Jay SinghOperational ExcellencePackaging value chainThe wide variety of package types available throughout the world is due to the evolution of related supply channels.March 1, 2016Operational ExcellenceE-commerce resurfacesE-commerce currently accounts for about 8% of total retail sales and is predicted to outpace sales growth of brick-and-mortar stores over the next five years with an anticipated $370 billion in e-retail sales by 2017.September 3, 2014HomeHighlights of the 18th IAPRI World Packaging ConferenceA record 24 countries were represented at the recently completed IAPRI World Packaging Conference as this year’s host, the Packaging Program at Cal Poly, celebrated its 25 anniversary.October 4, 2012HomeFood and beverage trendsAmong the keynote presenters at the recently concluded 18th IAPRI World Packaging Conference at Cal Poly State University was Dr. Michael Okoroafor, vice president for Global Packaging Innovation and Execution at H.J. Heinz Co. He provided a unique outlook on global packaging trends for food and beverage.August 30, 2012Sustainable PackagingGlobal packaging researchThe International Association of Packaging Research Institutes was established in 1971 as an international membership association to promote packaging as a global science to important target groups within international organizations and research foundations.September 28, 2011HomeRetail-ready asparagusThe Gourmet Trading Company, a leading grower, packer, and distributor of asparagus and blueberries, contacted the Packaging Program at Cal Poly State University for help in designing a retail-ready shipper holding 11 lb of fresh asparagus.April 7, 2011SustainabilityThe role of LCIA recent study conducted at Cal Poly State University, through its Packaging Research Consortium, involved a Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) based analysis and comparison of three one-gallon HDPE bottles currently available in United States.April 1, 2010Sustainable PackagingNew produce shippers?Over the past few decades, as the variety of fresh produce in terms of number, form, and quality has increased, the packaging that moves these commodities through the distribution chain has continued to evolve.October 5, 2009Page 1 of 1Top StoriesRecyclingColgate & Amazon Turned Recycling Data into Insight; Now Other CPGs Can, TooPilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.RecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Kopu Water Brings Aluminum Bottles to Luxury HotelsSustainable PackagingWith EMF’s New 2030 Plastics Agenda Targets, Signatories Pivot from Ambition to ScaleHomeNextloop Americas Receives FDA LNO, Develops AI SortingSponsor ContentInnovative packaging solutions
