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Quick-changeover packaging: Both an essential and a bane

Market drivers are making fast line changeovers a get-ahead packaging strategy. But an exclusive CP/PTIS survey finds that communication and project management deficiencies are creating headaches.
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Contract packaging: Base the decision foremost on adding value

Many factors should be weighed carefully, and the make-versus-buy decision also should include an analysis of whether outsourcing is to be a strategic or tactical measure.
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Saddle Creek acquires ProLog Logistics

Integrated 3PL, contract packaging services provider says the merger will deepen its fulfillment capabilities and broaden its range of services.
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Landon, Farrey & Associates to represent Brazil Trade Shows

The partnership’s objective is to help packaging companies strengthen their foothold in the emerging Brazil market as the industry becomes more global.
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Stan Zelesnik retires from Contract Packaging Association

Stan Zelesnik, Executive Director of the Contract Packaging Association (CPA), is retiring from that position effective imediately.
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Frito-Lay, PepsiCo, Kraft to speak at Packaging Automation Forum

As manufacturers continue to search for ways to improve profitability by increasing efficiency, this year’s Packaging Automation Forum will offer practical information and insight from market-leading companies that are leveraging innovative new software and controls with great success.
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Ryt-way Industries acquires Robert's Packaging, Inc.

Ryt-way Industries LLC, headquartered in Lakeville, MN, has announced that it has acquired Robert’s Packaging, Inc., of Battle Creek, MI.
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Focus on what you can control--anything can happen if you try

The economy has been going backward-to-sideways long enough. It is time to recover.
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An experiment gone very, very well

Going back only five years, there was but one member category in the Contract Packaging Association—the contract packager. All attention, effort, and activity were channeled to the core member.
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Collaborative relationships evolve cost savings into value creation

Cost savings has been a focus in the contract packaging industry for many years.
MULTIFACETED OPERATION. The Foundation's Custom Assembly and Packaging operation provides packaging, labeling, fulfillment, and
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Custom assembly and packaging provide priceless benefits

California Autism Foundation contract packaging and assembly services support several programs for adults and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, while growing into the third largest business in Richmond, CA.
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'Glimmer' cries out for the designer in each of us to appear

Challenge assumptions, make new mental connections, and give form to your ideas. A new book says designers excel at these skills, and they should be universally adopted.
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Anderson expands package development, clinical trials business

Contract packager sees growth in patient compliance packaging, child-resistant/ senior-friendly packs, and in clinical trials services.
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Enabling and enhancing targeted innovation

You are a contract packager.
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Additional factors driving mergers and acquisitions

Overall economic factors also are contributing to the increase in M&A activity between contract packaging and contract logistics. One critical factor is the expectation of higher taxes.
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Moving forward from here

The majority of consumer packaged goods companies have looked to their supply chains to help them through the recent economic downturn.
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Study: Economic conditions are pushing companies into distribution network

CPG companies are re-evaluating to find efficiencies and cut costs. Much of the focus is on transportation and warehousing, from changing vendors to resizing facilities.

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