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Heinz Ketchup’s New Dispensing Valve | Materials Shortages Rankle Bev Industry
Iconic Heinz Ketchup switched to a new dispensing valve and closure that will make the pack more sustainable. Meanwhile, beverage producers struggle with materials shortages.
Supplier Submitted
Placon Opens Expanded Indiana Facility
Sustainability
Avocado Cartons and Pet Food SIOC Among New Formats for E-Comm Packaging
Package Design
Future-Proof: Design Your Packaging with Robotic Automation in Mind
Sustainability
Own Brand Proves Paper-Pack Concept for Store Brands
Package Design
Digital Printing Technology
Amcor launches IMPRESSIONS, a technology developed in collaboration with MGJ that enables brands to customize closure liners, such as the underside of bottle caps.
Package Design
New Absolut Bottle Design Pays Tribute to Brand’s Credentials
In the biggest design refresh since 1979, Absolut Vodka’s new bottle graphics emphasize the brand’s Swedish provenance and showcase the community and culture driving the brand forward.
Sustainability
Packaging as a Business Asset: Loop Case Study
Loop’s prefill reuse model of sustainability has evolved since its development in 2017, and it’s growing as more retailers sign on to owning their own refillable packaging.
Take Five
Reduced “Friction” & Pandemic Nudge Pave Way for Smart Packaging
Gone are the clunky apps and poor content experiences that hampered consumer engagement with Intelligent Packaging. As friction abated, the pandemic demonstrated the value of contactless communication, ushering in an Intelligent Packaging renaissance.
Sustainability
Getting Noticed: KFC Changes its Colors and Asics Delivers Shoes in Blister Pack
See four examples of sustainable and eye-catching packaging from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
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EU Regulators, Recycling, and Healthcare Plastics
Packaging suppliers speak about the openness of regulators to understand the slower nature of life science manufacturers in adopting more sustainable packaging.
Sustainability
Tesco Taking the Lead on Sustainable Packaging Choices for UK Suppliers
Brands who want space in this top UK retailer’s stores need to comply with preferred packaging material and format suggestions, which are driven by material recyclability.
Supplier News
Åke E Andersson in memoriam: A tribute by Bo Walteg
IPPO founder Åke E Andersson passed away at the age of 92. He was a notable figure in Swedish (and international) packaging history, having made invaluable contributions to the packaging industry at large.
Package design
How to Get Started Designing Packaging for Cannabis
Do not wait, automate your Cannabis packaging process.
Package Design
6 Brands Reinventing the Memphis Retro Trend
Brands are bringing back the vibrant colors, geometric shapes, and bold patterns that epitomized the Memphis Design trend of the ’80s, with their own modern twist.
Package Design
PPC Announces Winners of the 2021 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition
The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) announced the top winners of its 78th annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition.
Flexible packaging
Iconic Ajax Brand Adopts a Flexible New Pack Attitude for Compostable Wipes
When appealing to Millennials and GenZers in the EU, even tried-and-true stalwarts like Colgate-Palmolive's Ajax can use a little refresher. The project represents the brand's first foray into the plant-based disinfectant wipes format.
Package Design
Sustainable Objectives Driving Packaging Material Changes
Plastic replacement is still top of the agenda for many brands and retailers as they look to switch to solutions that may offer a better environmental footprint, or be better received by consumers.
Secondary/end-of-line
How Bumble Bee Seafood is Transitioning Multipack Shrink Wrap to Recyclable Cartons
The company produces 26 million multipacks each year, and saw an opportunity to transition to more readily recyclable packaging through a partnership with R.A Jones.
Package Design
UV Screen Printing Further Differentiates Yoplait's Glass-jarred Oui Yogurt
Oui by Yoplait introduced the French Florals Collection, consisting of three limited-edition, designed glass pots inspired by flowers from France.
Package Design
The Sweet Taste of Packaging
Taste test-like consumer studies show that when designing your product’s packaging, you should consider not just how much it will cost, but how materiality and design strategy influence consumer behavior as well.
Package Design
Another Instructive Court Case, This One a Victory for Food Packagers
A recent federal court decision gave a big boost to the FDA’s Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) rules. As with last month’s column, this one will examine this single case for its unique lessons.
Package Design
E-Commerce Innovations: Biodegradable Mailing Bag and Reusable Food Delivery Containers
See two examples of innovative sustainable e-commerce packaging from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
Package Design
Inks and IML Handle HPP for Guacamole Pack
Spanish producer of fruit- and vegetable-based juices and sauces Avomix selected shelf-life improving high-pressure processing (HPP) technology for its Fresh Mix product range, specifically its guacamole.
Package Design
Getting Noticed: Holiday Pringles, Wine Pouches, and Tony's Chocolate
The importance of creating impactful and noticeable packaging continues to create a point of difference. See a few examples from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.
Package Design
What One Court Case Can Teach
A recent court decision will help us understand the recent scourge of private lawsuits brought against food packagers over the information on their product labels.
Supplier News
Rohrer Corp. Acquires Coburn Carton Solutions
Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer, acquired Coburn Carton Solutions, a printer and folding carton converter.
