Sustainable Packaging

Justin's nut butters relaunched in 100% PCR PET

Organic, all-natural nut-butter products now use containers having 100% post-consumer recycled PET content.

August 29, 2012

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Flexibles

Pour-spout pouch lends Truvia sweet market distinction

The 1.5-lb package gives the Cargill sugar substitute brand a category first, lends a clean look, and makes it easy for consumers to use in baking.

August 6, 2012

Bakery/Snack

Servos serve up speed and flexibility

Baker of ladyfingers relies on servos, vertical accumulation buffer, and multipacker redundancy to run 180 12-count primary packs/min into a variety of secondary packs.

July 2, 2012

Bakery/Snack

Frito-Lay announces initiative to validate and label products as gluten-free

Company partners with the Celiac Disease Foundation and National Foundation of Celiac Awareness to educate consumers about celiac disease.

May 18, 2012

Sustainability

Planters, Sonoco partner for sustainability

Glass-to-plastic switch reduces weight of packaging and the number of trucks to distribute product.

April 3, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Video highlights material cost savings when using Spot-Pak® system rather than corrugated shippers

Short two-minute video from Delkor Systems highlights significant savings that can be realized by replacing costly corrugated cases with the innovative Flat Pad Spot-Pak System.

March 12, 2012

Containers

Innovative PP packs at Ipack-Ima

A single booth was a wealth of information today at Ipack-Ima, the Italian packaging show running this week in Milan.

February 29, 2012

Sustainability

Planters peanuts switches to plastic packaging

A move from glass to plastic jars for Planters Dry Roasted Peanut varieties results in 84% less packaging by weight.

February 13, 2012

Reusable/Returnable

Conagra pops up a winner

When brand managers and packaging engineers at Conagra saw an opportunity to delight the consumer and differentiate their microwave popcorn brand, they didn’t hesitate.

February 3, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Kliklok SR4WS Topload Carton Former producing large tri-seal cartons

The SR4W was designed to produce large cartons at moderate speeds.

January 12, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Kliklok Topload Cartoning Line packaging donuts in hood cover-style cartons

Kliklok topload cartoning machines provide the versatility and positive control necessary for special cartons.

January 12, 2012

Bakery/Snack

Higher-barrier plastics will help grow flexible packaging market

Flexible packaging benefits from a widening range of new products being developed by brand owners in an increasingly competitive consumer marketplace.

January 5, 2012

Dairy

White paper examines operating costs for automatic vs. manual p-s labeling

White paper from Label-Aire examines pressure-sensitive labeling applications, and makes the case for lower operating costs and increased flexibility for fully automatic labelers.

December 19, 2011