Secondary Packaging

Stretch hooding optimizes transport of fine wines

This leading German producer of sparkling wines and spirits finds stretch hooding to be just what is needed for protecting pallet loads during transport to customers.

January 9, 2015

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Containers

Lightweight Dairy Jugs Significantly Cut HDPE Usage

United Dairy replaces standard gallon milk jugs and saves 1.7 million pounds of plastic in less than two years.

January 9, 2015

Filling/capping, dry

Seasonings filled accurately and fast

Germany’s Maggi replaces outdated jar transport and filling system for its instant dry seasoning products to eliminate glass breakage, and improve dosing accuracy and speed.

January 8, 2015

Containers

Method strikes again

A dispensing system that relies on compressed air rather than a chemical propellant is the latest from a company that has re-written the rules of packaging countless times already.

January 8, 2015

Operational Excellence

Animal health medications benefit from track and trace

Serialization technology protects global pharmaceutical and biotech maker protect its flea-and-tick medications.

January 8, 2015

Containers

Glow-in-the-dark treatment for special tequila

Boulder, CO-based Suerte Tequila has launched its limited-release, 100% Tahona-processed, five-year single-barrel Extra Añejo in a one-of-a-kind, glow-in-the-dark bottle.

January 8, 2015

Closures

Shaker-style bottle serves up fun beverages for non-drinkers

For those who don’t drink alcohol, being the partygoer carrying a bottle of water among those enjoying colorful drinks in swanky glasses can dampen the party experience.

January 8, 2015

Containers

New Honest Tea label celebrates ingredient origins

To brighten up its packaging and develop a common graphic element for all of its product lines, Honest Tea undertakes a two-year redesign project for its bottled tea.

January 1, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Pomegranate juice pack returns to its roots

After a slide in sales, U.K. juice brand Pomegreat returns to the design firm that designed its original packaging, to revive its formal visual equities.

December 31, 2014

Flexibles

Chili in a pouch stands out

Progresso introduces two varieties of chili packaged in a convenient, flexible pouch decorated with graphics designed to appeal to ‘a die-hard chili cook-off contestant.’

December 30, 2014

Sustainability

Video: Sparkling wine bottle gets 2 oz lighter

In a two-year project, MARTINI Asti redesigns its sparkling wine bottle to reduce the glass weight, as part of parent company Bacardi’s sustainability initiative.

December 29, 2014

Fruits/Vegetables

Playful packs make beets more approachable

Love Beets ready-to-eat beets get a new package design that makes the traditionally hard-to-prepare vegetable more convenient and accessible for consumers.

December 26, 2014

Sustainability

Dairy saves 1.7 M lb of HDPE in less than two years

A new 1-gal HDPE milk jug for United Dairy uses significantly less plastic, increases operational efficiencies, and offers greater functionality to consumers.

December 25, 2014