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Baggers Handles Multiple Sizes, Mono Films

New sachet unit and bagging machine from Unified Flex handle multiple sizes and formats.

September 28, 2023

Cereals, Breakfast Foods

Sustainable Packaging

Yockenthwaite Farm, Ales Grey, and Maped switch to compostable and biodegradable materials

ThePackHub

See a few examples of compostable and biodegradable packaging materials by Yockenthwaite Farm, Ales Grey, and Maped from ThePackHub’s August Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

August 29, 2023

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Sridevi Narayan-Sarathy, Director, Global Foods Packaging, R&D Senior Fellow, PepsiCo

Sridevi Narayan-Sarathy shares her experiences in driving sustainable initiatives on a global scale. She discusses her key success factors and offers valuable advice for aspiring women in packaging.

July 25, 2023

Contract Packaging

A One-Stop-Shop Co-Manufacturer

A wide range of services as well as an emphasis of employee engagement drive the Utah-based co-manufacturer Honeyville into the future.

July 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

BAR-U-EAT First to Offer BPI-Certified Compostable Bar Wrappers

The film structure is a lamination of a cellulosic-based film and a compostable sealant web with LLDPE properties. The commercially compostable plant-based materials come from a wood cellulose from FSC-certified, sustainably managed forests and corn.

February 9, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Bacardi, Aldi, and Sealed Air Introduce Material Adjustments For Plastic Reduction

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging innovations for plastic reduction by Bacardí, Aldi, and Sealed Air from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 22, 2023

Cereals, Breakfast Foods

Kellogg, Coca-Cola UK Empower the Blind with On-Pack NaviLens Tech

Kellogg is the first food company in the U.S. to introduce this accessibility feature on packaging following a successful pilot in Europe. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola UK becomes the first beverage brand to pilot the 2D scanable code.

December 16, 2022

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Powdered Product Bagger Ensures Clean Seal & Accurate Dosing

The VLR-B bag filler meets the hygienic requirements of products like milk powders or baby food.

October 23, 2022

Operational Excellence

The CanDo Spirit at Natural Products Expo East

See Founder Adam Bremen discuss this emerging brand’s philosophy for success.

October 5, 2022

Controls & Machine Components

OEM's Head-to-head Pneumatic vs. Servo Test Shows CPGs Savings

Stacking equipment manufacturer Forpak devised a test to see how incumbent pneumatic actuators stacked up against newer mechatronic servo technology, specifically on a frozen food stacking and laning application. These are the results.

June 1, 2022

Sustainability

‘Cluckin’ Great’ Egg Carton Redesign

Vital Farms increases the sustainability of its shell-egg packaging, with a new carton that uses 100% recycled content for both the molded pulp base and the paperboard lid.

August 24, 2021

Coding/marking

Inclusive Packaging: Kellogg’s UK Rolls Out Cereals with Tag Tech for the Blind and Partially Sighted

The new code on its packaging will allow a smartphone to detect and playback labelling and allergen information to the user.

August 3, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Loop Reusable/Returnable Packaging Platform Launches in Canada with Retail Partner Loblaw

Loop’s global expansion continues, bringing waste-free shopping for a range of food and household products, including Loblaw own-brand items, in reusable packaging to Canada

February 1, 2021