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Report Reveals Limited Innovation in Food and Beverage Packaging

Less than a quarter of food and beverage companies are currently taking an innovative approach to packaging, a trend that could significantly impact the industry's future.

June 6, 2024

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Package design

A drupa Tour with Brand Packaging Designer Uwe Melichar, EPDA

At drupa, PW tagged along as Uwe Melichar, European Brand and Packaging Design Association president, led a select group of brand owners on a personally curated booth tour. Here's what we found out.

June 6, 2024

Package Design

“3D Print” Embossing on Glass by Digitally Layering Viscous Inks

In a collaboration between printhead supplier Xaar, ink supplier Marabu, and digital printer OEM Kammann, glass bottles get a "3D-printed" embossing effect for tactile features and colors by layering viscous inks, via digital print heads, onto bottles.

June 5, 2024

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Live at drupa: E-commerce Bracing with Sustainable, Decorative Twist

Retention/suspension in e-comm packaging has traditionally been utilitarian, usually accomplished with poly film or tape applied over a product, bracing it against corrugated or board. This stylish twist optimizes DIM weight while making an impression.

June 4, 2024

Package Design

Walking the Tightrope of Brand Family Package Design

Designing packaging for a product range requires an intricate balance of differentiation and uniformity to highlight product variation while ensuring shoppers still see each item as part of a connected collection.

May 31, 2024

Recycling

Zotefoams Unveils Progress on ReZorce: Sustainable Beverage Cartons Closer to Reality

Zotefoams

Zotefoams and Refresco report significant progress on ReZorce, a mono-material packaging solution for beverage cartons.

May 28, 2024

Sustainability

Turning Barilla Pasta Boxes Into Packaging for E-Commerce shipments

Learn which organization guru lent her expertise to Barilla, promoting waste reduction and offering a sustainable, reusable alternative to recycling.

May 28, 2024

Package design

New Brand World Conceived for Gatorade Water

Launched to serve today’s more wellness-minded athletes, PepsiCo’s Gatorade Water features a new visual identity rooted in the ethos of movement.

May 22, 2024

Containers & Closures

Zotefoams Partners with Südpack to Make ReZorce® Mono-Material Barrier Packaging

Zotefoams

Agreement enables rapid scale up of sustainable beverage carton technology, adding up to 100 million carton capacity annually.

May 21, 2024

Logistics/Supply Chain

Food Packaging, Shelf-Life Testing, and Expiration Dating

As soon as the packaged product comes into existence, the clock starts ticking. Here’s what has to be determined and communicated regarding its useful life.

May 17, 2024

Recycling

Refresco to Disrupt with Mono-material, Aseptic, Food Contact HDPE/rHDPE Carton

Expected to be on shelves by Q3 is a game-changing new aseptic carton format. While brands swap plastic for paper, reZorce flips the script with circular, mono-material HDPE/rHDPE for paper. Finishing validation, CM/CP Refresco will be first to market.

May 16, 2024

E-commerce/D2C packaging

The Public Hears About Levels (For Once)

FDA addresses the safety of substances in foods and packaging.

May 14, 2024

Containers & Closures

Q-tips Moves into its Second Century with Brand Refresh

Iconic cotton swab brand gets a facelift following its 100th birthday that balances brand equity with modernity and showcases the many ways Q-tips can be used.

May 14, 2024