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Flex Forward Offers Pet Food Industry Recycling Solutions for Flexible Packaging
A “Return to Retail” pilot for pet food flexible packaging had an unexpected benefit for store owners.
Sustainability
Shapely, Reusable Steel Can for Shell Drives Motor Oil First
Take5
Unilever/Degree Deodorant Package Prototype Embodies Inclusiveness
Package Design
GoodPop’s Mission: Pledge Good. Do Good. Feel Good.
E-commerce
Shipper Plays a Starring Role In Progressive Unboxing Experience
COVID-19
Packaging World on Marketplace: How COVID-19 Might Change Packaging for Good
Packaging World Editor Matt Reynolds talked packaging with Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal earlier this week. Here’s how that interview unfolded…
Package Design
5 Emerging Trends in E-commerce Package Design
The rise in e-commerce in 2020 forced brands to rethink their package design to connect with consumers outside the retail environment. Here are five design trends that resulted and advice on how to select the style that’s best for your brand.
Materials & containers
CleverFoodies Leverages Injection-Molded Package
Sustainability
Four Packaging-Related Bills Making Their Way Through Congress
Recent bills introduced at the federal level related to packaging end-of-life management could signal a national approach to future packaging legislation.
Machinery
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Viking Masek, IAS Inc. Form Strategic Partnership to Expand Packaging Automation Offerings
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E-PAK Machinery Celebrates 20th Anniversary
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Personnel Training: A Critical Third Step in Cybersecurity
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Spee-Dee Packaging Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Design
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Michelman Partners with HP Indigo to Help Press Owners Expand into High-Performance Label Markets
Sustainability
Shapely, Reusable Steel Can for Shell Drives Motor Oil First
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Corrosion Inhibitor Film
Package Design
GoodPop’s Mission: Pledge Good. Do Good. Feel Good.
Issues
Sustainability
Flex Forward Offers Pet Food Industry Recycling Solutions for Flexible Packaging
PMMI news
Brands, Co-Packers Contemplate the Role of OEMs During COVID-19
Sustainability
Shapely, Reusable Steel Can for Shell Drives Motor Oil First
Take5
Unilever/Degree Deodorant Package Prototype Embodies Inclusiveness
Videos
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Unilever/Degree Deodorant Package Prototype Embodies Inclusiveness
Take5
Trend Toward Paperboard Can Handles Leaps From Craft Brew to Major Food/Bev Multipacks
Take5
Innovations in Sustainable Packaging for Confectionery & Ice Cream
Supplier News
Food-safe Cartoning Made Easy and Fast
Take5
Post-COVID Consumer Trends and Their Effect on CPGs Today | Digital Printing Lets Brands Promote Inclusion with Themed Short Runs
Take5
Trend Toward Paperboard Can Handles Leaps From Craft Brew to Major Food/Bev Multipacks
What started as a craft brew trend toward paperboard replacing its plastic can handle multipacks is now being seen in brands like Coca-Cola and Heinz UK. Watch this 'Take Five with Packaging World' video to learn more.
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Smudge-Proof Cannabis Batch Labels Offer Colorful Compliance
High Desert Pure employs on-demand printing for up-to-the-minute compliance and traceability information for its nearly 30 SKUs.
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Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.
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Leading Food Companies to Receive Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
ProFood World is set to honor Conagra Brands, Smithfield Foods, B&G Foods, Liffey Meats, and Graphic Packaging International for outstanding sustainability achievements.
Package Design
People with Limb, Vision Disabilities Gain Access with Inclusive Deodorant Pack Design
A revolutionary deodorant pack prototype from Unilever’s Degree brand, now in beta-testing in certain communities of people with disabilities, makes the deodorant application process much more accessible.
Sustainability
Burger King® Rolls Out Green Packaging Pilot Program
Alternatives for oft-used guest-facing items will be tested, the Loop reusables program will be expanded, and partnerships with the Coca-Cola Company and Kraft Heinz will further sustainable initiatives.
Sponsored
Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.
Beverage
Pasote Tequila Celebrates Cinco de Mayo with New Premium Packaging
From our companion website in Latin America, Mundo PMMI, 3 Badge Beverage Corporation has renewed the bottle and label for one of its most renowned products, Pasote Tequila, in conjunction with this traditional holiday.
E-commerce
The Logistics of Pivoting from B2B to B2C
The pandemic has brought swift surges to e-commerce and D2C sales. How can a traditionally B2B company quickly pivot to the B2C market during these times?
Sustainability
Specialty Personal Care Brands Embrace Aluminum
Bath and hygiene brands that target sustainability-minded consumers—ones who are less sensitive to price and more concerned about doing good—are landing on aluminum as an ‘infinitely’ recyclable plastic alternative.
Take5
Innovations in Sustainable Packaging for Confectionery & Ice Cream
Nestlé, Unilever, and Mars Wrigley pioneer technologies—such as advanced recycling, recycled-content plastic, reusable packaging, and a switch from plastic to paper—to reduce their use of virgin plastic materials. This Take Five video has the full story.
Package Design
Men’s Grooming Brand L’Atelier Shelter Breaks Category Norms
Packaging for L’Atelier Shelter men’s grooming products uses a simple, dark design to convey mystery and creativity; refill packs enhance sustainability.
Materials & containers
Aluminum Bottles, Aromatherapy Scents Elevate the Hand Wash Category
Wanting to keep the planet both pretty and healthy, premium, vegan-friendly brand Raw Sugar introduces a new aromatherapeutic hand wash line in a 100% recyclable aluminum bottle.
Primary packaging
Spicing up the Packaging of Sauces Having Varied Viscosities
When demand outstrips food packaging capacity, new equipment is the best solution. But when product viscosities vary and flavors are superb, not just any machinery will do.
Materials & containers
Masstige Hair Care Brand Moves to Aluminum for Full Line
Plant-based hair care brand Eva NYC addresses sustainable beauty’s biggest issue—non-recyclable packaging—with vibrant, new 100% recyclable aluminum bottles.
Package Design
Hershey Celebrates International Women's Day with Digital Print Campaign
At Hershey Brazil, the #HerSheGallery transforms a chocolate bar wrapper into a celebration of women, as Hershey once again uses a digital print campaign to mark International Women's Day.
Package Design
Enter AmeriStar Competition For Package Design: Deadline May 21
AmeriStar entries are accepted across 17 categories, and include three special top awards: Best of Show Award, Sustainable Packaging Award, and Design Excellence Award. Here's your chance to gain recognition for your innovative package design.
Materials & containers
New Hand Soap and Sanitizer Clean Up with Aluminum Bottle
Hand soap company Hand in Hand packs its ‘sustainable suds’ in colorful, modern aluminum bottles, a move it says helped propel a growth in sales of 1,000% YOY.
Take5
Post-COVID Consumer Trends and Their Effect on CPGs Today | Digital Printing Lets Brands Promote Inclusion with Themed Short Runs
Today's Take Five Video: Brands are being asked to take a stance on environmental and social issues. Packaging is a great vehicle to promote those stances. Digital printing allows for short runs of timely, socially themed packs when these occasions arise.
Sustainability
Nature Valley is First in Snack Bar Category with 100% Recyclable Film
General Mills’ new polyethylene-based film wrap for Nature Valley Crunchy granola bars is certified to carry the How2Recycle label for Store Drop-Off systems.
Robotics
Video: Robotic Palletizers Boost Production Efficiencies at Soda Producer Radnor Hills
Award-winning UK soft drinks producer Radnor Hills installed three ABB end-of-line robotic palletizers from robotics integrator RMGroup. The move has enabled the manufacturer to benefit from process efficiencies throughout their production.
Business intelligence
A New Model for Digitizing Supply Chain Operations
Global supply chain leaders are collaborating to shape and transform next generation digital supply chain networks.
