Cartoning

Achieving speed to commercialization: Visual Pak's three-pronged attack

Contract manufacturer and packager touts scale, vertical integration, and personal service to grow while servicing large and small consumer product companies.

December 7, 2009

Industries: Page 360

Cosmetics/Personal care

Imagery, tactility add dimension to U.K. beauty brand

Cosmetics company breaks the mold and category conventions through emotive cues and “attitude” with a new line of cosmetics.

December 7, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Veronica gets a controls makeover

Ultra Packaging uses an MLC motion controller and IndraDrive Mi integrated motor/drive system to give its cartoner a cleaner look and improved performance.

December 7, 2009

Sustainability

Healthcare packaging: Forecast 2010

An optimistic job outlook, Rx-to-OTC switches, and upbeat packaging sales predictions offer a beacon of hope for healthcare product packagers.

December 7, 2009

Bakery/Snack

7-Eleven builds a best-value branding strategy

December 7, 2009

Closures

Private brands--a new balance of power?

Retailers’ brands are creating distinctive identities via design. But at least one expert says the job isn’t finished, thereby providing opportunities across the board.

December 7, 2009

Sustainability

Featured discussions

December 7, 2009

Protective/transport packaging

Expert analysis

December 7, 2009

Recycling

Sound off!

December 7, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Towards a smart approach to smart packaging

Last month, we looked at the status of RFID and packaging. This month, we need to look towards the future—and it is indeed promising.

December 7, 2009

Flexibles

Coca-Cola gets it, how about you?

Among the more noteworthy trends in packaged goods manufacturing over the past few years has been the push to give packaging a seat at the table.

December 7, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food safety fears fuel traceability options

Amidst an environment where outbreaks of food-related illnesses seem to be making headlines with increasing regularity, and one in which consumers’ trust in government and other institutions continues to plunge as the result of a shaken economy, food safety concerns are at an all-time high.

December 6, 2009

Flexible packaging

Value and health drive new food and beverage packaging

A depressed economy and consumers' increasing concerns about personal, as well as environmental, health and wellness drive food and beverage packaging innovations.

December 6, 2009