Workforce

Bumble Bee Reinvention Relies on Capable Leadership

Jan Tharp, CEO of The Bumble Bee Seafood Co. discusses leadership methods that overcame chaotic months for the company.

November 3, 2020

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 268

Sustainable Packaging

Flax4Life Up to the Challenge of Switching from PE to Plant-Based PLA Material

For this popular brand of baked products sold in retail, commitment to sustainability and the championing of industrial composting outweighed any early material obstacles.

November 2, 2020

Sustainability

Aptar Food + Beverage Announces Partnership with MIWA Technologies

Aptar

Aptar Food + Beverage announced its partnership with MIWA Technologies, a Czech Republic-based company that has developed a standardized, reusable solution for the distribution of goods.

November 2, 2020

Flexible packaging

Jokey Group Builds a New Plant in Spain

Jokey Group

Jokey Treplás’ new 30,000 sq ft production facility is scheduled to be operational in early 2021.

October 30, 2020

Sustainability

Tri-Seal to Present Live Demos at PACK EXPO Connects

Tri-Seal, a Tekni-Plex Co.

Tri-Seal, a Tekni-Plex business, will presents four live demos about closure liners and related equipment during PACK EXPO Connects.

October 27, 2020

Sustainability

Hi-Cone Joins U.S. Plastics Pact

Hi-Cone

Hi-Cone Worldwide joined U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

October 27, 2020

Flexible packaging

Fresh-Lock to Showcase New Closures at PACK EXPO Connects

Fresh-Lock

Fresh-Lock’s team will highlight the brand’s new sustainable closure advancements in its 8000 series, ongoing green initiatives, and the latest closures that are helping the brand expand its presence in multiple markets.

October 27, 2020

Shrink wrapping

Texwrap to Offer Virtual Demonstrations at PACK EXPO Connects

Texwrap, a ProMach product brand

Texwrap, a ProMach brand, will showcase the capabilities of its shrink wrapping, shrink bundling and E-Commerce systems during a week of virtual demonstrations at PACK EXPO Connects.

October 26, 2020

Sustainability

Aptar On-Track to Meet Its 2025 Sustainability Commitments

Aptar

Aptar Food + Beverage’s SimpliCycle recyclable valve technology is helping it meet its 2025 sustainability commitments.

October 26, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Bacardí Goes All-In on 100% Biodegradable Spirits Bottle

The new 100% biodegradable bottle isn't just a prototype or regional rollout. It will replace 80 million plastic bottles–3,000 tons of plastic–currently produced by Bacardi across its portfolio of brands every year.

October 23, 2020

Sustainability

New Wine Cottle is Wildly Exuberant

Pioneering low-cal, low-ABV, flavored wine company Fun Wine introduces its Hard Bubbly line in an aluminum bottle with vibrant artwork that pulses with a Miami vibe.

October 23, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Burger King and Tim Hortons to Pilot Reusable Containers Through Loop

The QSRs will be testing a closed-loop program for cups and food containers that will give guests the option to pay a deposit for the professionally sanitized packaging, refunded upon return.

October 22, 2020

Sustainability

Ardagh Group Wins Sustainability Award

Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group won a Sustainability Award in the inaugural “Pre-Commercialised Innovation” category for its method of producing re-meltable briquettes from the fine particle glass rejected during the recycling process.

October 22, 2020