Package design

SOPO Dispenser Granted Utility Patent

SOPO Dispenser was granted a Utility Patent on November 19th, 2019. It will begin marketing its patented dispenser in March. SOPO is an acronym for Stick On Pull Off Dispensers.

January 7, 2020

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Package design

TricorBraun Acquires Packaging Solutions, Inc.

TricorBraun

Packaging manufacturer TricorBraun acquired Minneapolis-based Packaging Solutions, Inc. (PSI), a rigid packaging distributor serving several markets, including pharmaceutical, pet food, and personal care.

January 7, 2020

Sustainability

Column: Colgate-Palmolive Competes on Toothpaste, not Tube

Colgate-Palmolive’s breakthrough toothpaste tube, on pace to be fully rolled out by 2025, is certified as recyclable by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).

January 7, 2020

Operational Excellence

Clean Label Impacting Food Packaging and Formulation

The “clean label” consumer trend is heavily influencing food processing, with nearly half of participants interviewed for a new PMMI Business Intelligence report being impacted.

January 6, 2020

Cartoning

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2019 - #1: Robotic Lines Clear Peeps’ Automation Hurdles

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. In the year's top article, we cover the popular Peeps brand on its journey from manual packing of a difficult product to an ultra-automated robotic line.

December 31, 2019

Sustainability

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #2: Walmart's Waste Reduction Plan

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Join us as we look back at the best of 2019. Anne Marie Mohan's report on Walmart's waste reduction plan checks in at #2.

December 30, 2019

Flexible packaging

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #3: Biopolymer Materials Hit Their Stride

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Join us as we look back at the best of 2019. Anne Marie Mohan's report on bioplastics and biopolymer adoption checks in at #3.

December 29, 2019

Sustainability

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #4: Five Megatrends Affecting Packaging

Based on our online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Join us as we look back at the best of 2019. Checking in at #4, Anne Marie Mohan reports on the Big Five packaging Megatrends.

December 28, 2019

Sustainability

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #9: Carlsberg's Adhesive Dots

Based on our online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Join us as we look back at the best of 2019. At #9 is this article on Carlsberg's use of adhesive dots instead of shrink wrap.

December 23, 2019

E-commerce

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #10: J&J on E-Comm

Based on our online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Over these final 10 days of the year, join us as we look back at the best of 2019. At #10 is this article about J&J's e-comm strategy.

December 21, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

New Materials, Market Pressures to Drive the Global Growth of Bioplastics

New data from European Bioplastics indicates dynamic growth of the bioplastics market through 2024, driven by an increasingly eco-conscious environment and the development of innovative new materials.

December 18, 2019

Sustainability

Bring package printing in-house?

TCI Co. Ltd, a global provider of health food and skincare products, is adopting HP Indigo digital printing to expand packaging production with a more flexible, customizable, and sustainable solution for its worldwide brand customers.

December 17, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Policy Update & 2020 Outlook

Extended Producer Responsibility, single-use packaging bans, recycling challenges, and other issues related to current and future legislative policy are discussed in this Q&A with AMERIPEN.

December 6, 2019