Sustainability

Nestlé’s KitKat Wades Into Recyclable Paper Packs in Australia

Starting this month, KitKat will test curbside-recyclable paper-based packaging formats in certain Australian regions. The trial will gather data from consumers as they scan on-pack QR codes and weigh in on their experience.

January 11, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Walkers to Eliminate 250 Metric Tons of Virgin Plastic from Packaging

PepsiCo’s popular Walkers potato chip snack brand has switched from film to paper for its multipacks and has begun using stretch film made with nanotechnology to reduce film use.

January 11, 2023

Consumer packaged goods

Printing and Lamination Innovations by Novelis, Printpack, and Velox Digital

ThePackHub

See a few examples of printing and lamination innovations from Novelis, Printpack, and Velox Digital from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 9, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Estrella Galicia Replaces Paperboard with Adhesive-Only, 'No Pack' Multipacks

The No Pack uses a line of glue dots where one can abuts another in a 6-pack, obviating the legacy paperboard multipacks to minimize waste and carbon footprint.

January 7, 2023

Containers

Wild Tonic’s Packaging Goes from Boring to Bee-utiful

Unique Jun-style kombucha brand Wild Tonic updates its packaging graphics to focus on the heart of the brand: honey, bees, Sedona, and Jun in general.

January 6, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Connect Snacks Designs PFAS-Free Packaging for Microwave Popcorn

Connect Snacks removes the plastic, PFAS-based liner typically used in microwave popcorn packaging, eliminating the possibility of the ‘forever chemical’ from leaching into its product.

January 5, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-Commerce Packaging Innovations by Avery Dennison, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine

ThePackHub

See a few examples of e-commerce packaging solutions by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 2, 2023

Sustainability

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #3: Kraft Heinz Explores Potential of Paper-Based Ketchup Bottle

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #3: See how Kraft-Heinz aims to become the first brand to use Pulpex’s patented recyclable, paper-based bottle technology for a sauce product.

January 1, 2023

Flexibles

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #4: Flexible Pouches Replace Rigid Containers at McDonald’s

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #4, let's see how McDonalds and its suppliers teamed up to invent a flexible packaging-based applicator solution.

December 31, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #5: Coca-Cola Bottler Unveils ‘U.S. First’ Paperboard Multipack

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #5, we look at a paperboard packaging system that replaces the plastic ring holders on can multipacks, the first of its kind in the U.S.

December 30, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #6: Dove Debuts Reusable Body Wash Packaging System

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #6, we look at how Unilever introduced a more eco-friendly packaging option for its Dove Body Wash products. It's a reusable, refillable system.

December 29, 2022

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #7: Digital Continues to Transform Printing

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #8, see how digital’s share of the printed label and packaging market has made impressive gains—especially in direct-to-shape.

December 27, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Mars Wrigley to Switch to Paper-Based Packaging in Australia

Popular candy bars Snickers, Milky Way, and Mars Bar will be packaged in a paper film with ultra-thin plastic layer, making the flow-wrapped packs curbside recyclable in what the company says is a world first.

December 21, 2022