Jim ButschliRecyclingPharmapack Europe awards device innovatorsBIOCORP, West Pharmaceutical and sfm win honors in the ‘Exhibitor Innovation’ category, while UCB Pharma, GSK Consumer Health and Laboratoires Virbac earn recognition in the ‘Health Product’ area.February 13, 2018Cartons and boxesDimensional Doritos pack gains inspiration from triangular-shaped snackTalk about shelf impact: New Doritos Crunch Nuts and Doritos Crunch Mix are introduced in one of the most eye-catching, product-differentiating packages seen in years in the snackfood category.February 12, 2018Sustainable PackagingCooler return program is a ‘win-win’ for labUC-Berkeley’s Glaunsinger Lab reduces environmental impact by reusing coolers for its temperature-sensitive reagents, chemicals and kits.February 8, 2018HomeCarton serialization helps Idifarma meet EU Falsified Medicines DirectiveSpanish contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Idifarma makes €200k investment to meet forthcoming EU serialization regulations.February 7, 2018Protective/transport packagingGrimmway Farms gains economic, environmental benefitsBy switching from wood to ‘pooled’ pallets, the global produce company reduces solid waste, carbon emissions, and travel costs.February 6, 2018ClosuresBottled water advances global demand for caps and closuresNew Freedonia study also notes that threaded plastic caps and closures will dominate this market through 2021.February 1, 2018Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materialsCan unit-dose packaging reduce opioid abuse?Though not a mandate, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb recognizes that blister packaging could help alleviate addiction, abuse and overdosing of medications such as opioids and loperamide.January 31, 2018Plastics/resinsNew insulin delivery device employs COC cartridgeValeritas Holdings, Inc. launches wearable patch-like device for Type 2 diabetics, eliminating the need to take multiple daily shots.January 30, 2018HomeOPEN-SCS Group addresses DSCSA transaction documentationLack of packaging standards could threaten serialization data integrity, says speaker during FDA meeting on drug distribution security.January 25, 2018ContainersBeverages boost foodservice cup demandFreedonia Group research indicates foodservice cup demand, paced by beverages, will account for nearly half of single-use serviceware demand by 2021.January 25, 2018Previous PagePage 17 of 192Next PageTop StoriesCase/Tray PackingNew Line Runs Party Drinks and Pickle PotionsSpecialty Blends runs three different PET bottle formats on a new line that culminates in a tray packing/shrink bundling system featuring the first application of single-point lane adjustment.Digital TransformationThrough the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #4: AI Chat-enabled Packaging Machine CopilotsBio-basedTwenty Years of Bioplastics: EUBP Reflects, Regroups, and Looks AheadLabelingShrink Sleeve Labeling Brings Savings and MoreSponsor ContentSemi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
