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Bagging & Pouching
Top Articles of 2024, #12: Cannabis Brand Supercharges Packaging with Automation
The #12 most clicked article of 2024: A combination scale, bagger, checkweigher, and coding and marking operations accelerated packaging production efficiency to 300 parts per labor hour, up from 40 parts per labor hour.
December 24, 2024
lbs. distribution was founded in 2017 by a group of cannabis entrepreneurs with the goal of creating a robust and efficient supply chain of legal cannabis throughout California.
Labeling
Top Articles of 2024, #13: Kraft Heinz Faces Labeling Legal Challenge
The #13 most clicked article of 2024: A federal judge has ruled that Kraft Heinz must address allegations of misleading consumers about artificial preservatives in its Mac & Cheese product.
December 24, 2024
The judge noted that the plaintiffs supported their claims with academic studies and U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance.
Recycling
Top Articles of 2024, #14: Refresco's Mono-material, Aseptic HDPE/rHDPE Carton
The #14 most clicked article of 2024: While brands swap plastic for paper, reZorce flips the script with circular, mono-material HDPE/rHDPE for paper. Finishing validation, CM/CP Refresco will be first to market.
December 23, 2024
END USER REFRESCO: 'If you look at the groups of customers that we have, about two thirds are the large retailers, and about one third are A brands, what we clearly see is that the A brand owners are pushing for circularity themselves. They want us to come up with a circular solution, and they are very demanding of us--rightfully so, because it's part of their brand and positioning. For the retailers, we play more of a product developer role, and we are supposed to come up with circular solutions. They compare us with other bottlers, and other beverage solutions providers and see who has the best option. So we have to offer them business solutions, we have to offer them choices, and they want them to be within a competitive price and high quality. We need to come up with a solution that brings that all, and I believe that with this reZorce pack, we have a new option that they will certainly appreciate.' -- Coert Michielsen, CPO, Refresco
Package Design
Top Articles of 2024, #15: 2024's Top Packaging Design Trends
The #15 most clicked article of 2024: Finding consumers fatigued with the onslaught of digital technology, some brands have turned to aesthetic simplicity for their packaging design. Here are four of the top trends in packaging design for 2024.
December 22, 2024
Demonstrating the saturated pastels trend is packaging for Loving Earth’s line of confections.
Coding & Marking
Top Articles of 2024, #16: Paper Maker Meets Walmart's RFID Mandate
The #16 most clicked article of 2024: Paper converter Paris Corp. develops a strong RFID program that includes custom-designed inlay encoding and label printing and application equipment and custom encoding software to meet Walmart’s RFID tagging mandate.
December 21, 2024
RFID’s utility for retail environments is in inventory management. In Walmart’s case, it allows the retailer to track products within its stores, resulting in reduced stockouts and improved efficiency.
Packaging line integration
What’s Driving Optimism in the Snack Foods Market
Snack producers are excited to see more productivity and more new products ahead for their business.
December 20, 2024
Most (80%) snack producers have some level of optimism about their company's future investments.
Containers & Closures
Top Articles of 2024, #17: Recyclable Coffee Pack Breakthrough
The #17 most clicked article of 2024: Having commercialized compostable single-serve coffee packaging, Club Coffee continues its sustainability journey with AromaPak® paper-based canisters featuring Boardio® technology for whole bean and ground coffee.
December 20, 2024
One of the steps in making the container is a perforation process for ease of opening in the consumer’s hands.
Package Design
Duracell's All-Paper Blister Paves Way for New Walmart Battery Display
The new perforated paper blister replaces the thermoformed plastic tray with paperboard backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging hierarchy on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display and shopping experience at Walmart.
December 19, 2024
The paper-based blister packs are die-perforated for easy removal from the package.
Contract Packaging
Top Articles of 2024, #18: Westrock Coffee Poised for RTD Growth
The #18 most clicked article of 2024: Launched originally as a means of aiding Rwandan coffee farmers, Westrock Coffee just opened an Arkansas manufacturing plant that includes three sophisticated packaging lines.
December 19, 2024
This graphic mockup illustrates the kinds of containers Westrock can fill for its private-label customers.
Coding & Marking
"Tattooed" Fruits Grab Attention, Save Plastic with Laser Date Coding
Laser etching directly onto suitably thick-skinned fruits like mangos and avocados lets Westfalia Fruit eschew plastic price look-up tags with date codes, while standing out on the shelf. Possibilities for unique designs, even 2D codes, abound.
December 18, 2024
The original objective was to reduce plastic usage while maintaining the quality of the fruit. As the project progressed, Benard realized Westfalia could be creative with the information laser etched onto the fruit.
Recycling
Top Articles of 2024, #19: WM's Investment in AI Sortation
The #19 most clicked article of 2024: We sat down with Brent Bell, VP of recycling, to see how a billion dollar investment will be spent (hint: AI optical sorters and new facilities), and what it means for pack design and PCR supply.
December 18, 2024
Haulers feed the tipping floor at WM's new Houston West Side material recovery facility (MRF).
Digital Transformation
Top Articles of 2024, #20: Sunrise 2027
The #20 most clicked article of 2024: The GTIN 1D barcode has worked for 50 years, making packaging go 'beep' at checkout. Poised to take its place is a more capable, internet connected 2D code representation of a GS1 standard URL called Digital Link.
December 17, 2024
Dominique Guinard (left), VP of Innovation at Digimarc and founder of EVRYTHNG, which Digimarc acquired, explained at AIPIA that Digital Link is about ready for prime time, with 2027 being a practical timeline to have infrastructure prepared for the switch.
Recycling
Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN AvĂ­cola Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN Avícola from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
December 17, 2024
Vaseline's new pumps eliminate the conventional metal spring, allowing it to be accepted by more than half of all recycling facilities in the U.S. and Canada.
Workforce
Differences in Training, Retaining Snack Operators and Maintenance Staff
Snack producers are using different training strategies between machinery operators and maintenance technicians and seeing different retention behavior between these groups.
December 16, 2024
Nearly a third of snack industry machine operators leave within a year of employment, according to PMMI Business Intelligence's '2024 Snack Foods Packaging Trends' report.
Sustainability
Bayer’s New Blister Pack Bids Adieu to PVC
The shift from PVC to PET, while helping the company meet its sustainability goals, was met with challenges, including concerns over usability.
December 16, 2024
The updated pack is a mono-material PET that aligns with the company’s long-term goal of moving away from using PVC.
Recycling
Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
December 11, 2024
Nestlé's new paper-based coffee can is fully recyclable in European recycling systems.
Digital Transformation
One-Minute Survey: AI in Packaging Operations
What's on your mind? Please answer a few quick questions to tell us more about what you want to see in Packaging World.
December 10, 2024
Reusable/Returnable
Cruise Line’s Breakfast Room Service Gets More Sustainable
As part of its Sail & Sustain sustainability program, Norwegian Cruise Line rolls out reusable Bento box-style serviceware for in-room breakfast service that uses certified circular PET.
December 10, 2024
The new Bento box-style serviceware used for in-room breakfast service onboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s ships is reusable up to ‘potentially thousands of times’ and is made from 50% recycled PET from molecular recycling.
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