Sustainability

Maui Brewing Ditches Plastic Rings for Paperboard Cartons

Maui Brewing switches from plastic ring carriers to paperboard cartons for its multipacks, but CEO Garrett Marrero warns that the sustainability of different packaging materials is complex.

March 15, 2023

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Flow wrapping

New System at Orkla Twist Wraps 1,800 Chocolates/Min

Norwegian multinational Orkla tests a new wrapping machine for its chocolate pralines that handily matches the high-speed output of its molding equipment.

March 15, 2023

PMMI News

Emerging Brands Alliance Announces 2023 Grant Program

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

The Emerging Brands Alliance will award one $50,000 Emerging Brands Grant on September 10, 2023, in Las Vegas.

March 15, 2023

Containers

Lagunitas’ New Pack Design Showcases Playful Terrier Mascot

Lagunitas Brewing Company gives its packaging graphics a makeover to better reflect its quirky personality and improve purchase intent.

March 10, 2023

Beverage

Reflections on the Simply Tropical Lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit alleges that Simply Tropical juice drink contains synthetic chemicals.

March 11, 2023

Sustainability

Gallery: Personal Care Packaging at Natural Products Expo West 2023

From insect repellant products to hair care bars and refillable dog shampoo, check out some of the products on show at this years' Expo West in Anaheim.

March 10, 2023

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Filler, Seamer Lets Contract Brewer Keep D.O. Low

To contract craft brewer The Brutalist and its owner King State Beer, dissolved oxygen is four-letter word. A new filler and seamer combo keeps D.O. low and the beer quality high, while paperboard multipacks help to make an impact on the shelf.

March 10, 2023

Operational Excellence

Popularity Shifts Expected for Glass Bottles, Folding Cartons

Folding cartons and glass bottles are the predicted underdogs of packaging popularity by 2025, after a dismal outlook in years prior.

March 9, 2023

Sustainability

Aluminum Pods Are Just the Ticket for Clever ‘Spice Passport’

Burlap & Barrel adopts Occo Spices’ innovative aluminum pod and paperboard sleeve packaging to create a sample pack of single-serve, single-origin spices for use when traveling.

March 8, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable Packaging Innovations from Laird Superfood, The Good Snack Company, and Jubiles

ThePackHub

See a few examples of compostable packaging innovations from Laird Superfood, The Good Snack Company, and Jubiles from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

March 6, 2023

Flexibles

Paper Packaging Expands to Reckitt’s Dishwasher Tablets

Reckitt develops a paper-based pouch for its Finish dishwasher tablets that replaces 75% of plastic with responsibly sourced paper while maintaining barrier properties to protect against moisture.

March 3, 2023

Flexibles

Shower Cream Refill Now in a 100% Recyclable Pouch

The mono-material pouch, for Japanese company Lion Corp.’s Shokubutsu Monogatari brand in Thailand, uses polyethylene film made from tenter-frame biaxial orientation.

March 1, 2023

Sustainability

Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte Offer Recycling Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging adjustments for improved recyclability and recycled content from Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 26, 2023