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Contract Packaging

Frito-Lay, PepsiCo, Kraft to speak at Packaging Automation Forum

As manufacturers continue to search for ways to improve profitability by increasing efficiency, this year’s Packaging Automation Forum will offer practical information and insight from market-leading companies that are leveraging innovative new software and controls with great success.

December 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Starbucks finds success with Cup-to-Cup recycling pilot

A six-week pilot proves that Cup-to-Cup recycling is achievable for Starbucks.

December 5, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

'Green Guide' revisions: How will they affect you?

EPI dissects the proposed changes to the FTC’s Green Guides to help marketers understand the potential impact to their environmental claims.

December 2, 2010

Flexibles

Ryt-way Industries acquires Robert's Packaging, Inc.

Ryt-way Industries LLC, headquartered in Lakeville, MN, has announced that it has acquired Robert’s Packaging, Inc., of Battle Creek, MI.

December 2, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Food Chain Safety forms alliance with AmeriQual Group

Food Chain Safety (FCS), developer of continuous, microwave based advanced food processing systems has formally entered into a strategic alliance with AmeriQual Group to advance both the commercialization of Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS)  technology and the markets for the advanced food offerings the system delivers.

November 30, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

New packaging foam contains 25% renewable content

Sealed Air's Instapak® RC45 foam contains 25% renewable content in the finished foam product and is recommended for light-duty packaging applications.

November 29, 2010

Sustainability

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November 28, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Paper and sustainability

Invented a long time ago and constantly improved over the course of many years, paper has come to be viewed as a quintessentially traditional packaging material.

November 28, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Green Guides for packaging and products get an update but still have gaps

Marketers often use labeling and advertising claims about the environmental benefits of their packaging or the products in them.

November 28, 2010

Sustainability

Stonyfield Farm makes studied switch to PLA for yogurt multipacks

In a first for dairy, Stonyfield uses PLA to produce f/f/s yogurt cups, resulting in 48% less GHGs than the HIPS packaging it replaces; offsets support non-GM0 corn production.

November 27, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability: A smart strategy for U.S. packaging machinery makers

A new report from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce details the implications of sustainability for packaging machinery OEMs, their customers, and suppliers.

November 27, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

First-ever corrugated LCA published

Findings show mills are reducing manufacturing impacts; transportation impacts are negligible; and high recovery rates mean less landfill.

November 22, 2010