Sustainability

Coke's PlantBottle Makes Debut

The Coca-Cola Company goes commercial with its new plant-based PET bottle, containing up to 30% renewable resources, with a goal of producing 2 billion bottles by year-end 2010.

November 16, 2009

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Closures

ZipBox brings change to cereal and more

Cookies, powders, detergents—all can be packaged in a whole new format now that the ZipBox is available.

November 16, 2009

Bakery/Snack

100% inspection of date coding

The new intelli-scan feature is designed to inspect and confirm date coding on high-speed VFFS packs. TNA debuted the technology at Pack Expo Las Vegas.

November 16, 2009

Bakery/Snack

7-Eleven builds a best-value branding strategy

Retailers clearly have become more sophisticated in their approach to driving more ore loyal shoppers to their stores through private-label brands.

November 9, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

"The Silence of the Yams"

While fruits and vegetables continue to be the healthiest foods, packaged foods continue to make health claims the public distrusts.

November 3, 2009

Beverage

Wins and losses at the shelf: What drives purchase intent?

10% of package redesigns spike sales and 20% spur declines. What do the winners have in common? They create visual disruption and entice shoppers to reconsider a brand.

October 31, 2009

Beverage

Variations on a theme...

October 28, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging's constant buzz

If nothing else, you gotta love the energy that’s being brought to bear these days on the whole sustainable packaging enchilada.

October 23, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Trays offer moisture resistance + compostability

Interest in these 100% biodegradable trays made of sugar cane waste called “bagasse” is said to be strong and growing.

October 23, 2009

Flexible packaging

Honey in a tube? Probably not in the USA

German package puts slightly flavored honey in metal tube.

October 23, 2009

Bakery/Snack

Packaging industry drives paradigm change in education

PMMI, working with think-outside-the-box educators, is helping to drive a needed new paradigm in education delivery.

October 6, 2009

Closures

Positioning your company for growth--the future of packaging

If someone asked you where packaging is headed over the next decade, you’d probably have a tough time answering.

October 5, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Our future objective

Packaging World has clearly been a leader in reporting on a key critical issue that all packaging professionals must wrestle with today: sustainable packaging.

October 5, 2009