Flexibles

Same package, different results

UK chain Sainsbury’s reports great success with milk in bags, while rival Waitrose discontinues same due to poor sales.

April 16, 2010

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Closures

Tactile tactics

Tamara Christensen, director of research at R&D/Leverage—Integrated Solutions in Plastics and Industrial Design, talks about the importance of a package’s tactile properties.

April 1, 2010

Flexibles

Convenience foods to drive frozen food packaging

Demand for frozen food packaging is projected to climb 3.7% per year to $6.8 billion by 2013.

March 31, 2010

Closures

Video report: Aging population adds to packaging costs, complicates sustainability

Seniors with strength and vision limitations may require larger, more costly packages that use more packaging. Those challenges provide opportunities for the packaging community.

March 11, 2010

Closures

Protein shakes launch in aluminum bottles

ABB (American Body Building) has introduced Pure Pro® 50 ready-to-drink shakes in recloseable, lightweight, 16-oz Alumi-Tek aluminum bottles from Ball Corporation.

March 6, 2010

Closures

Berlin Packaging acquires All-Pak, Inc.

Berlin Packaging, full-service supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, announces it has completed its acquisition of All-Pak, Inc., a Pittsburgh, PA-based packaging supplier.

March 2, 2010

Closures

SC Johnson makes ingredients transparent for Hispanic consumers in US

Spanish speaking consumers now have a new website where they can get full disclosure of ingredients. By 2012, package labels will help drive them there.

March 2, 2010

Sustainability

Packaging is key to club-store success

The unique environment of the wholesale club store demands that packaging be retail-ready, eye-catching, innovative, and environmentally friendly to secure product sales.

January 8, 2010

Sustainability

Contract-packed tattoo moisturizer tubes offer multiple benefits

Tattoo lotion specialist After Inked® adopts consumer-convenient, easy-open/reclose packaging that enables material source reduction and enhanced graphics, while shortening lead times and reducing inventory requirements.

January 8, 2010

Closures

Wine packaging pops a toast to new closures

Some sparkling wines are shedding corks for crown caps and other closures. These changes come on top of the category’s more playful labels and new packaging formats.

January 8, 2010

Closures

Wegmans: Market savvy and co-packing lift private label

Northeast grocer delivers products that resonate with its customers by understanding trends and nurturing effective supply chain relationships.

January 7, 2010

Closures

Intoxicating poppy top perfume packaging

In March 2009, France-based Kenzo Parfums launched a worldwide introduction of its FlowerbyKenzo fragrance (with hints of violet, vanilla, and rose) in svelte, customized glass packaging from SGD.

January 7, 2010

Closures

12 notable packaging innovations in 2009

One blogger’s perspective calls attention to packages from around the world that consider sustainability and also answer functional needs with defining structural designs.

January 6, 2010