Sustainability

Co-packer Deploys Packaging Innovations for Brita Premium Purified Water

B Water & Beverages works with Brita to design sustainable packaging for its first retail bottled water product that includes a sturdy, striking, refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle and a plastic-free paperboard carrier that is also fully recyclable.

April 13, 2022

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Contract Packaging

The Cost of Capital and Executional Risk and Exclusivity

While any joint endeavor between co-man/co-packs and brand owners involves some building blocks like transparency, honesty, and trust, the most complex pursuits require an added level of commitment to manage risks appropriately.

April 12, 2022

Contract Packaging

A Strong Start in 2022

We’ve come a long way since March 2020 when the world seemed to come to a standstill and continued that way through most of 2021.

April 7, 2022

Contract Packaging

Budelpack Develops Custom ‘Co-Packing On-Demand’ Line for Meal-Kit Company

Netherlands food co-packer Budelpack engineers a new packaging line driven by a custom software system that delivers pouched meal-kit ingredients on-demand, with no pause in production.

April 6, 2022

Contract Packaging

OEM Supplier Survey Reveals Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Needs

More than a third of OEM respondents said that 10% to 25% of their sales come from contract manufacturing and packaging customers.

March 24, 2022

Contract Packaging

CPA’s ENGAGE Sets the Stage for 2022

Contract packagers and manufacturers kicked off the year at the Contract Packaging Association's ENGAGE meeting.

March 7, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Pallet Management for CPGs: Part One of a Series

Retailers increasingly are mandating the type of pallet CPG companies are to use.

February 8, 2022

Shrink wrapping

Texwrap Joins the Contract Packaging Association to Further its Connections with Contract Packagers

Texwrap, a ProMach product brand

Joining the CPA organization positions Texwrap to better communicate information, disseminate ideas, and share application expertise with its contract packaging customers.

February 1, 2022

Contract Packaging

Pet Food Co-Packers are In-Demand

Report shows that companies of all sizes are seeking out contract manufacturers/packagers of pet food to help them produce more sustainable, healthier products and packaging.

December 13, 2021

Contract packaging

Tekni-Plex Receives ISO Certification for Contract Filling in the Beauty and Skincare Markets

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Tekni-Plex received the ISO 22716 designation for the contract filling of personal care, skincare, cosmeceutical, and cosmetics products, which certifies that it operates according to the Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines.

December 10, 2021

Contract Packaging

Pet Food Co-packer is First with Retort Cartons

One of the engineers who developed Tetra Pak’s retort carton platform, Pawel Marciniak has built his co-pack/co-man business for premium pet food NaturPak Pet on the technology—with considerable success.

December 9, 2021

Contract Packaging

‘ENGAGE’ in CPA in 2022

In this CPA President's letter, Rob Reinders announces association’s newly formatted event, ENGAGE, and shares news on group’s successful attendance at recent industry shows.

December 8, 2021

Contract Packaging

Giant X-ray Machine Inspects Pet Food Bags up to 25 kg

A new X-ray machine measuring nearly 22 ft in length—the largest ever of its kind from the machinery’s supplier—helps U.K. private-label pet food producer GA Pet Food Partners ensure the quality of its kibble.

December 6, 2021