Contract packaging

Bottled Water is the Sweetheart of Packaging

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world.

May 1, 2017

Industries: Page 174

Recycling

Packaging innovation challenges

Carlo Rotunno, Group Head of R&D – Packaging, for Nomad Foods Europe, a market-leading frozen food company based in the U.K., shares his thoughts on the role of materials, design, and innovation in packaging development as well as those trends that will change the industry in the next decade.

May 1, 2017

Containers

Brewers pioneer brands where craft is king

In the Pacific Northwest, America’s most active region for craft brewing, the need to stand out is pushing innovation among craft brewers.

May 1, 2017

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Fit-to-size automated packing machine saves on shipping costs

E-tailer Mason Companies alleviates DIM weight costs, reduces labor, and optimizes shipping processes with a new box-making system that produces cases on-demand sized to fit each order.

April 29, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

LSI produces labels in-house, saving costs and maintenance

ERP system integration with TEKLYNX enterprise barcode labeling software reduces label process time from days to minutes.

April 28, 2017

Beverage

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world

For some regions of the world, bottled water remains a convenience or a healthy alternative to sugar drinks. But in other regions, distrust of the local water supply drives growth. New study from PMMI Business Intelligence spans the globe.

April 28, 2017

Beverage

Redesign for juice in cans, bottles

Launched in the mid-80s, Rio set out to offer a natural alternative to fizzy, fruitless soft drinks; in an era of flamboyance and flair, its iconic name captured both the exoticism of its tropical taste and the intrigue of another world at a time where global travel was largely the preserve of the rich and famous.

April 28, 2017

Sustainability

Pantene bottle helps save water

P&G introduces a limited-edition shampoo bottle in Southern California that uses an innovative addition to its packaging to help remind consumers to spend less time in the shower.

April 27, 2017

Closures

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world

For some regions of the world, bottled water remains a convenience or a healthy alternative to sugar drinks. But in other regions, distrust of the local water supply drives growth. New study from PMMI Business Intelligence spans the globe.

April 27, 2017

Filling/capping, dry

Amazing things

Touring packaging operations has always been the thing I like most about my job.

April 26, 2017

Cartoning

Coffee capsule lines extraordinaire

Close collaboration between Barrie House Coffee & Tea and a dedicated core of packaging machinery OEMs yielded four sophisticated lines each capable of running 300 single-serve coffee capsules/min.

April 26, 2017

Sustainability

Start-of-life packaging

Cartons are made mainly from a renewable resource: paper sourced from well-managed  forests where new trees are planted to replace harvested ones.

April 26, 2017

PMMI News

PMMI membership reaches record levels

Nearly 50 new members welcomed into PMMI’s Spring 2017 Class, growing PMMI membership to over 800 companies

April 25, 2017