Contract Packaging

CPA Releases Their 2021 State of the Industry Report Amid Industry Growth

Contract Packaging Growth, Insights, Research, and Perspectives

June 17, 2021

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 171

Sustainable Packaging

Beverage Manufacturers Respond to Consumer Trends on Plastic Packaging

Plastic has become an issue for consumers, particularly related to plastic waste in the environment. This directly impacts the beverage industry, which is made up of 45% rigid plastic packaging, only 25% of which ends up being recycled in the US.

June 17, 2021

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Co-pack/Co-man Bets on Beverage Market Transformation

Wisconsin-based beverage co-packer Octopi positions itself to address a rapidly changing beverage market, as well as a shift from bottles to cans, with two canning lines, the newest of which will produce up to 1,200 cans/min in seven sizes.

June 17, 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

Sustainable Packaging

Love Beauty and Planet Debuts Reusable Aluminum Bottle

Unilever hair and skincare brand Love Beauty and Planet is the first major beauty brand to launch a reusable aluminum bottle for shampoo and conditioner for mass market.

June 16, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Tea Bag-Style Coffee Pack is ‘Steeped’ in Sustainability

Premium coffee producer Mr. Espresso enters the single-serve market with a tea bag-style product from Steeped that uses plant-based, compostable materials for the bag and outer film sachet.

June 15, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Eckes-Granini Launches 100% rPET Bottle

Headquartered in the German city of Nieder-Olm, Eckes-Granini has been using 25% rPET in its hohes C PET juice bottles since 2018, but now that has changed.

June 11, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Ball Aluminum Cup™ Expands Rollout to Retailers in 50 States

After debuting the first-of-its-kind aluminum cup at major sports and entertainment venues, Ball recently expanded availability of the 100% recyclable product nationwide.

June 11, 2021

Flexible packaging

TIPA Expands Presence in North America

TIPA Compostable Packaging

Compostable packaging producer TIPA announced its expansion into North America with new hires and a focus on developing U.S.-based capabilities as demand continues to grow for sustainable packaging.

June 10, 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

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Reusable Packaging Association to Attend PACK EXPO Las Vegas

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) will attend PACK EXPO Las Vegas September 27-29 and showcase a growing portfolio of companies with reusable packaging products and services.

June 9, 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