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

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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

IQpack Hires Ken Rohleder as President

IQpack

After a year of record growth, IQpack hired Ken Rohleder as President. He will lead the North American Packaging-as-a-Service Group and the development of the PackChain Software-as-a-Service Group.

May 12, 2021

Sustainability

Detpak Announces Strategic Partnership with Eco-Products

Eco-Products Inc.

Packaging manufacturer Detpak is partnering with U.S.-based Eco-Products to provide sustainable packaging solutions in Australia and New Zealand.

May 12, 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

Sustainability

Sacmi to Host Webinar on the Profitable Use of Recycle PET

Sacmi USA

Sacmi will hold a free webinar on How to Turn PET/rPET Preforms Quality Control Into a Profitable Advantage on May 20, 2021 11:00 AM EDT in collaboration with the Beverage Industry Magazine.

May 11, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Four Packaging-Related Bills Making Their Way Through Congress

Recent bills introduced at the federal level related to packaging end-of-life management could signal a national approach to future packaging legislation.

May 10, 2021

Sustainability

Toray Plastics (America) Joins the Association of Plastics Recyclers

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Toray Plastics joined the Association of Plastics Recyclers, an international trade association that represents the plastics recycling industry. Its member companies are committed to the success of plastics recycling.

May 6, 2021

Flexible packaging

FPA Develops Roadmaps to Assist Companies in Moving Toward a Circular Economy

Flexible Packaging Association

The roadmaps are designed for FPA members, policymakers, NGOs, consumer product companies, consumers, local municipalities, and other associations to advance sustainability and circular economy packaging efforts.

May 6, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Burger King® Rolls Out Green Packaging Pilot Program

Alternatives for oft-used guest-facing items will be tested, the Loop reusables program will be expanded, and partnerships with the Coca-Cola Company and Kraft Heinz will further sustainable initiatives.

May 5, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

The Logistics of Pivoting from B2B to B2C

The pandemic has brought swift surges to e-commerce and D2C sales. How can a traditionally B2B company quickly pivot to the B2C market during these times?

May 4, 2021

Flexible packaging

Printpack Launches a New Brand Tagline

Printpack

Printpack, a manufacturer of flexible and specialty rigid packaging, announced the launch of its new brand tagline, “Preserving and Enhancing People’s Lives.”

May 4, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Specialty Personal Care Brands Embrace Aluminum

Bath and hygiene brands that target sustainability-minded consumers—ones who are less sensitive to price and more concerned about doing good—are landing on aluminum as an ‘infinitely’ recyclable plastic alternative.

May 3, 2021