Sustainable Packaging

Fit4style spray revs sports nutrition market

Portable energy spray in a replaceable pouch/sachet helps boost stamina during high-endurance workouts and sports activities.

March 5, 2019

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Sustainability

Flat wine bottle gets complementary case

London-based Garçon Wines, inventors of the eco-friendly Flat Wine Bottle, has launched an innovative 10-count corrugated case that will significantly cut carbon emissions and logistics costs from the supply chain of wine.

March 5, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

HPP paired with bottle filling proves to be a powerful combination

Stay Fresh Foods finds success in the rapidly expanding High Pressure Processing market, then adds bottling services to provide healthy-beverage customers with a one-stop shop.

March 3, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Report: Consumer confidence drives e-commerce growth

As consumer confidence grew in 2018, so too did e-commerce sales, at 35.4%. Although top sellers were non-food items, report predicts significant growth for fresh and frozen products.

March 2, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart commits to aggressive plastic waste reduction goals

The new initiatives are aimed at advancing the sustainability of the retailer’s private brand packaging and promoting consumer-friendly recycling labels

February 26, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Design for Recycled Content Guide introduced

Free resource provides specific, practical recommendations to help brands use more recycled content in the packaging designs.

February 25, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

EU glass packaging recycling rate is stable at 74%

This represents a 12-million-ton figure, which FEVE The European Container Glass Federation says should be set to rise, according to the latest industry data.

February 23, 2019

Contract Packaging

Live at CPA: Contract packagers must offer (and advertise) reverse logistics capabilities

Dave Mabon of Ongoing Value thinks the many contract packagers that are capable of reverse logistics services, often simply by virtue of their software, are leaving money on the table by not advertising it as part of their value proposition.

February 22, 2019

Contract Packaging

Live at CPA: Address differences between generations in your marketing

Generations are formed by economic, technological, and historical events that happen during formative years, and they create like-thinking cohorts. Awareness of the differences and similarities between them can inform how narrowly (or widely) you target with packaging design and messaging.

February 21, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Environmental reporting gains priority for pharmaceutical industry

During Pharmapack Europe 2019, Lorax Compliance COO Michelle Carvell urged the pharmaceutical industry to prioritize its environmental reporting obligations for packaging or risk high financial penalties.

February 18, 2019

Sustainability

Flower-patterned labels appeal to the senses

A new line of hair and skincare products that seeks to deliver beauty while protecting the planet uses packaging decorated with a profusion of colorful flower illustrations.

February 18, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Starbucks proves out closed-loop system for coffee cups

Working with a fiber recovery company, a papermaker, and a cup converter, Starbucks proves that a closed-loop recycling system for PE-lined fiber hot cups is achievable.

February 18, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Report: ‘2018 was a very good year for bio-based polymers’

The most important market drivers in 2018 were brands that wanted to offer their customers environmentally-friendly solutions and critical consumers looking for alternatives to petrochemicals.

February 17, 2019