Secondary Packaging

Labor shortages drive adoption of robotic carton loading

The addition of a vision-guided robotic carton loader for two-packs of ‘sliders’ at White Castle’s Covington, KY, plant helps alleviate challenges resulting from a tight labor market.

July 28, 2018

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Secondary Packaging

Robotic case packer ‘revolutionizes’ production

Imitation cheese manufacturer switches from manual to robotic case packing for vacuum packs and flexible bags in multiple case sizes, using one system to handle product from four lines.

July 28, 2018

Flexibles

Seaweed-based sauce sachet trials in the U.K.

Online food delivery company Just Eat works with sustainable technology startup to trial fully-compostable seaweed-based sauce sachets at one of its restaurant partners in England.

July 25, 2018

Flexibles

An FPA call for student entries

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has announced that the 2019 Student Flexible Packaging Design ChallengeCall for Entries is now available.

July 23, 2018

Flexibles

T-shirt-shaped bags promote FIFA World Cup in Switzerland

Resembling team jerseys, the bags play to fan enthusiasm for the international event, drawing attention to the snack tomatoes within them that appeal to health-conscious consumers.

July 3, 2018

Flexibles

Sports nutrition packaging captures ‘The Force of Nature’

New branding and packaging draws a link between the potency of Tribe’s all-natural sports nutrition products, the joy of the outdoors, and the overwhelming power of the natural world.

July 2, 2018

Flexibles

Quick-dry system hastens retorted pouch line

​An all new line of retorted, microwavable Indian rice pouches needed to go from sopping wet to bone dry before landing in their corrugated RRP cases. Here’s how LTFA and its Royal brand did it.

June 28, 2018

Flexibles

Personalization Moves to Pet Food

Whole foods pet nutrition company Side by Side offers flash-frozen and fresh pet food, with product varieties selected for pet owners through an online assessment tool.

June 18, 2018

Flexibles

Snack-bar wraps get fashion-forward makeover

Impact brand This Bar Saves Lives refreshes the graphics and logo for its snack bars, with fashion-forward designs that push the boundaries of traditional consumer packaging.

June 17, 2018

Flexibles

Snack packaging reaches out to Egypt’s fun-seeking, urban consumers

‘Modern, fresh, and fun’ are the words used by Molto to describe new packaging graphics for its snack brand that include a logo sporting a smile and bright, vibrant colors.

May 14, 2018

Flexibles

Flexible packaging’s role in a sustainable world

The Flexible Packaging Association introduces a free 180+-page report that provides a holistic view of the current sustainability benefits of flexible packaging as well as future opportunities.

April 29, 2018

Flexibles

Pouch approach for marine products

A complete line of marine products in stand-up pouches from For Life Products was among the winners in the 2018 Flexible Packaging Awards Competition.

April 18, 2018

Flexibles

BeeBetter single-use pouch aims to ‘help the medicine go down’

By putting patients at the center of its design development, this conceptual pouch employs shape and a dispensing device to help with medication delivery and adherence.

April 17, 2018