Coding, Printing & Labeling

Markem-Imaje Acquires Blue Bite

Markem-Imaje, an operating company of Dover Corp., acquired Blue Bite LLC, a manufacturer of innovative workflow software solutions for brand owners and product marketers.

June 28, 2021

E-commerce: Page 18

E-commerce/D2C packaging

A Year of Reckoning for Grocery E-Commerce

Digital Commerce 360

Grocery retailers must continue to increase their e-commerce offerings to meet continuing online demand in 2021. This is no time to ease off.

June 24, 2021

Material handling

Crocs Selects Bastian Solutions for New Automated DC in Ohio

Bastian Solutions

Casual footwear company Crocs, Inc. partnered with Bastian Solutions to develop a new storage facility and fulfillment center in the Dayton, Ohio area.

June 22, 2021

Retail display packaging

Jennifer Wulf Joins Vanguard Companies as Vice President of Sales

Vanguard Packaging

Wulf will be responsible for leading Vanguard’s commercial organization and for growing its sales team to better support new and existing customers as well as grow into new products and services.

June 22, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Kellogg Says Embracing E-Commerce Helped it Weather the Pandemic

Digital Commerce 360

Kellogg says its ecommerce investments over the past two years helped it respond quickly and seize opportunities when lockdowns related to COVID-19 sent online grocery sales to record levels.

June 18, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon Expands Frustration-Free Packaging Programs to Include Smaller Eligible Product Sizes

The Frustration-Free Packaging Programs Incentive Expansion, announced June 1, 2021 for North America and following later this year in Europe, has expanded its product size range downward, to include ASINs starting as small as 6 x 4 x 0.375 ins.

June 16, 2021

Sustainability

AmericaPack Summit to Addresss Key Packaging Challenges

The AmericaPack Summit, June 28-29, will bring together top packaging executives from across the United States for a 2-day event at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago.

June 16, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

PepsiCo's E-commerce Investments Pay Off in Wake of COVID-19

Digital Commerce 360

PepsiCo’s head of global ecommerce shares how its earlier investments in ecommerce helped the CPG giant handle a surge in orders across online channels as consumers shifted to online shopping because of the pandemic.

June 10, 2021

Operational Excellence

Accelerating Speed to Market for New Food and Beverage Product Ideas

There are some common challenges when moving a new food or beverage product from idea to reality, and some considerations such as packaging and sustainability that are an integral part of the process.

June 7, 2021

Robotics

MassRobotics Publishes Autonomous Mobile Robot Interoperability Standard

MassRobotics

MassRobotics, an independent, non-profit center that educates, inspires, and bring robotics initiatives, investments, and companies to life, announces the release of the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard.

May 19, 2021

E-commerce

GoodPop’s Mission: Pledge Good. Do Good. Feel Good.

This good-for-you frozen treat company has refreshed its packaging with a new look that calls attention to its mission to create social and environmental good.

May 14, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Shipper Plays a Starring Role In Progressive Unboxing Experience

A corrugated shipper’s primary job in e-comm is to get its contents to a consumer’s doorstep intact. But this one is able to do so with a bit of theater and flair.

May 13, 2021

Sustainability

Packaging World on Marketplace: How COVID-19 Might Change Packaging for Good

Packaging World Editor Matt Reynolds talked packaging with Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal earlier this week. Here’s how that interview unfolded…

May 12, 2021