Flexibles

Recyclable Mono-material Pouch Uses One-Way Valve to Keep Soft Pet Chews Fresh

Pet food maker Mera is the first to use pre-made, mono-material, recyclable plastic FlexiBags for its semi-moist dog treats.

June 9, 2020

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Recycling

Enhanced Elegance, Reduced Footprint for Wine Bottle

Winery updates packaging from a bowling pin-shaped bottle having balance, display, and storage issues with an elegant new package that solves these challenges while also reducing glass by nearly 13,000 lb/year.

June 4, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Packaging Carries Heavy Load for E-Commerce Brand Extension

E-commerce retailer Truman’s optimizes packaging to serve the sometimes competing purposes of securing product, making a good first impression, and staying sustainable.

June 2, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Monolayer Label Shrinks Dasani’s Footprint

Dasani replaced a multilayer label with a thinner, monolayer film made from BOPP, resulting in increased sustainability, enhanced operational efficiency, and cost savings opportunities.

June 2, 2020

Podcasts

OEM COVID-19 #11 - State of the Packaging & Processing Industry

PMMI's Jorge Izquierdo predicts promising times ahead for packaging and processing despite current COVID-19 climate

May 29, 2020

Flexible packaging

Bumble Bee Tuna Package Redesign Retires Mascot, Focuses on Flavor

Bumble Bee Tuna’s iconic brand got a modern design update last month. Notably, the longstanding cartoon bumble bee mascot, Horatio, is no longer part of the design architecture.

May 26, 2020

Material handling

Cold Chain Council Introduces First Webinar

Cold Chain Council

The webinar will be held Tuesday, Jun. 23 at 11 AM CST with speakers sharing examples and insight into how a new evolution of the supply chain is being forged under the pressure of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

May 26, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New Filler for Beer

Pyraser Landbrauerei, founded in 1868 in the Franconia region of Germany, recently invested in a KHS Innofill Glass DRS filler.

May 26, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Nestlé Pilots Reusable and Refillable Dispensers in Switzerland

Nestlé pilots digitally-integrated refillable dispensers for its Purina pet food and Nescafé soluble coffee products to reduce single-use packaging and food waste.

May 26, 2020

Beverage

FDA announces latest actions taken in response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic

Documents detail personal protective equipment recommendations and flexibility in labeling requirements.

May 26, 2020

Beverage

Near-Term Technology Expansion in the Food and Beverage Industries

Remote access and robotics are two areas in the Food and Beverage industries that are poised to see some growth moving into 2021, though the industries as a whole are expected to contract.

May 20, 2020

Beverage

Golden State Foods Names Subsidiary President

Chad Buechel tapped to lead KanPak U.S., will be responsible for all aspects of the business

May 20, 2020

Package Design

Little Red Box Gets First Redesign in Decades

A brand refresh for Sun-Maid’s raisin and other whole-fruit products includes changes that aim to appeal to millennial shoppers looking for healthy snacks for their families.

May 19, 2020