Contract Packaging

Automation becomes viable

In the contract packaging environment, automation traditionally has not been an option. But as cobots become more affordable and easier to program, they offer a new opportunities.

April 2, 2019

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 230

Flexibles

Which coffee package is the most sustainable?

A new report includes comparative Life Cycle Assessments of three ground coffee packaging formats: a flexible stand-up pouch, a steel can, and a rigid plastic canister.

March 31, 2019

Contract Packaging

Contract Packaging - the new frontier for brand innovations

There is a “perfect storm” of market forces turning food and CPG manufacturers to CP/CM partners for product, process and external innovations. Consumer trends, sustainability, and new technologies are also drivers of this “new frontier.”

March 28, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Fast facts from E-Pack Europe conference

Convenience of e-commerce for consumers introduces complexity in the supply chain. Two-hundred turn out for Smithers-Pira inaugural e-commerce packaging event in Berlin.

March 27, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Report: Chemical recycling presents $10 billion opportunity in U.S.

A key enabler for a circular economy for plastics, advanced chemical recycling technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way we make, use, and reuse plastic resources.

March 26, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Carlsberg reduces carbon footprint with unique multipack packaging

In case you missed it: catch up on the first in a series from the 2018 Sustainability in Packaging Europe conference.

March 22, 2019

Contract Packaging

PCI joins the fight on opioid abuse

PCI addresses opioid abuse by advocating for limited medication doses and using adherence-prompting unit-dose packs. Meanwhile, it’s closely watching Amazon and e-commerce for potential impact on Rx and OTC package design.

March 21, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Starbucks unveils greener cups, strawless lids, and mobile traceability app

At its annual shareholders’ meeting, Starbucks debuts compostable, recyclable cup technology, strawless lids, and a future feature of its mobile app that lets consumers trace their coffee’s journey.

March 21, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Chobani joins the How2Recycle label program

Yogurt maker Chobani joins more than 120 brand owners and retailers that have added standardized recycling instruction labels to their products.

March 20, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

The forecast for recycled-content packaging materials

While the recycled content of paperboard, metal, and glass is expected to stay the same through 2023, while its use in plastics is forecast to increase in response to company, country goals.

March 17, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Retail-ready packaging predicted to rise

Freedonia reports brick-and-mortar stores will require more retail-ready packaging to cut operation costs and remain competitive in the e-commerce age.

March 14, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

‘Green’ trend in cannabis packaging

As more states legalize medical marijuana, says a new report, the cannabis industry across the globe has grown more than 310% in the past four years.

March 14, 2019

E-commerce

Glass single-serve for E-com wine

Pushing the boundaries for wine bottle design is a startup e-commerce-only company out of San Francisco called Usual Wines. Its 6.3-oz single-serve glass bottle, a proprietary design produced by an unnamed supplier, is available online in 6-, 12-, or 24- count cases.

March 13, 2019