Flexible packaging

Salmon with a Smile: Fish Brand’s Bold Personality Captured in Redesign

New label graphics for Honey Smoked Fish Co.’s salmon products evokes the original founder’s ‘big personality,’ while taking its cues from old fish market signage.

January 23, 2020

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Containers

Broken Glass Makes a Comeback in Limited Edition Absolut Bottle

Made from pieces of broken, recycled glass, the Absolut Comeback bottle is created to encourage recycling and a more circular lifestyle among the vodka producer’s consumers.

January 22, 2020

Operational Excellence

MAP Leads Fresh Food Preservation Methods

Modified Atmosphere Packaging is prevalent among participants of a new PMMI Business Intelligence report, but technologies such as High Pressure Processing (HPP) are continuing to expand as well.

January 20, 2020

Sustainability

The Coca-Cola System to Invest Billion Euros over Next 5 Years

The Coca-Cola Company

Money earmarked to support development in variety of ways in France

January 18, 2020

Sustainability

Nestlé Creates Market for Food-Grade Recycled Plastics, Launches Fund to Boost Packaging Innovation

Nestlé

Nestlé today announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.

January 17, 2020

Flexibles

Bagger, Weigher Lead to 100% Production Improvement

This California poultry producer had been experiencing bad seals, incorrect package weights, and low speeds, but it realized a 100% improvement in production with a new bagging and weighing system.

January 17, 2020

Beverage

PSSI Promotes Josh Hinkle to Leadership Team

Fortrex

Will serve as senior vice president of East Region, overseeing customer relationships and operational initiatives

January 14, 2020

Beverage

IDFA Names New Members of Executive Council

International Dairy Foods Association

Also appoints directors for five industry segment boards. New appointees include representatives of industry-leading food companies, such as The Kraft Heinz Company, Land O’Lakes, Inc., and Sargento Foods Inc.

January 14, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Oatly Frozen Dessert is Plant-Based from Product through Packaging

Using oats rather than cow’s milk for its frozen dessert, Oatly also opts for a paperboard ice-cream pint container with a coating made from sugarcane rather than petroleum.

January 15, 2020

Operational Excellence

Food Manufacturers Look to Reduce, Recycle and Reuse

Improvements to recyclability and sustainability, along with the desire to extend shelf life and prevent contamination, are some of the drivers of change in packaging formats and materials.

January 14, 2020

Operational Excellence

Grocery Manufacturers Assn. Relaunches with CPG, Consumer Focus

The new Consumer Brands Assn., formerly GMA, will advocate for product affordability, access, and innovation, eliminating consumer confusion, and solving problems in the marketplace

January 14, 2020

Sustainability

PepsiCo Aims to Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity in the U.S.

Global headquarters completes solar energy installation

January 14, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts

Roberta Barbieri, Vice President Global Sustainability, PepsiCo, shares the strategies the company is using to reach its ambitious new sustainable packaging goals.

January 9, 2020