Secondary Packaging

Robotic case packer ‘revolutionizes’ production

Imitation cheese manufacturer switches from manual to robotic case packing for vacuum packs and flexible bags in multiple case sizes, using one system to handle product from four lines.

July 28, 2018

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Flexibles

Seaweed-based sauce sachet trials in the U.K.

Online food delivery company Just Eat works with sustainable technology startup to trial fully-compostable seaweed-based sauce sachets at one of its restaurant partners in England.

July 25, 2018

Sustainability

SaltWater Brewery opts for sustainable six-pack carrier ring

Company is reportedly the first to use the environmentally friendly E6PR ring. Made of barley and wheat ribbons used in the brewing process, it also provides the strength to hold cans through distribution.

July 24, 2018

Cereals, Breakfast Foods

Affordable organics delight with bright colors, playful fonts

Fun, colorful packaging for new affordable organic food brand makes products eye-catching and approachable.

July 19, 2018

Bakery/Snack

Gen Z consumption trends evolutionizing snack industry

New U.K. research suggests packaging and branding need to grab the attention of this youthful market to build future customer loyalty.

July 19, 2018

Containers

Coffee creamer goes combidome

Building on the increasingly popular butter coffee creamer trend, Austin, TX-based Picnik has released its butter coffee creamer in convenient combidome 750-mL carton packs.

July 18, 2018

Containers

McEwan’s Ale: What is old shall be new again

A packaging redesign for Scottish brand McEwan’s Ale contemporizes the line for modern beer drinkers while maintaining the heritage of the product for its ‘heartland’ consumers.

July 13, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

ERP solution keeps cheesemaker lean

Züger, a Swiss supplier of mozzarella and other cream cheese specialities, began using an end-to-end software solution from industry IT and software company CSB-System to keep processing and packaging at its factory as lean as possible.

July 9, 2018

Plastics/resins

Snapple switches to PET, but keeps the shape, cap and 'pop'

A new PET bottle with metal closure — a U.S. first for beverages — replaces Snapple’s glass package, keeping the satisfying snap of the cap when it opens as well as other iconic features.

July 9, 2018

Plastics/resins

Dairy products advancing rigid plastic food container demand

Growth for rigid plastic container demand will be driven by characteristics such as light weight, low cost, crush and shatter resistance, and design flexibility and graphics capabilities.

July 6, 2018

Containers

Sleek aluminum for Nivea

Nivea, one of the world’s most popular deodorants, has a new look for its female range in a tall, sleek, and shaped aluminum aerosol can.

July 6, 2018

Flexibles

Sports nutrition packaging captures ‘The Force of Nature’

New branding and packaging draws a link between the potency of Tribe’s all-natural sports nutrition products, the joy of the outdoors, and the overwhelming power of the natural world.

July 2, 2018

Containers

Plastic makeup jar is stackable, portable

London makeup company Trinny devises a mix-and-match makeup collection enabled by 5-mL plastic pots with click-fit functionality that allows them to be stacked for portability.

July 1, 2018