Sustainable Packaging

Olay to test refillable moisturizer packaging

A three-month pilot by P&G will test consumers’ acceptance of Olay Regenerist Whip moisturizer sold with a refillable pod, designed to significantly reduce plastic waste.

June 5, 2019

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Converting equipment

Colgate-Palmolive’s digital printing success

Among the keynoters at day one of the June 4-5 Digital Print for Packaging US 2019 was Colgate-Palmolive’s Luis Arevalo, Design & Packaging Director Latin-America.

June 4, 2019

Bulk handling/filling equipment

Royal Cup Coffee and Tea creates a bridge to its future

The complex, multiphase project cuts labor in half and doubles production capacity with bridges that create one interconnected facility instead of three. This new linear flow streamlines the product’s journey from raw material to final package.

June 4, 2019

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

InLine Can is a first in coffee

This innovative and award-winning Coffee3 cube container, made from rollstock and filled directly inline, brings multiple benefits to both the coffee manufacturer and the consumer.

June 4, 2019

Containers

Morton Salt Package Gets Sleek, Ergonomic New Design

The first major redesign in more than a decade, new packaging for Morton Salt capitalizes on the brand’s equity while offering a modern and ergonomic new shape.

June 2, 2019

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

New vacuum skin pack format

First to commercialize a new vacuum skin-packaging concept was OSI Europe.

May 31, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Functional pack design makes concentrated cleaners make sense

Truman’s concentrated cleaning products give even entrenched home cleaner consumers a convincing reason to make the pivot from retail display case RTU spray bottles to a more sustainable e-comm model that eliminates the need to 'ship water.'

May 30, 2019

Beverage

Label and distribution regs delay craft producers’ offerings

Regulations can slow speed to market, and a crowded distribution channel makes space on the shelf a challenge to producers.

May 30, 2019

Recycling

Turning a typical pickle jar on its side in IML container

Vertically sliced pickles designed for full sandwich coverage go from traditional vertical tub to horizontal, tamper evident, recyclable polypropylene container with IML for easy stacking on retail shelves and constant saturation in liquid brine.

May 30, 2019

Recycling

Replacing plastic packaging for case-ready meat

In launching its line of premium beef, OSI Europe was the first to commercialize an innovative vacuum skin packaging system that can reduce the amount of plastic used by up to 75%.

May 29, 2019

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Cup filling lines keep product flowing at 160 cups/min

Dry foods co-packer Crest Foods installs two cup filling lines that each employ a volumetric cup filler and an auger filler capable of handling four lanes at once for a 160-cup/min output.

May 28, 2019

Containers

Tic Tac decorated for Day of the Dead

The joy and traditions that surround the Day of the Dead are conjured in a limited-edition label for Tic Tac designed to engage Mexican millennials and young adults.

May 27, 2019

Flexibles

Biopolymer potato bags are ‘Tater Made’

Wada Farms uses a bag made partially from potato starch for its Idaho Potatoes that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, the use of petroleum-based plastics, and excess film gauge.

May 26, 2019