Recycling

Melons shipped in digitally printed corrugated

Savco, a fast-growing distributor of fresh produce in Canada and the US, will speed its farm-to-store delivery of its H2O Melon watermelon brand this season using giant, digitally printed corrugated bins.

May 3, 2019

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Packaging line integration

Ithaca Beer Co. upgrades to a semi-automated brewing process

A standardized yet customizable control platform gives the craft brewery better visibility into its operational efficiency while offering flexibility to fully automate its production in the future.

April 29, 2019

Closures

A drip-free dispensing solution for diesel engine fuel

Bottle design for AdBlue diesel engine fuel includes a drip-free dispensing nozzle that allows the fuel to dispense when inserted into the filling hole and shuts off when the nozzle is withdrawn.

April 29, 2019

Containers

Smirnoff Ice limited-edition label captures a ‘Rhythm Journey’

Vibrant, energetic can and bottle graphics for a limited-edition Smirnoff Ice label are designed to connect with Latin America’s growing culture of taking the party to the street.

April 28, 2019

Protective/transport packaging

Compostable, water-soluble shipping materials used by meat delivery service

E-commerce meat company Crowd Cow ditches the EPS insulation for a shipping material that is home-compostable and meltable, and can be safely disintegrated in water.

April 27, 2019

Cosmetics/Personal care

Colgate-Palmolive Mexico talks digital print

Digital Print for Packaging US runs June 4-5 in Orlando, and among the keynote speakers on Day One is Luis Arevalo, Packaging Engineering Director for the Latin America Business Oral Care at Colgate-Palmolive.

April 26, 2019

Plastics/resins

Poland Spring, Nestlé Waters debut ergonomic rPET bottle

100% natural spring water from Maine is now available nationwide through Amazon.com in a new rectangular, 100% rPET bottle.

April 25, 2019

Beverage

Top areas of automation in craft beer and spirits industry

The majority of small to medium craft producers do not fully automate, but most plan to automate at least some areas of operations.

April 24, 2019

Sustainability

A new contender in the paper bottle segment

Paper bottle requires just 5 g of plastic, 75 percent of the materials used are made from renewable resources and are compostable, and the five parts of the pack separate easily for recycling.

April 23, 2019

Cartons and boxes

WW package redesign ‘Full of life’

Weight Watchers rebrands as WW, redesigning the packaging for its consumer products to reflect its focus on food as part of a rich, energetic, vibrant, and deeply satisfying life.

April 20, 2019

Sustainability

Ocean Spray makes commitment to sustainability farming

The company aims to lead a new era of sustainable agriculture.

April 19, 2019

Beverage

Flexible, modular equipment needed for craft beverage market

Craft brew and spirits producers look to OEMs to help them find solutions to common space constraint issues.

April 19, 2019

Sustainability

Seventh Generation’s ultra-concentrated detergent uses 60% less plastic

At the American Packaging Summit, Seventh Generation’s Kelly Murosky shares how the company went beyond a 100% rPET bottle for even greater sustainability with an ultra-concentrated product.

April 17, 2019