Contract Packaging

Improve communication as service gap widens, analyst tells CP annual meeting

Lisa Shambro spends a lot of time analyzing the supply chain relationship between product manufacturers and their contract manufacturers and secondary packagers.

February 19, 2010

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Sustainable Packaging

Thought leaders deliver packaging insights

At a first-of-its-kind Pack Expo Thought Leaders Dinner, supplier panelists discuss economic factors, food safety, sustainability, and private-label growth.

February 19, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Expiration dates on labels only cause confusion

Ignore expiration dates, says one author, and use your eyes and nose to determine what’s fresh enough to consume.

February 19, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola pledges to be carbon-neutral at Olympic Games

Recycling programs, the use of recycled-content concession containers, and the debut of the PlantBottle are among Coca-Cola’s initiatives at the Vancouver Olympic Games.

February 17, 2010

Contract Packaging

Supply chain going direct, going greener

New plan has supply chain moving products directly from product manufacturers to Walmart stores. Kraft Foods and Kimberly-Clark have launched their own initiatives.

February 17, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Three Pack Expo initiatives

PMMI announces not only a Manufacturing Excellence Conference at Chicago’s Pack Expo International this Fall but also two special pavilions.

February 17, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Green consumers: sustainability's science fiction

Had H.G. Wells been a demographer, he might have originated the green consumer.

February 16, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Omron Electronics LLC: Micro PLC automation software

The CX-One Lite Version 4.0 comprehensive automation software package from Omron integrates Micro PLC programming with support software for setting up networks, operator interface HMI, inverters, and temperature controllers.

February 10, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Writing instruments are latest upcycling project for TerraCycle

Major corporations and local charities work together on The Write Path to a Healthier Environment™.

February 9, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.K. research shows interest in carbon labels by consumers

Shift in shopping habits and consumer insights indicate support by U.K. consumers for carbon labeling of their food products.

February 5, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

The carbon management software and services market

Pike Research predicts rapid growth for carbon management solutions in coming years; new packaging products attest to increase.

February 5, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Checklist for strategic sustainability

How does your company's sustainability strategy compare?

February 3, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola invests in recycling with Keep America Beautiful program

Grants provide recycling bins and consultation for parks, schools, offices, and special events.

February 2, 2010