Filling/capping, dry

Cup filler makes quick work of thick, sticky cream cheese

J&L Food Specialties invests in a rotary piston filling and sealing machine that easily packages its viscous cream cheese spreads with speed and accuracy, resulting in a savings of $75,000 plus/yr.

August 4, 2019

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Knob Creek whiskey gets old-fashioned cocktail kit carrying case

Securing the whiskey bottle and kit elements, a wood grain-patterned insert thermoformed over actual wooden slats offers maximum authenticity and shelf appeal.

August 2, 2019

Cartons and boxes

Infant milk formula debuts in gas-tight composite can

DMK Baby saw this package, which is assembled on site at the food manufacturer’s facility, as the perfect format for a new line of powdered infant milk formula. Consumers are definitely taking notice.

August 1, 2019

Containers

Mini medicinal bottles signal efficacy of hangover cure

A new recovery drink made from all-natural ingredients comes in a tiny, 3.4-oz amber bottle chosen for its convenience, ability to withstand pasteurization, and medicinal aesthetics.

July 30, 2019

Sustainability

Open-and-shut case: Aluminum beverage can offers liquid-tight reclosability

A reclosable aluminum beverage can meets the practical needs of consumers, beverage brands and beverage can manufacturers.

July 26, 2019

Secondary Packaging

‘Safe-tea’ palletizing of capsules at Nestlé

Manual palletizing at Nestle’s Swiss facility producing tea capsules is replaced with two user-friendly collaborative robot palletizers custom-designed to ensure pallet stability and worker safety.

July 21, 2019

Containers

Top six drivers for the growing wine-in-a-can market

New study looks at the drivers and motivations of wine-in-a-can consumers, identifying those areas winemakers should focus on to build their canned wine sales.

July 13, 2019

Sustainability

Paper-based tray for food

REWE Group, one of the biggest retailers in Austria, is offering the premium cheeses in its organic brand Ja! Natürlich on patented paper trays that reduce the use of plastic by 70%.

July 12, 2019

Labels

Light-touch label design lets new-gen drinkers 'tread lightly'

Australian organic wine producer Fourth Wave launched a range of lighter-style wines called Tread Softly, and needed a label design that would communicate the simultaneous messages of light and sustainable.

July 11, 2019

Plastics/resins

Poland Spring, Nestlé Waters debut ergonomic rPET bottle

100 percent natural spring water from Maine is now available nationwide through Amazon.com in a new rectangular, 100 percent rPET bottle.

July 8, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

A new contender in the paper bottle segment

Paper bottle requires just 5 g of plastic, 75% of the materials used are made from renewable resources and are compostable, and the five parts of the pack separate easily for recycling.

July 8, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Armenian water bottler adds new PET and glass lines

Increased demand for its bottled water compels Jermuk Group CJSC to add two new lines, one for glass and one for PET, running at 25,000 and 20,000 bottles/hr, respectively.

July 7, 2019

Containers

IML barrier labels on coffee capsules

Oxygen barrier in-mold labels that include a layer of EVOH bring a one-year shelf life to Ella Cappuccino espresso capsules, playing a vital role in the widespread popularity of this new product launched in South Africa early this year.

July 3, 2019