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

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Sustainable Packaging

New additive said to turn plastic waste to energy

Among the first to commercialize a new additive that helps plastic packaging break down in a landfill is Maplebrook Farms of North Bennington, VT.

April 11, 2018

Sustainability

PET recycling issues propel new technology

Concern over the continued popularity of plastic as a beverage package due to environmental concerns and recycling challenges is an issue with both beverage manufacturers and packaging material providers, according to the new report Beverage Trends in Packaging and Processing Operations by PMMI Business Intelligence.

April 10, 2018

Cosmetics/Personal care

Dermarest refreshes psoriasis packaging

Prestige Brands works with branding design agency to create a more beauty-focused OTC package appearance for a product with medicinal properties.

April 10, 2018

Containers

New lipstick kisses the conventional tube good-bye

Chinese company launches a lipstick product in a ‘kissable’ disc-shaped applicator, meeting consumers’ desire for packages that fit their time-starved lifestyles, says GlobalData.

April 9, 2018

Flexible packaging

Meat snack company beefs up production with new metal detectors

U.K.’s Meatsnacks Group installs three metal detectors for its jerky and biltong packs that are capable of filtering out signals generated by iron filings from each pack’s scavenger oxygen absorber.

April 8, 2018

Beverage

Doubling coffee capsule production

High-quality single-serve coffee capsules made by Australia’s fast-growing private label manufacturer, iCapsulate, are now filled, cartoned, and case-packed at up to 800/min.

April 6, 2018

Flexibles

Swanson pouch stands up to soup competitors

New Swanson Homemade Soup Maker represents the only dry soup in Campbell’s U.S. portfolio.

April 5, 2018

Cartons and boxes

See-through corrugated for craft brewer

Bold, bright blue ice cave imagery is just one of the features that set apart the 12-bottle corrugated Frontier Pack recently launched by Alaska Brewing.

April 4, 2018

Beverage

Quick looks at craft brewers

From introducing a next-gen ring carrier to pleading a case in the Illinois State Senate to improving the depalletizing process--it’s all in a day’s work for these craft brewers.

April 3, 2018

Beverage

Growing trend to super-premium tea and juices is driving some beverage companies to look outside their own manufacturing lines

Investing in smaller companies and using co-packers are two ways beverage manufacturers are meeting the demands for new premium beverage offerings.

April 3, 2018

Flexibles

Compostable cereal bag featured in plastic-free grocery aisle

A flexible pouch made from bio-based compostable materials allows Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm to showcase its products in Ekoplaza’s plastic-free grocery aisle.

April 3, 2018

Containers

Kraft Heinz says crack an egg

Kraft Heinz is banking on the allure of convenience in the recent introduction of its newest brand, Just Crack an Egg.

March 30, 2018