Flexible packaging

Chocolate bar maker puts a premium on quality

New combination checkweigher/metal detector helps Lake Champlain Chocolates uphold its high quality standards, ensure food safety, and reliably meet net weight.

June 24, 2019

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Case erect/seal

Ohlson Packaging builds out sales and marketing teams

The company adds sales director and marketing manager to help lead growth.

June 19, 2019

Flexibles

Printpack wins gold award from FTA

The Flexographic Technical Association Award recognized Flexography for wide web printing.

June 11, 2019

Flexibles

Bio-PE pouch helps advance beef producer’s mission

Beef products from Northern Italian breeder association La Granda, part of the Slow Flood Presidia, are now packaged in a stand-up pouch made from more than 80% bio-based plastic.

June 11, 2019

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

InLine Can is a first in coffee

This innovative and award-winning Coffee3 cube container, made from rollstock and filled directly inline, brings multiple benefits to both the coffee manufacturer and the consumer.

June 4, 2019

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Biopolymer potato bags are ‘Tater Made’

Wada Farms uses a bag made partially from potato starch for its Idaho Potatoes that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, the use of petroleum-based plastics, and excess film gauge.

May 26, 2019

Flexibles

Snack pack pickles

Detroit-based McClure’s Pickles, a leading producer of gourmet pickled goods, condiments, and Bloody Mary Mixes, has released new McClure’s Pickle Snack Packs.

May 22, 2019

Flexibles

Schur Star Systems: Zip-pop bag

The Schur Star zip-pop bag is a patented and automatically packed dual-chamber bag produced for use in the microwave and allowing completion of ready-made meals in one step; by utilizing the patented flavor release chamber, the content is cured and spiced during cooking.

May 21, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Turnkey line loads pharma stick packs into flip-top boxes

As single-serve sachets continue to grow in healthcare, an equipment supplier develops a robotic packaging line designed for efficiency, precise handling/closing, and ergonomic line access.

April 23, 2019

Flexibles

Which coffee package is the most sustainable?

A new report includes comparative Life Cycle Assessments of three ground coffee packaging formats: a flexible stand-up pouch, a steel can, and a rigid plastic canister.

March 31, 2019

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Russell Stover redesign reverses three-year sales decline

New packaging graphics for Russell Stover’s sugar-free candies focus on appetite appeal and craftsmanship to change consumers perceptions about the quality of sugar-free brands.

March 24, 2019

Flexibles

Shaped pouch proves integral to unique wearable breast pump

Described as the world’s first all-in-one wearable breast pump that fits inside a bra, it incorporates a doughnut-shaped pouch/bag that holds breast milk. An oval cutout in the center of the bag makes it easy to hold and fit neatly within the pump.

March 7, 2019

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Cooler bag for beer wins top FPA award

Designed to be opened up and filled with up to 5 lb of ice, this multilayer and reusable bag replaces the traditional paperboard beer carton yet allows the brewery to merchandise its product in the manner consumers are used to seeing.

March 7, 2019