Sustainable Packaging

Morris Packaging Named Best Packaging Supplier for Sustainability

Morris Packaging announced it was named Best Packaging Supplier for Sustainability by the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC).

August 24, 2020

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Material handling

Can Shortages Hit Food and Beverage Industries

Supply chain issues with aluminum, steel, and tin cans are ramping up as COVID-19 changes buying patterns, resulting in a trickle-down effect on product offerings and time-to-market.

July 28, 2020

Material handling

Eltronis’ Holographic Labels Help Deter Counterfeiters

Eltronis

Eltronis, a speciality security printer, aided in the resurgence of two pharmaceutical brands that saw massive falls in sales due to Russian counterfeiters.

July 24, 2020

Workforce

Packaging Pros Bullish on Security & Salary Despite Uncertainty

Packaging seems insulated from much of the economic fallout of COVID-19, though not everyone is fairing equally. Women, for instance, seem to be entering the industry, and soon should be matriculating into higher salaried positions left by retiring men.

July 14, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Opinion: As COVID-19 Precipitates Big Consumer Shift, Omnichannel Adapts

In the wake of COVID-19, expect a new landscape to emerge that reveals a shift in the balance between the channels that constitute "omnichannel." An as-of-yet unknown portion of the increased reliance on e-comm is likely to be permanent.

June 4, 2020

Operational Excellence

Economic Outlook: 2020 and Beyond

Discussing the current economic outlook amidst a “double black swan event,” Alex Chausovsky of ITR Economics presented “Guidance in an Uncertain Economy” last week as part of PMMI’s Executive Leadership Conference.

May 18, 2020

Sustainability

Supply Chains Race to Match Shifting COVID-19 Consumer Behavior

Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses what retailers can expect in terms of changing consumer behavior—namely a shift away from commercial/foodservice, and toward e-commerce and retail.

May 12, 2020

Operational Excellence

All Roads Lead to Delay in the Time of COVID-19

Land, sea or air – the supply chain is being hard hit by shortages, delays, rising costs and lack of workers due to the coronavirus.

March 24, 2020

Operational Excellence

PACK EXPO East: From the Floor

Did you miss PACK EXPO East? See what Packaging World Editor Matt Reynolds had to say in the “PACK EXPO Rewind Show Floor Findings” podcast with PMMI’s Sean Riley.

March 19, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Solutions for a Circular Plastics Economy

The Packaging Conference takes on sustainability, in particular the war on plastics, shedding light on the monumental challenges facing the packaging industry and how they are being addressed.

March 16, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Circular Supply Chain and the Reusable Packaging Association

Circularity and reusable packaging systems will be the topic of RPA’s free 2-hour educational program on May 20 in Atlanta, GA, following the Circularity 20 conference.

February 25, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Food Industry and E-Commerce: 5 Year Outlook

By 2024, 70% of consumers will likely utilize online grocery shopping, up from 25% now. (FMI and Nielsen, 2018) See what food manufacturers are doing to prepare for this growth.

February 12, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Weather Stresses Logistics

Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

Responding to consumer demands to “get it to my doorstep in a day,” the nation’s supply chain leaders now have to adjust to crazy climate events around the globe. Reusable transport packaging could hold one key to a more sustainable future.

February 10, 2020