Flexible packaging

Atlapac, TIPA Partner to Produce Fully Compostable Packaging for Retail

TIPA, a compostable packaging supplier, and Atlapac, a packaging manufacturer and distributor, announced their partnership to manufacture fully compostable, flexible packaging mailers for Atlapac’s premium fashion and retail customers.

August 10, 2022

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Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Bottler Unveils ‘U.S. First’ Paperboard Multipack

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages today unveiled a paperboard packaging system that replaces the plastic ring holders on can multipacks, the first of its kind in the United States according to the company.

August 9, 2022

Contract Packaging

Cann-Do: Successful Strategies for CPG Startups

Cannabis beverage brand Cann offers operating tips for attendees at the 2022 Cannabis Drinks Expo.

August 8, 2022

Robotics

D2C Zenni Optical Eyes Robotic Order Fulfillment Automation

Three robotic bagging systems are to be deployed at Zenni’s Northern California customer fulfillment center. The job description calls for visual acuity, precision, dexterity, and tireless work ethic. Robots have that market practically cornered.

June 27, 2022

Plastics/resins

Southwest Sixth Beverages Opens Co-packing Facility in Nebraska

Southwest Sixth Beverages, LLC

Southwest Sixth Beverages, LLC opened a co-packing facility in Lincoln, Neb.

August 2, 2022

Robotics

Robots Reduce Labor, Enhance Product Safety in Primary Food Packaging

OEMs introduce new delta robots engineered to meet IP69K ratings and with enhanced vision systems and end-of-arm tools to handle pick-and-place functions in food packaging applications.

August 1, 2022

Sustainability

Max Solutions Opens Manufacturing Facility in Pennsylvania

Max Solutions, Inc.

Max Solutions, Inc., a differentiated specialty packaging platform founded in 2021, announces the opening of its first facility in Bristol, Pa.

August 1, 2022

Contract packaging

Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Talks OEMs, Contract Packagers, Workforce

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser discusses how he balances multipacks between in-house and contract packaging operations, then discusses needs from OEMs and more.

July 29, 2022

Sustainability

Procter & Gamble, Kraft, and Nestlé Improve Recycling Practices

ThePackHub

See a few examples of major companies' recycling improvements from ThePackHub’s July Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

July 31, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Giant Food and Loop Partner for D.C. Metro Launch

Giant Food has partnered with Loop to bring the company’s circular reuse platform to the D.C. metro area in fall 2022.

July 29, 2022

Flexible packaging

Coffee Brands Perk Up Packaging

Three brands—Oakland Coffee Works, Dilworth Coffee, and Compound Foods—embrace storytelling in their package design to differentiate their products in the competitive coffee market.

July 28, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

New MAP Tray for Pasta Uses 91% Less Plastic than Clamshell

Grocery chain New Seasons Market moves to a MAP package made from a recyclable paper tray with film liner for its fresh pasta that increases shelf life and eliminates 120,000 plastic packs per year.

July 27, 2022

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies Add Counterfeit Protection and Security Through Package Innovation

ThePackHub

See a few examples of counterfeit protection innovations from ThePackHub’s July Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

July 26, 2022