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Contract packaging
Beverage Packaging Equipment Expects Three-Year Growth Spurt
Representatives from beverage companies believe the industry’s packaging sector is expecting growth.
March 7, 2025
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Recycling
Orkla's Panda Pilots Paper Wrapper, Joins Confectionery Trend
Finnish brand owner Orkla Snacks tapped UPM Specialty Papers to pilot a new paper wrapper for its Panda milk chocolate brand. It's yet another data point in a growing movement toward paper-based films in confectionery and on-the-go energy or granola bars.
March 6, 2025
Orkla Suomi found a paper-based packaging solution to support its goal of increasing the share of renewable packaging materials without compromising recyclability.
Workforce
Workforce Dynamics: Recruiting and Retaining Quality Workers in a Tight Labor Market
Labor challenges aren't going away, which means employers need to adapt their recruitment practices or get left behind.
March 6, 2025
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Robotics
Rain Supercharges Throughput with Palletization, Automation
Alongside a host of other recent packaging automation improvements, cobot palletization has helped Rain Pure Mountain Spring speed up packaging line operations while allowing for labor reallocation.
March 5, 2025
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Sustainability
Sustainability’s Impact on Packaging’s Future—Insights from Mars & Sonoco
At Clemson’s FRESH Summit, industry leaders dive into the future of sustainable packaging, emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and the critical role of storytelling in driving real change.
March 5, 2025
(l. to r.) William Singleton III, Mars, Scott Byrne, Sonoco, and Dr. Jagger Harvey, Clemson University
Sustainability
Fiber-Based Packaging’s Positive Sustainability Story
Experts at the Clemson’s FRESH Summit explore the growing potential of fiber-based packaging as a sustainable alternative, highlighting both its benefits and challenges.
March 4, 2025
(l. to r.) Greg Johnson, Taylor Billett and James Davidson.
Case/Tray Packing
Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing for New Recycle-ready Pouches
This marketer of high-quality nutritious baby food and children’s snacks has found a way to improve case packing while also getting its toes wet in recycle-ready pouches.
February 28, 2025
When eight pouches are in the flights of the lamella chain, all eight are pushed into a forming cassette where the case is formed around them.
Bio-based
Starbucks, Heavenly Tea, and Bioleather Introduce Bio-Based Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of bio-based innovations from Starbucks, Heavenly Tea, and Bioloeather from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
February 28, 2025
The bio-degradable straws further Starbucks' goal of a 50% reduction in waste by 2030.
Digital Transformation
6 Ways to Leverage Technology to Remedy Skills Gaps
Packaging and processing professionals share solutions they would implement to leverage technology to address employee skills gaps.
February 28, 2025
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Beer
How Craft Brewers Are Thriving in a Plateauing Market
The craft brew boom is plateauing at long last. But according to Bart Watson, president and CEO of the Brewer's Association, savvy brewers are finding ways to thrive. Stand-out packaging design and aptitude with packaging automation are proven strategies.
February 25, 2025
A selection of specialty brews canned and packaged for the Craft Brew Conference last year.
Containers & Closures
Mars Pantry Jars Use 100% PCR
Mars introduces a pantry jar for M&M’s, Skittles, and Starburst candies that is made from 100% PCR from mechanically recycled plastic.
February 25, 2025
The 100% recycled-content, easy-grip jars are widely recyclable and come in three sizes: 60, 81, and 87 oz. Image courtesy of Berry Global
Recycling
Community Poll: AI for Sustainability
Learn where your peers stand on the extent of AI's contributions to sustainability efforts.
February 24, 2025
Bio-based
Win Win Water Debuts 100% Plant-Based, Compostable Bottle
U.K. bottled water company Win Win Water offers its high-quality, naturally alkaline electrolyte spring water in a sugarcane-based, compostable PLA bottle.
February 24, 2025
The Win Win water bottles, including the label and cap, are made entirely from Luminy PLA polylactic acid from TotalEnergies Corbion. Image courtesy of TotalEnergies Corbion.
Recycling
Community Poll: Paperization Trends
See what your peers think about the trend of paperization.
February 24, 2025
Package Design
Evian, KFC Canada, and Asahi Introduce Packaging Designed for User Engagement
ThePackHub
See a few examples of packaging designed to enhance the user experience from Evian, KFC Canada, and Asahi from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
February 24, 2025
Image courtesy of Evian
Plastics/resins
Brazil’s World Plastic Connection Summit to Focus on Converted Plastics
The fourth edition of the biennial event, is scheduled for April 8-10 in in SĂŁo Paulo, features free lectures and workshops in-person and online.
February 21, 2025
Gabriela de Matos at the launch of Color Trend 2025 and pre-launch of the IV World Plastic Connection Summit in 2024. Image courtesy of Think Plastic Brazil
Beer
Market Garden Builds Long Runway for Growth into Tight Quarters
With a new rotary filler/rotary seamer at its heart, a nearly all-new packaging line is now humming along at 100 cans per minute. Future-proofing the line meant building in a lot more capacity than is needed—for now, at least.
February 21, 2025
Twelve-head rotary filling is immediately followed by a three-head seamer for low oxygen pickup.
Digital Transformation
4 Ways to Hone Packaging and Processing Employee Training
Packaging and processing professionals share their thoughts on how to use technology to optimize employee training.
February 21, 2025
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