Plastics/resins

Wish-Bone breaks from tradition

Two new salad dressing lines from Wish-Bone depart from the brand’s iconic ingredients and packaging to deliver more robust flavors in a new bottle with a handcrafted feel.

June 5, 2016

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Containers

Craft beer brand unified with new graphics

Design firm brings Real Ale’s 20 brews under one label design, while communicating the story and vision behind each beer variety with custom wood block-inspired icons.

June 5, 2016

Consumer packaged goods

How to control shrink distortion

Unilever’s Comfort Intense brand of laundry freshener has a new look thanks in part to the package designer’s use of Shrink and Shrink Correction technology.

June 2, 2016

Containers

All-in-one package for fondue

A steel can with a carefully selected coating capable of resisting the sour and salty components of cheese fondue brings novelty and convenience to the category.

June 1, 2016

Beverage

Craft brewers' 'good decade'

Craft brewing in the U.S. is on a tear.

June 1, 2016

Sustainability

Nestlé Waters' green schemes

Newly appointed Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Nestlé Waters North America Nelson Switzer talks about the company’s positions on greener packaging trends, including recycling, Extended Producer Responsibility, and bioplastics.

June 1, 2016

Containers

Coca-Cola goes red, white & blue

Coca-Cola unveils a limited-edition, patriotic can design to honor the members of the military and commemorate the company’s 75-year partnership with the USO.

May 28, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Craft brewer quadruples 12-pack cartoning speeds

From a new brew house to a high-level depalletizer to a filling/seaming monoblock to automatic cartoning and sealing, Jack’s Abby Brewing Co. has got it going.

May 24, 2016

Contract packaging

Craft brewing—quick hits

As anyone who attended the recent Craft Brewers Conference can readily attest, craft brewing is a happening scene. Here’s a glimpse at developments now unfolding.

May 24, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Finding the right fit: Coding & marking for craft breweries

What does a craft brewer need to keep in mind where marking and coding are concerned? It’s an important question for both primary and secondary packaging.

May 24, 2016

Containers

Special bottle commemorates a special race

Woodford Reserve®, the Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby®, once again honored this year's "Run for the Roses"™ with the release of a Kentucky Derby commemorative bottle.

May 22, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Suppliers show a lot of skin at IFFA meat show

Packaging technologies enabling extended shelf-life, preservative-free, and convenient meat, seafood, and ready meals dominate IFFA 2016. Big among them: Vacuum Skin Packaging.

May 22, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Johnsonville transitions to recycled-content PS meat tray

As part of its efforts to reduce its environmental impact, Johnsonville Sausage has switched to a polystyrene tray that contains 25% recycled material for a range of its products.

May 15, 2016