Operational Excellence

Decelerating Rise Anticipated in Manufacturing Employee Earnings

Manufacturing employee earnings should continue to rise through 2023, but the rate at which those earnings climb may slow.

September 21, 2023

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Sustainability

Coca-Cola HBC Austria Replacing Plastic Handles with Corrugated

Coca-Cola HBC Austria and sustainable fiber-based packaging company DS Smith PLC are collaborating to replace plastic handles for 1.5-liter PET soft drink multipacks with corrugated-based outer packaging.

September 21, 2023

Flexibles

Kraft Heinz Recalls Select Batches of Incorrectly Packaged Kraft Singles

In a packaging equipment-related incident, Kraft Heinz voluntary recalls 83,800 cases of individually wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices that were mis-wrapped and shipped to a limited number of customers.

September 20, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Sainsbury's, Quilted Northern, and Flawsome Swap for Sustainable Packaging Materials

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging material changes for sustainability by Sainsbury's, Quilted Northern, and Flawsome from ThePackHub’s August Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

September 19, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

LEGO Swapping Paper for Plastic

Danish toymaker begins producing sustainable paper-based bags in its brick sets.

September 19, 2023

Operational Excellence

Every Body Eat Awarded $50,000 Grant at the Emerging Brands Summit

The Emerging Brands Alliance awarded a $50,000 grant to Whole & Free Foods LLC (Every Body Eat®) at the 2023 Emerging Brands Summit on September 10 in Las Vegas. The juried grant award will assist with the purchase of packaging or processing machinery.

September 18, 2023

Sustainability

Recyclable Thermoform Selected for Sliced, Cured Meats

St. Louis-based Volpi foods switches to a fully recyclable fiber-based thermoform tray with a removable film layer for its dry, cured meats.

September 18, 2023

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Aseptic Beverage Tools for Aluminum Cans and Additive Drinks

GEA showcases its UniBloc Flex system and multi-option dosing pistons for high-volume, hygienic beverage manufacturing at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

September 15, 2023

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Reusable Bags, Boxes Offer Simplicity for Circular B2C

Boox’s reusable products have been picked up by Goop brand and others in the B2C space.

September 14, 2023

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Height-Adjustable Labeler

Linear motor automatically adjusts height of container infeed right at the application station.

September 13, 2023

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Robust, Washdown Inspection System Is Designed for Protein Industry

X-Ray 7534 is part of Anritsu's line of contaminant detection and production inspection equipment

September 13, 2023

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Integrated System Provides Buffering With Pick-and-Place Robots

Rotzinger Group leveraged its expertise in pick-and-place delta robots, buffering, and conveying to give confectionery and baking operations flexibility in a small footprint.

September 12, 2023

PMMI News

PMMI, OpX Leadership Network, FPA Collaborate to Present a New Report on Transitioning Flexible Materials

PMMI

This new report, produced by PMMI Media Group Custom Research, offers insights to packaging professionals navigating the dynamic landscape of flexible materials in manufacturing.

September 8, 2023