Contract packaging

Powder filling at 6,000/hr

Contract manufacturer and co-packer SternMaid America of Aurora, IL, has installed a new double-head auger filler that will increase the capacity of its can filling line for powders.

November 13, 2017

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Contract Packaging

Store brands gaining in U.S. retail channels

Store brands are gaining market share against the big national brands in America’s fastest growing retail channels.

November 13, 2017

Contract Packaging

CPA News—November/December 2017

News on scholarship winners, Pack Summit, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas success

November 13, 2017

Contract Packaging

A message from the new CPA President

As Tim Koers begins his tenure as president of the Contract Packaging Association, he shares plans for the coming year as well as new developments at the association.

November 13, 2017

Contract Packaging

Natural foods a natural fit

As the natural foods market explodes, co-packers are a natural choice for startups looking to bring their innovative products to market.

November 13, 2017

Contract Packaging

From the seed of an idea comes a different kind of co-packer

GreenSeed dedicates itself to becoming the premier natural foods co-packer in the market, with a business model, strategy, and culture that focus on purpose-driven growth.

November 11, 2017

Sustainability

Combo plastic/paperboard sleeve cups

Distinctive single-serve cottage cheese packaging stands out in refrigerator case.

November 1, 2017

Sustainability

Marks & Spencer, Nestle, and Mondelez embrace circular economy

Major European CPGs are striving to improve, but infrastructure gaps and poor recycling rates hamper efforts.

October 30, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability in Packaging

A series of articles reporting on Sustainability in Packaging, Europe 2017, from Barcelona, Spain.

October 27, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Rubbish in, rubbish out

Europe’s circular economy must start with smart package design, says Coca-Cola.

October 26, 2017

Sustainability

The problem with plastic packaging in Europe

How to address an industrial system inherently reluctant to change?

October 25, 2017

Sustainability

Reinventing plastics in Europe and around the world

Plastics are far too valuable to be incinerated or dumped in a landfill, so we must rethink their role in our society. Single-use, disposable plastic packaging is no longer viable.

October 25, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

A Bounty of Options for Biopolymers

Since PLA made its commercial-scale debut in 2002, resin suppliers have raced to develop a range of biopolymers that decouple plastics from fossil fuels, reduce GHGs, and offer viable end-of-life solutions.

October 22, 2017