Secondary Packaging

A switch to plastic at Beam

PET bottles for Beam’s spirits bring a revamped packaging line to the Frankfort, KY, plant. Unscrambler, vision inspection, and wraparound case packer are all new.

October 27, 2011

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Sustainability

Fishery converts to 100%-recycled-fiber cases

Foodservice seafood provider makes transition to 100% recycled kraft for its master cases, printed with water-based, metal-free inks.

October 26, 2011

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

F/f/s for gusseted bags

Model G-14 form/fill/seal system from Fres-Co System produces stand-up gusseted pouches with four-corner seal and fold-over tin tie.

October 23, 2011

Sustainability

Packaging powers P&G's sustainability plans

The CPG releases its 13th Annual Sustainability Report, with packaging changes and material reductions playing an important role in near and short-term goals.

October 18, 2011

Flexibles

U.S. demand for flexible packaging to exceed $18 billion in 2015

Study indicates that deceleration in raw material price growth, as well as flexible packaging’s lightweight properties will push demand for the converted material.

October 14, 2011

Flexible packaging

Using trial-size packaging to induce first-time purchasing

Trial-size packages are a type of downsizing that entails many options.

October 10, 2011

Recycling

Shaped PET bottle helps tout UK milkshakes

Resembling a traditional milk churn, and sporting a prominent “funky cow” label redesign, Shaken Udder “mooves” into broader distribution in the U.K.

October 6, 2011

Containers

CR auto additives closure

Sea Foam Sales Co., an auto additive manufacturer in Eden Prairie, MN, was among the first to employ the new VUN CR AF child-resistant closure.

October 6, 2011

Recycling

Lundberg wins Responsible Packaging Award

Lundberg Family Farms of Richvale, CA, a leading producer of organic rice and rice products, is a 2011 recipient of the Responsible Packaging Award for its use of 100% recycled paperboard with 65% post consumer recycled content packaging.

October 6, 2011

Beverage

A packaging lesson from...a tea bag?!

Rob Jolles, Jolles Associates, Inc.  I am what you might call a methodically observant person. That means that I look for lessons in almost everything I do. I look for a lesson through the people I meet, the businesses I consult with, the seminars I deliver, and even the tea bags that arrive at my dinner table

October 5, 2011

Recycling

evian adds a splash of fashion's influence

A new limited-edition package design for evian mineral water combines the bottled water brand’s free-minded spirit with the nonconventional creativity of French fashion design house Courrèges.

October 5, 2011

Containers

New PET bottle speeds filling line

The filling line for Savory Collection Dressings and Marinades runs to a faster beat thanks to new 16-oz PET banjo bottles.

October 5, 2011

Sustainability

Method unveils bottle made from ocean plastic

Plastic retrieved from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch makes up 25% of Method’s 100% PCR-content polyethylene bottle.

October 4, 2011