Retail display packaging

Wellspring Capital Acquires Rohrer Corp.

Wellspring Capital Management, a New York-based private equity firm, acquired Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer.

March 16, 2021

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Flexible packaging

Amcor’s Carmen Becker Appointed to IDFA’s Fluid Milk Board

Amcor Flexibles North America

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) appointed Carmen Becker, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Containers at Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), to its Fluid Milk Board.

February 26, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Lenox Optimizes Wine Glass Packaging for Amazon Shipping

A packaging redesign for tableware brand Lenox for its red wine glasses hits the sweet spot, providing both enhanced sustainability and greater product protection for Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging requirements.

February 26, 2021

Cartons and boxes

Dog Food Carton is ‘Easy Like a Sunday Morning’

D2C company Sundays Dog Food chooses cereal carton-style box for its air-dried pet food, leaning in to the nostalgia of the format with its graphics and brand strategy.

February 25, 2021

Containers

Single-face Laminated Packaging

Throughout its history, corrugated board has been known more for brawn than beauty.

February 23, 2021

Sustainability

COVID Trickle-Down Tied to Potential Corrugated Shortage

The pandemic has pushed e-commerce into overdrive, boosting the demand for corrugated shipping boxes while also slowing down recycling efforts and supply chains, creating a potential problem (or a great opportunity) for the corrugated industry.

January 21, 2021

Sustainability

GWP Receives Certification From the Forest Stewardship Council

GWP Group

Corrugated packaging manufacturer GWP’s products and business have been recognized with certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

January 21, 2021

Sustainability

Ranpak Survey Reveals E-Commerce Will Rise in 2021

Ranpak

The results of Ranpak Holdings Corp.'s first annual E-Commerce and Packaging Trends Survey shows 67% of Americans plan to do more online shopping in 2021 than in 2020.

January 18, 2021

Sustainability

BillerudKorsnäs Nominates Chairman of the Board

Billerud

The Nomination Committee of BillerudKorsnäs has proposed that Jan Svensson be elected as Chairman of the Board of BillerudKorsnäs at its Annual General Meeting.

January 12, 2021

Sustainability

WestRock Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer

Smurfit Westrock

Brandi Colander was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for WestRock.

December 15, 2020

Sustainability

DS Smith to Launch Virus Resistant Packaging

DS Smith Packaging Systems

DS Smith announces an exclusive partnership with Touchguard to develop a new range of sustainable cardboard packaging to protect consumers against potentially harmful bacteria.

December 4, 2020

Case erect/seal

WestRock Announces Chief Marketing Officer

Smurfit Westrock

Margaret Herndon joined WestRock as Chief Marketing Officer.

December 4, 2020

Flexible packaging

Amcor Flexibles Offers Full-day Virtual Conference

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA) is offering customers a full-day virtual conference to address marketplace insights, trends, and technical enhancements that deliver value and unlock growth potential through packaging.

December 2, 2020