Sustainable Packaging

Is global standardization essential to sustainable packaging's future?

Economic and market forces drive sustainability movement; new committee attempting to harmonize standards pertaining to environmental packaging.

April 15, 2010

Beverage: Page 157

Containers

Has the tube's time come in additional categories?

In Europe, vodka and energy drinks have emerged in tube packaging. In the U.S., now there’s sushi in a tube. Marketers are finding new uses for this versatile package form.

April 13, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

New study gives 'green' light to PET bottles over glass, aluminum

New LCI study comparing PET bottles versus glass and aluminum containers for soft drinks reveals PET provides the lowest environmental footprint.

April 9, 2010

Containers

New design, and a 40% sales boost, for Gentleman Jack

Brown-Forman increased sales 40% for its Jack Daniels Gentleman Jack line of premium Tennessee whiskey by broadening the brand's appeal beyond its primary market of 25- to 34-year-old white males.

April 8, 2010

Containers

Karl Lagerfeld designs Coca-Cola Light bottle

Los Angeles Times image section reports on French limited-edition design.

April 8, 2010

Beverage

A brief message

A brand-owner should never give short shrift to the package design brief.

April 7, 2010

Flexibles

It's always been done that way!

Is there a phrase or saying that absolutely drives you crazy? For me it is “It’s always been done that way.”

April 3, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Juice maker finds sweet success in new label, applicator

A new polyolefin film label with a 50% shrink ratio and a new roll-fed sleeve labeler with laser welding capability helps Italian juice maker extend product quality to packaging.

April 1, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

Featured discussions

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

The role of LCI

A 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, 2010

Beverage

HACCP advice for packaging makers

When the subject is HACCP, what’s a maker of food packaging to do?

April 1, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

A how-to on improving line efficiency

Some seriously knowledgeable and experienced packaging professionals are convening to speak May 4 at the Packaging Automation Forum in Chicago.

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

Solid gains in bottle-to-bottle recycling

Closed-loop, bottle-to-bottle recycling is taking a big leap forward in a Canadian town called Shelburne, some 60 miles north of Toronto.

April 1, 2010