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Sustainable Packaging

Survey Says Consumers Prefer Paper Packaging

Consumers are increasingly choosing paper packaging for its environmental benefits, recyclability, and convenience.

November 20, 2023

Nestlé's use of engineered paper for Smarties packaging shows that companies are attempting to meet consumer demand for paper-based packaging.

Sustainable Packaging

FDA Monitoring Regulations for PFAS

The FDA is currently monitoring a phase-out of short chain PFAS and proposing regulatory changes to improve its ability to revoke food contact authorizations for such substances.

November 20, 2023

The FDA's proposed changes to food contact notification regulations would apply to all food contact substances, not just PFAS.

Sustainable Packaging

Beiersdorf, Danone, and Fressnapf Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations by Beiersdorf, Danone, and Fressnapf from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

November 20, 2023

Beiersdorf's new deodorant cans contain at least 50% recycled aluminum and with about 12% less than the previous can.

Bagging & Pouching

A Look at Converters of Flexible Barrier Packaging

These converters are construction specialists.

November 20, 2023

Flexible Packaging at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Sustainable Packaging

Texas’ Oldest Craft Brewer Finds New Ways to Manage Aluminum Can Waste

As demand for Saint Arnold’s beer grew, so did the need for sustainable solutions to manage excess waste. The Weima E.200 drainage press provided an easy way to dispose of underfilled or damaged cans.

November 17, 2023

Saint Arnold, Texas’s oldest craft brewer, creates beer sold in distinctive, colorful cans.

Automated Prescription Filling Opportunities Open for OEMs

Automation opportunities are opening in the pharmaceutical industry through new trends in adherence packaging and blended central fill facilities.

November 17, 2023

Adherence packaging gaining popularity over the U.S.'s traditional countables is generating automation opportunity for OEMs.

Are Humanoid Robots the Processing and Packaging Labor Force of The Future?

With advanced AI software, dexterous “hands,” and full body mobility, will humanoid robots be the answer to the shortage of labor on the packaging line?

November 16, 2023

Humanoid Robot Apollo Box Conveyor

Sustainable Packaging

NY Files Unprecedented Lawsuit Against PepsiCo for Plastic Pollution

AG Letitia James’ lawsuit charges PepsiCo with harming the public and failing to warn consumers of environmental and health threats of its single-use plastic packaging.

November 16, 2023

Plastic waste collected in April 2022 from the Erie Basin Marina in the City of Buffalo.

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November 14, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Apple, PepsiCo, and Smol Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Solutions

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations by Apple, PepsiCo, and Smol from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

November 14, 2023

The latest Apple Watch is packaged in the company's first 100% fiber-based packaging.

Live from AIPIA: McDonald’s's Reusable Foodservice Packaging a Lesson in RFID Integration

The integration of RFID technology in reusable packaging leads to improved inventory management, legal compliance in France, and waste reduction for a food service industry giant.

November 14, 2023

Inge Fleuren, Global RFID Product Solutions Manager Checkpoint Systems (left), and Julien Thibult, RFID Sales Director Checkpoint Systems France.

Live at AIPIA: Unilever's Persil Adds Accessibility Via On-Pack QR

The packaging industry is adopting enhanced QR codes to improve accessibility for visually impaired consumers, ensuring information is available through simple, scalable solutions.

November 14, 2023

Unilever's on-shelf inclusivity solution allows smartphones to read on-pack QRs at a distance.

Additives, coatings & inks

Cocofloss Strives for Sustainable Smiles

Aiming for oral and planetary health, floss is composed of recycled water bottles while their partners deliver vibrant, paper-based secondary packaging.

November 14, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Clemson Launches Compostable Packaging Research Initiative

The initiative from The Sonoco FRESH food, packaging and sustainability institute will bridge lab-based R&D with the larger-scale campus organics recycling system.

November 13, 2023

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Digital Transformation

Best Maid Pickles Upgrades Operations

The pickle producer improves inventory management, demand planning, and product traceability with a cloud-based system.

November 13, 2023

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Material handling

Suppliers Find Strategies to Minimize Supply Chain Issues

Between short-term changes like international sourcing and long-lasting adjustments like onshoring, suppliers are taking protective measures against supply chain issues.

November 10, 2023

Some suppliers are making long-term changes in reaction to the supply chain issues of recent years.

Luxury Bottled Water Overcomes rPET Design Limitations

Entrepreneurs’ vision of a 100% rPET bottle with a flat, ergonomic shape and convex front panel for premium water brand NEUE puts packaging suppliers’ manufacturing expertise to the test.

November 10, 2023

Label artwork for NEUE Water is an intrinsic part of the premium experience, as it features different artist-designed collections that change with each fashion season.

Operational Excellence

State and Federal PFAS Regulations Tightening

Companies need to be mindful of both incoming PFAS regulations and how PFAS might be present in their operations to stay safe from legal trouble.

November 10, 2023

PFAS have been used in food packaging and various other applications including commercial household products and firefighting foam.