Cartons and boxes

Something more appealing

Management at Dynaudio, a Danish maker of premium quality speakers, wanted to move from brown cardboard box packaging to something more appealing that would reflect the high quality of the speakers and increase their exposure in shops while still maintaining a high level of protection for the speakers.

October 6, 2017

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Cartons and boxes

Four technology advances reshaping the folding cartons market

Among these are advancements in environmentally friendly materials, new print technologies, anti-counterfeit measures, and barrier coatings that meet food safety concerns.

September 24, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Creative use of paper, printing result in premium whisky gift pack

A gift pack for Maker’s Mark bourbon whisky features a wood-grained insert, a paper strip stamp, and a wax seal, all created through a mix of paper stocks and printing techniques.

September 17, 2017

Sustainability

Milk conveys organic with unbleached paperboard carton

Arla’s EKO organic dairy brand uses a new carton made from natural brown unbleached paperboard that retains the color of the wood fibers and has a visible fiber structure.

September 11, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Rapak and Worldwide Dispensers to feature bag-in-box innovations at PACK EXPO

Rapak’s Oxygen Scavenger wine bags are an ‘active packaging’ system for bag-in-box that when used in combination with Worldwide Dispensers ‘ultra-high-barrier Mustang wine tap, offers the highest product’s shelf-life in the market.

September 8, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Chocolatier taps windowed carton to add gift-wrap look

Hardys opts for a windowed package made of three different substrates for a stylish finish.

September 7, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Hershey’s new display-ready case reduces corrugated by 32%

Redesigning the display-ready case for its packaged chocolate products from a two-piece to a one-piece box helps move Hershey toward its goal of reducing its packaging material by 25 million pounds by 2025.

August 19, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Package is part of product in coal briquette box redesign

The new box, for Spanish charcoal supplier Carbones Fergon, features an inner ‘cage’ and outer box that allows consumers to light the coals directly in the cage, eliminating packaging waste.

August 12, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Study examines the future of liquid paperboard packaging to 2022

Significant growth is expected, with liquid paperboard packaging for dairy products, including alternative-milk beverages, leading the market, followed by packaging for juice.

August 7, 2017

Plastics/resins

Solgar’s supplement bottle bundle pack builds retail sales

Supplements maker Solgar introduces a high-end promotional bundle pack on retail shelves while staying true to its iconic, apothecary style bottles.

July 18, 2017

Sustainability

Hello green! Meal kit box is eco-friendly

HelloFresh introduces an insulated box for its meal kits that uses 100% recycled fiber, is 100% recyclable, and is easy for operators to assemble and for customers to disassemble and dispose of.

July 13, 2017

Sustainability

Locked4Kids’ interlocking carton provides CR, usage flexibility

Child-resistant, senior-friendly reclosable pharmaceutical package with internal blister tray earns top honor in IoPP’s 2017 AmeriStar Package Awards Competition.

June 29, 2017

Cartons and boxes

QR codes offer multiple benefits to dairy coop

Technology ensures operational traceability and production process management from start to finish, as well as creates opportunities for customized digital promotions.

June 26, 2017