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

Sped-up spuds hit their weights

Tasteful Selections found a way to deliver on a new approach to potatoes, but checkweighers on its packaging lines lacked precision and resulted in overweight bags. Here’s how the company upped its automation to stop giving so much product away.

May 2, 2018

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Beverage

Embossed bottle lends distinction to Cydr Lubelski

Popular beverage in Poland gains a new look while also reducing bottle weight by about 10%.

May 1, 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

Sustainability

RPCs face off against single-use corrugated for fresh produce

Foundation conducts study to learn which is more environmentally friendly for the packaging, shipping, and storage of fresh produce: reusable plastic containers or corrugated cases.

April 28, 2018

Beverage

Microbrew consolidation expected to trend in the coming years

The microbrew industry has experienced astonishing growth over the past 15 years - the number of microbreweries in the U.S. has grown to about 6,000, and the segment’s market share of all beer is over 15%.

April 27, 2018

Recycling

Packaging details matter for Hormel’s premium ham

Hormel considers every aspect of the packaging for its e-commerce-only premium ham, Curemaster Reserve, to leverage its small-batch quality and the heritage of Hormel’s retail ham brand.

April 23, 2018

Beverage

Beverage industry retail trends worth watching

Keeping up with retail beverage trends includes a fast-pace and considering e-commerce growth.

April 23, 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

Material handling

Sun-sational sustainable packaging for meal kit

Meal kit company Sun Basket employs the most environmentally friendly packaging available for its kit ingredients, including new insulation made from curbside-recyclable paper.

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

Beverage

Packaging innovations move quickly to keep up with millennial preferences

This generation prefers something new and wants to see packaging change frequently; otherwise, companies risk millennial's getting tired of their brands.

April 16, 2018

Labels

Partnering pays off for brand owner, converter

Fledgling company Eden BodyWorks finds a partner in its label converter, whose competence and loyalty results in benefits for both companies as Eden’s business expands.

April 16, 2018

Cartons and boxes

In-store vending machine for tomatoes

Noticing that consumers were looking for more self-service in the supermarket, Belgian tomato grower Stoffels came up with its idea for an invention it calls Automato.

April 13, 2018