Containers

Febreze a Dow award finalist

The Dow Chemical Company recently announced the winners of the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, which recognizes the packaging industry’s top achievements in innovative packaging designs, materials, technologies, and processes.

September 18, 2018

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Flexibles

P&G wins Dow's Diamond

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced the winners of the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, which recognizes the packaging industry’s top achievements in innovative packaging designs, materials, technologies, and processes.

September 13, 2018

Flexibles

Active lifestyle the focus of new dog supplement packaging

Happy Go Healthy, a dog health supplement product available online, gets a bold, energetic package design meant to connect with pet owners on an emotional level.

August 19, 2018

Labels

Special Ops-tested laundry detergent tub exudes masculinity

Home cleaning products company targeting the specific needs of men selects a rugged container with military-inspired graphics on an in-mold label to introduce its laundry detergent pacs.

August 11, 2018

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Online sports retailer scores productivity gains

Find out how Fanatics, a British e-commerce sports apparel retailer, quadrupled productivity and saved space in the process.

June 26, 2018

Flexibles

Personalization Moves to Pet Food

Whole foods pet nutrition company Side by Side offers flash-frozen and fresh pet food, with product varieties selected for pet owners through an online assessment tool.

June 18, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Automating the sleeve label that stuck

Gorilla Glue’s tape line doesn’t waste any label space–all three visible sides of the roll are pulling their weight in branding and messaging. But as volume grew, the company needed automation that could balance speed with an accurately placed, repeatable shrink-sleeve label.

May 2, 2018

Converting equipment

Electronics e-tailer adopts on-demand box making

Newegg adds two box-making machines to its e-commerce facility in Indianapolis to pack electronics in custom-fit boxes that optimize DIM weight costs.

April 30, 2018

Plastics/resins

Package redesigns for e-commerce

Two brands—The Honest Company and Consolidated Mills—redesign their product packaging to make e-commerce shipment of the items less prone to leaking and damage.

April 22, 2018

Flexibles

Pouch approach for marine products

A complete line of marine products in stand-up pouches from For Life Products was among the winners in the 2018 Flexible Packaging Awards Competition.

April 18, 2018

Petfood/Pet Care

Treating packaging like dogs’ best friend

Blue Dog Bakery’s package redesign builds awareness for its natural treats to resonate with pet parents in a shelf-appealing stand-up, resealable pouch.

March 29, 2018

Flexibles

Planting soil bag stands out with UV printing

Born in the Pacific Northwest, Whitney Farms makes "down-to-earth products for backyard farmers."

March 22, 2018

Flexibles

Flexibles enter a whole new category

For Life Products of Miramar, FL, won a Gold Award for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging in the FPA competition with its launch of Rejuvenate Marine products in standup pouches.

March 19, 2018