HomeSupplier news: Appointments, promotionsSalwasser Mfg. Co. (Reedley, CA): Mark A. Rinella, mgr., Chicago office.Nov 30th, 1998Companies in this articleSalwasser Mfg. Co., Inc.E-commerceReduced Material E-comm Play for N.A.E., Henkel's Organic Beauty BrandHenkel’s organic-certified beauty brand N.A.E. (Naturale Antica Erboristeria) is piloting an Amazon-backed e-commerce project that features reduced packaging material and optimized supply chain methods.COVID-19Latin American CPG COVID-19 ResponseResponses to the survey conducted by Mundo PMMI reaching 432 entrepreneurs and professionals from various CPGs in Latin America reveal uncertain and contrasting views of the COVID-19 pandemic.SustainabilityFive U.S. Packaging Bills Under ConsiderationWhile each one of the five proposed bills taps into elements valuable to advancing a circular economy for packaging, none provides a complete strategy across the entire recycling system.BeverageRefrigerated Oat Creamer from nutpodsCoffee creamer company nutpods, based in Bellevue, WA, has recently introduced a new refrigerated product line: zero sugar oat creamer.BeverageBacardi Personalizes Bottles with Direct Digital PrintBACARDÍ rum, the number one rum in Europe, has launched a limited-editionglass bottle that uses direct digital printing to bring an Augmented Reality experience to consumers.HomeTampons in an Ice Cream Pint Make a Whimsical StatementFeminine care company Rael launches a unique recyclable carton in stores and online.SustainabilityLawn & Garden Brand Practices what it Preaches with Bio-based PouchEspoma Organic showcases its continued commitment to the environment with more sustainable flexible packaging alternatives.SustainabilityDrive Profit Through SustainabilityLearn what attributes consumers value in sustainable packaging and their willingness to pay for those attributes to develop a strategy that results in profits.COVID-19Recycling Takes Another Hit During Pandemic, Part IIThe Coronavirus pandemic is creating a growing waste crisis even as we see images of the earth’s environment clearing from less pollution. A few months into the crisis, and the numbers are staggering.COVID-19Virtual FAT Guidelines from OpXThe OpX Leadership Network releases best practices and leadership guidelines for executing virtual factory acceptance tests (vFATs), to address the changing operational landscape brought on by COVID-19.HomeOMAC To Develop Remote Interface GuidelinesOMAC, The Organization for Machine Automation and Control, has formed a Workgroup to be comprised of end users and service providers to create a comprehensive best-practices handbook for remote monitoring services.Protective/transport packagingBeer Cans' Premium Foil Lidding Adds Billboard Space While Appealing to Post-COVID ConsumerRomanian lager Albacher doesn't mention the pandemic specifically, but the timing of its new foil lidding, which adds billboard space and ensures a clean beer can surface, is fortuitous considering an increasingly safety-conscious consumer base.HomeQ&A: MIT Operations Researcher Talks COVID-19 Vaccination HurdlesAn expert discusses some of the environmental, research, and packaging concerns in supplying populations with a COVID-19 vaccine.HomeHershey's Unwraps their COVID-19 strategy with employees and suppliersHershey’s Josh Becker sat down with PMMI’s Sean Riley to talk about a customer’s perspective on how Hershey is handling visits from suppliers, training and service issues.Package DesignThe Devil is in the Details of a New Brandy BottleChilean wine brand Casillero del Diablo enters the spirits category, with a custom brandy bottle with shoulders shaped to resemble a Devil's horns and graphics.BeverageHeineken Customizes for Grand PrixDutch brewing company Heineken, which has a global partnership with Formula 1 racing, wanted to do something special for the return of the Grand Prix to the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands.Package DesignPackaging No Spectator to This Social MomentAlready destabilized by the pandemic, many of our national and global institutions are now doubly destabilized by legitimate concerns about social justice and equality.E-commerceERP Upgrade Enables Direct-to-Consumer Model for AveryQAD’s latest cloud-based enterprise resource planning system has helped Avery better integrate its operations to provide the flexibility needed to depart from its traditional big box pallet model.Business intelligenceDespite COVID-19 global packaging market expected to grow.Euromonitor International analysts anticipated growth in 2020 for most key goods categories that use packaging, despite the impact of COVID-19, at Webinar organized by EXPO PACK México and Mundo PMMI.SustainabilityAIR Bottle for Personal Care Line Reduces Plastic by 50%New personal care line, MyKirei by Kao, reflects the company’s Kirei, or ‘beautiful,’ Lifestyle Plan, with sustainable packaging that uses two pouches to create a ‘revolutionary’ rigid bottle.
