Containers

Baby Dove's new bundle of joy

A gift pack from Baby Dove uses a clean, white basket that is perfect for store-shelf display and doubles as a collapsible, reusable, and portable storage container for new parents.

May 20, 2018

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Containers

Sabra brings a fresh look to the table

Hummus category leader redesigns the packaging graphics for its dip containers to emphasize the brand’s plant-based ingredients, while making its 50 SKUs easier to shop on shelf.

May 13, 2018

Containers

Art Deco-inspired bottle for gin celebrates distiller’s ‘shining light’

To commemorate its 200th anniversary, family-owned distiller WH Palmer introduces a bottle that honors the ‘shining light’ of the family, bon viveur and gin-lover Angela Palmer.

May 12, 2018

Sustainability

RPCs face off against single-use corrugated for fresh produce

Foundation conducts study to learn which is more environmentally friendly for the packaging, shipping, and storage of fresh produce: reusable plastic containers or corrugated cases.

April 28, 2018

Labels

Pfizer selects Needle-Trap labels for biosimilar

Pairing of epoetin biosimilar and needle protection labels is a first with medication used for the treatment of anemia.

April 26, 2018

Plastics/resins

Package redesigns for e-commerce

Two brands—The Honest Company and Consolidated Mills—redesign their product packaging to make e-commerce shipment of the items less prone to leaking and damage.

April 22, 2018

Material handling

E-commerce and packaging, from all angles

Top-of-mind CPG concerns around e-commerce packaging are addressed, including package design, sustainability, specialized packaging equipment, and Amazon’s packaging requirements.

April 22, 2018

Flexibles

Supplement maker launches recycling program

Consumers can now recycle supplement and vitamin packaging through Twinlab’s Supplement the Earth Recycling Program, while earning money for non-profits, schools, or charitable organizations.

April 14, 2018

Plastics/resins

Clear bottle offers consumers ease of use

The 900-g Euro Squeeze multilayer polypropylene bottle from RPC Corby will carry Greek food manufacturers new Sandwich Creams line.

April 11, 2018

Containers

Shapely throwback bottle

Appealing to millennials’ penchant for throwback designs, The 1970 is a ready-to-drink vodka cocktail. Launched last year by entrepreneur Ikeda Feingold, the family recipe-based drink is made with 19 exotic fruits, spices, and botanicals. It’s also 70 proof, hence the name. The bottle's offset neck is of particular interest.

April 9, 2018

Containers

New lipstick kisses the conventional tube good-bye

Chinese company launches a lipstick product in a ‘kissable’ disc-shaped applicator, meeting consumers’ desire for packages that fit their time-starved lifestyles, says GlobalData.

April 9, 2018

Containers

Paper’s pressing forward

Remarkable progress has been made recently where paper bottles are concerned. Two developments—one in molded pulp and another in paperboard—are especially notable.

April 6, 2018

Sustainability

Bulk packaging drum growth expected for global transportation

New Freedonia study predicts sustained growth in the output of chemical products—particularly in fast-growing markets such as China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam—will boost demand for drums.

April 3, 2018