Digital Printing

Mondelez Leverages Digital Printing

Mondelez International, owner of Cadbury, has launched a new initiative to transform confectionery packaging into customizable experiences for football fans.

October 14, 2020

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Flexible packaging

Novolex Wins Manufacturing Excellence Award for Innovation

Novolex

The Association of Washington Business honored the Shields operations of Novolex in Yakima, Wash. for repurposing its equipment to produce protective gowns during the pandemic.

October 14, 2020

Containers

Tree-Ring Symbol Conveys Winery’s 110-Year History

The concentric circles of an old, weathered stump at Limerick Lane Cellars become the foundation for a new brand story based on the rich history of the land and the people who worked it.

October 13, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Meyers Commits to Carbon-free Electricity by End of 2021

Meyers

Meyers announces it has committed to obtaining all its electricity from carbon-free sources by the end of 2021. By committing to use only carbon-free energy sources for electricity, Meyers is dramatically reducing its carbon emissions.

October 13, 2020

Flexible packaging

Baby Food Brand Grows Up

Babyblends maker Little Spoon has expanded its product offerings to include supplements/vitamins and a line of plated meals for the younger set in just a few short years, while also selling solely direct-to-consumer.

October 13, 2020

Plastics/resins

Simco-Ion Offers Web Cleaning Virtual Check-Up

Simco-Ion

Simco-Ion announces the latest offering in its virtual check-up program—web cleaning.

October 13, 2020

Sustainability

Cosmetic Packaging Company Adopts Eastman’s Cristal Renew

Eastman Chemical Co.

Qualiform, a France-based cosmetics packaging manufacturer, launched a line of bottles integrating Eastman Cristal Renew copolyester.

October 12, 2020

Flexible packaging

Brenda Chamulak Named President, Tekni-Plex Packaging Products

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Brenda Chamulak joined Tekni-Plex as president of its newly created Packaging Products division that includes Action Technology, Tekni-Films, Tri-Seal, Flexible Healthcare Packaging, and Dolco Packaging businesses within Tekni-Plex.

October 12, 2020

Plastics/resins

Polyplex Announces Alabama Facility Expansion

Polyplex (Americas) Inc.

Polyplex USA announced a $100 million plus expansion to its Decatur, Ala., facility with the addition of a second thin BOPET film line.

October 9, 2020

Labels

Badger Tag & Label Celebrating 85th Anniversary

Badger Tag & Label

Company begun by Emil Thiel in 1935 is still family owned and growing beyond the initial objective of “we fit the tag to its purpose.”

October 9, 2020

Containers

Package Design for WD-40 Specialist Line Lands Smoothly

New packaging from the brand that helped send rockets into space relies on color cues to help consumers find the product on shelf and enhance its professional positioning.

October 8, 2020

Plastics/resins

Eckrich Deli Meats get a Research-Driven Pack Redesign

After asking consumers what they wanted and needed from the deli category, this Smithfield brand learned that packaging needed to better demonstrate consumer benefits, like ideas for home-cooked meals.

October 7, 2020

Containers

Beverage Encourages Voters to Speak their ‘Peace’

By scanning a ‘sip & scan’ icon on special Peace Tea iced tea beverage cans, consumers can link to a mobile landing page powered by non-profit Vote.org.

October 7, 2020