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

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Cartoning

Shuttleworth Completes Expansion of Current Manufacturing Facility

Shuttleworth

Shuttleworth recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a 57,000+ sq ft expansion to its current manufacturing facility.

December 21, 2022

Operational Excellence

Growing Pains in Direct to Consumer E-Commerce

With direct to consumer e-commerce expected to grow in the near future, manufacturers need to consider automation advancements that can help ease the process.

December 21, 2022

PMMI News

PMMI Foundation Awards $16,000 in Fall Scholarships to Students

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

The PMMI Foundation awarded four academic scholarships totaling $16,000 to packaging and processing machinery manufacturing students for the PMMI Scholarship in Memorial of Claude S. Breeden, Glenn Davis, and Art Schaefer.

December 20, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Innovative Recycling Solutions Developed By Mondelez, Domino Printing Services, and TekniPlex Healthcare

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recycling innovations from Mondelez Australia, Domino Printing Services, and TekniPlex Healthcare from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 19, 2022

Cereals, Breakfast Foods

Kellogg, Coca-Cola UK Empower the Blind with On-Pack NaviLens Tech

Kellogg is the first food company in the U.S. to introduce this accessibility feature on packaging following a successful pilot in Europe. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola UK becomes the first beverage brand to pilot the 2D scanable code.

December 16, 2022

Operational Excellence

Successful Automation Relies on Manufacturer Partnerships

Over 90% of packaged goods companies want OEMs to offer deeper relationships and enhanced training opportunities on automation technologies.

December 14, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola’s ‘Recycled Records’ Connects Music Sampling, Recycling

The Coca-Cola Company teamed up with two legendary names in music sampling, Mark Ronson and Madlib, to bring a bold musical experiment to life with the launch of “Recycled Records.”

December 14, 2022

Flexible packaging

Multi-Color Corp. Acquires LUX Global Label

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC)

The transaction will enhance Multi-Color Corp.’s (MCC) label portfolio as well as capabilities in the home, personal care, and pharmaceuticals market segments.

December 13, 2022

Sustainability

User-Friendly Packaging Innovations by Haleon and Microsoft, ASUS, and Canyon Europe

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging designed for ease of use by Haleon and Microsoft, ASUS, and Canyon Europe from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 12, 2022

Contract Packaging

Co-man/Co-pack Rides the Wave of Adult Ice Pops, Pouched Alcohol

Adult beverage branding and marketing firm Iconic Brands merges with co-man/co-pack TopPop Packaging to address the rapidly growing market for RTD cocktails and RTF adult ice pops, as well as more healthy options for wine and spirits.

December 9, 2022

Home

Latest Packaging Automation Trends for Cosmetics, Beauty Care

We asked Cosmetics & Beauty packaging veteran Dave Hoenig to scour the aisles of PACK EXPO to see what trends he felt were notable. Smart automation and cobots both stood out, as did improved late-stage customization capabilities among printers.

December 6, 2022

Capping

Marchesini Group Acquires Rejves Machinery Srl

Marchesini Group

Mantua-based Rejves Machinery Srl will join the team of the Pianoro (Bologna) multinational, a manufacturer of technologies for packaging drugs, vaccines, and beauty products.

December 7, 2022