filler/plugger/overcapper is the latest arrival.
Donley accepts plaque, joined by Joe Jaruszewski, president of CPA and of Market
News
| April 4, 2012

Gerry Donley inducted to Co-packing Hall of Fame

Packager sets example for pioneering practices, partnerships
Brian Stepowany
Column/Opinion
| April 3, 2012

Bumble Bee on contract packagers and plastic containers

Packaging development manager Brian Stepowany of Bumble Bee Foods talks about the importance of relationship building with contract packagers and the challenges of plastic can development.
Hastings, pictured in Taipei, Taiwan.
Column/Opinion
| March 28, 2012

Personal Best: How to thrive in a global contract packaging economy

Q&A with Michael Hastings, president and CEO of Sterling Contract Packaging Inc.
News
| March 28, 2012

CPA PREPARES FOR THE FUTURE AT ITS 2012 Annual Meeting

The Contract Packaging Association 2012 Annual Meeting, February 23 to 26, addressed current and pending issues within the association as well as in the contract packaging industry.
Column/Opinion
| March 28, 2012

Build a culture of partnership through communication and commitment

Very often I hear stories within the industry of how the expectations of a customer could not be met as a result of an uncontrolled event, and how it ruined the relationship.

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