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Reusable/Returnable
Chicago Bears, Fresh Del Monte, and Gerlon Introduce Reusable and Refillable Packaging Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of reusable and refillable packaging innovations from Chicago Bears, Fresh Del Monte, and Gerlon from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
January 16, 2025
Over 8,000 Chicago Bears game attendees will have access to reusable cups of various sizes.
Package Design
“Fit for Purpose” Packaging: As Yet, Not Universal.
Reflect on the evolution of packaging, its increasing automation, and its role in protecting products and influencing consumers.
January 16, 2025
Ben Miyares
Bio-based
Dissolvable Skin Care Wipes Pick Compostable Sachets
For sachet packaging of its new dissolvable cleansing wipes, Australian-based Conserving Beauty tapped compostable NatureFlex films by Futamura Compostable Packaging, as converted by New Zealand's Convex.
January 15, 2025
The new laminated structure meets all the technical requirements: it runs well on the sachet lines and efficiently wraps the wipes. With its excellent moisture barrier, it also effectively protects the product until it is used by the consumer.
Package Design
FDA Proposes Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels for Food/Bev
The new front-of-package nutrition labels would assist consumers in making healthier food choices by emphasizing sodium, sugar, and saturated fat levels.
January 15, 2025
FDA front of package nutrition label
Labeling
5 Bold New Administration Predictions
There could be packaging-related developments under the new administration, especially the FDA, including potential regulatory changes and updated labeling requirements.
January 14, 2025
Eric F. Greenberg
Bio-based
Brown is the New Green: Lamb Weston’s Recyclable Paper Fry Bag
Lamb Weston develops a paper bag for its frozen French fries that offers a grease and moisture barrier as well as durability and machinability, while still being recyclable.
January 14, 2025
The bio-based bag is said to be a proprietary blend formulated and tested to pass OCC [Old Corrugated Container] acceptance testing. Photo courtesy of Lamb Weston.
Package Design
Packaging as a Brand-Builder
Personnel, although valuable, are replaceable. But brands are meant to endure.
January 14, 2025
Sterling Anthony
Digital Transformation
AI is Transforming Packaging Manufacturing
AI is driving advancements in packaging efficiency with applications in areas like predictive demand forecasting, smart packaging design, and AI-powered robotics for smart factories.
January 14, 2025
Tom Seymour
Package Design
Five Secrets to Award-Winning CPG Package Designs
According to Designalytics’ data, only 37% of CPG redesigns actually increase sales. So what’s the secret to successful designs? Each brand is different, but there are strategies that consistently deliver results—here are five proven ones.
January 13, 2025
All Beforeafter
Recycling
Packaging Recycling in 2025: Anne Johnson of Resource Recycling Systems
Global recycling expert Anne Johnson shares a coffee, and some expertise, with Mundo editor and PW Latin America correspondent Lilián Robayo. They dish on trends in packaging recycling, chemical recycling, the anti-plastic movement, and new materials.
January 10, 2025
Lilián Robayo of Mundo interviews Anne Johnson of Resource Recycling Systems.
Contract packaging
Three Reasons to Register Now for Engage 2025
Reserve your spot now and join CPA for an unforgettable ENGAGE experience in Clearwater, Fla., February 4-6.
January 10, 2025
This year's ENGAGE will be held in Clearwater, Fla.
Contract packaging
AI-driven CoPackConnect Platform Matches Brands with External Manufacturers
Developers expect that the new RFQ tool will be a game changer for brands, private labels, and external manufacturers.
January 10, 2025
The AI-driven RFQ platform matches brands with external manufacturing expertise.
Package Design
Red Bull, Chick-fil-A, and Jong Introduce Packaging Designed for User Engagement
ThePackHub
See a few examples of packaging designed to enhance the user experience from Red Bull, Chick-fil-A, and Jong from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
January 10, 2025
Red Bull is reintroducing its 330ml resealable aluminum bottles to Australian retailers after discontinuing the packaging format in 2021.
Packaging line integration
How Technology is Assisting Employees in the Snack Foods Market
Technological tools including virtual reality headsets, sensors, and instructional materials are helping to train snack food producer employees.
January 10, 2025
Snack food producers have intriguing insight on technology's helpful impact on employees.
Recycling
What Circularity Entails for CPGs
CPGCs need not feel that circularity is sending them in circles.
January 10, 2025
Sterling Anthony
Recycling
Community Poll: U.S. Recycling Challenges
What's holding back U.S. recycling rates?
January 9, 2025
Workforce
One-Minute Survey: Workforce Challenges
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January 8, 2025
E-commerce/D2C packaging
Dropps Packaging Goes Omnichannel, Returns to Retail
Laundry and dish pod trailblazer Dropps doesn't need to get up on a soap box about sustainable packaging. Its new omnichannel carton range, rolled out in June 2024, sends that message on its own, both via e-comm channels and in the retail detergent aisle.
January 8, 2025
The latest dishwasher pod formulation from Dropps, UltraWash Plus uses its paperboard packaging to communicate product efficacy by depicting a Pyrex-style glass baking dish, often considered to be the toughest to clean with baked-on food. The company says Ultrawash Plus is the first-to-market USDA-certified bio-based multi-chamber dishwasher detergent.
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