Sustainability

Aluminum Pods Are Just the Ticket for Clever ‘Spice Passport’

Burlap & Barrel adopts Occo Spices’ innovative aluminum pod and paperboard sleeve packaging to create a sample pack of single-serve, single-origin spices for use when traveling.

March 8, 2023

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings: Page 2

Flexible packaging

R.A Jones Testing Sustainable Films on Its Pouching Equipment

R.A JONES

R.A Jones’ testing of sustainable films on its Pouch King equipment will help brand manufacturers transition to environmentally friendly packaging and meet consumer and industry demand.

January 25, 2023

Sustainability

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #3: Kraft Heinz Explores Potential of Paper-Based Ketchup Bottle

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #3: See how Kraft-Heinz aims to become the first brand to use Pulpex’s patented recyclable, paper-based bottle technology for a sauce product.

January 1, 2023

Flexibles

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #4: Flexible Pouches Replace Rigid Containers at McDonald’s

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #4, let's see how McDonalds and its suppliers teamed up to invent a flexible packaging-based applicator solution.

December 31, 2022

Home

Entry-level Bagging in Five Formats

Unified Flex Packaging Technologies targets startups with its versatile vf/f/s.

November 7, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Kraft Heinz Explores Potential of Paper-Based Ketchup Bottle

The company aims to become the first brand to use Pulpex’s patented recyclable, paper-based bottle technology for a sauce product.

May 12, 2022

Flexibles

Flexible Pouches Replace Rigid Containers at McDonald’s

Rigid containers for back-of-house condiment applications in McDonald’s foodservice settings were wasteful and bulky to store. So, the fast-food giant and its suppliers teamed up to invent a flexible packaging-based applicator solution.

March 24, 2022

Operational Excellence

Innovation Overload at Natural Products Expo West 2022

A small sampling of the many innovative products seen at Natural Products Expo West, some of which were launched at the show.

March 10, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Kraft Heinz Ketchup Packaging Adopts New Dispensing Valve Tech

Iconic Heinz Ketchup recently received a valve closure makeover. An award-winning valve system, the recyclable SimpliCycle from Aptar Food and Beverage, will be found in several Kraft Heinz brands by the end of the year.

November 30, 2021

Closures

A Look at Metal Lug Closures

Also known as lug lids, lug caps, and twist caps, lug closures are the choice for a variety of products that are heat-processed and hot-filled in glass jars.

November 23, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Meal Kit Brand Tests Edible, Dissolvable Flexible Packaging

Meal kit pioneer Gousto Recipe Box trialed a pea protein-based film that exhibits many of the barrier properties that plastic offers. But instead of having to be discarded, the edible film dissolves harmlessly in hot water as the meal is cooked.

November 2, 2021

Capping

Clever Syrup Capper & Reject System Prevents a Sticky Situation

Quebecois syrup producer Nokomis Maple Products had a big fill inconsistency and reject problem that often made a sticky mess. An easy-to-use new capper with advanced inspection features made a big difference in reducing rejects and keeping things moving.

October 11, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Triangle to Showcase VF/F/S Bagger at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Triangle Package Machinery Company

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-2614! Triangle Package Machinery Co. will showcase its Model XYTLF liquid fill vf/f/s bagger featuring a unique squeegee that keeps product out of package seals.

August 10, 2021