Sustainable Packaging

Looking Ahead to New Packaging Material Innovation

Packaging engineers and product developers must work together to create new sustainable initiatives in packaging material innovation.

May 22, 2020

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Containers

Berry Global Wins Excellence in Flexography Awards

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Berry Global was awarded the Silver and Bronze awards in the 2020 Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition presented by the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA).

May 22, 2020

Containers

Function-Focused Rebrand for Wellness Shots

Organic energy shot company Ethan’s redesigns the labels for its 2-oz shots to clearly convey the occasion of use for each as well as emphasize the flavor and ingredient profiles.

May 20, 2020

Package Design

Little Red Box Gets First Redesign in Decades

A brand refresh for Sun-Maid’s raisin and other whole-fruit products includes changes that aim to appeal to millennial shoppers looking for healthy snacks for their families.

May 19, 2020

Workforce

AWT Labels & Packaging Promotes Michelle Zeller to President

AWT Labels & Packaging

AWT Labels & Packaging promoted Michelle Zeller to President of AWT. She will retain her CFO role.

May 19, 2020

Flexible packaging

AlliedFlex Technologies and Scholle IPN Announce North American Sales and Marketing Alliance

ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc.

AlliedFlex and Scholle IPN entered into a Sales and Marketing Alliance whereby AlliedFlex will offer Sholle’s IPN Aseptic Spouted Pouch Packaging Machinery and IPN Bag in Box Machinery program as part of its Flexible Packaging Machinery portfolio.

May 19, 2020

Flexible packaging

Glenroy Recognizes Its Workers During COVID-19

Glenroy, Inc.

Glenroy Inc. initiated a campaign to recognize its manufacturing staff as heroes who come to work every day to continue to produce flexible packaging for essential products such as food, medical supplies, sanitizers, and soap.

May 18, 2020

Plastics/resins

BIC Uses Plastic Packaging Materials to Produce PPE

Global CPG BIC gears up to produce 2,000 medical-grade face shields per day at its Connecticut facility, using plastic packaging materials and scrap plastic from its lighter products.

May 18, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Smart Supplement Shipper is Letterbox-Friendly, Sustainable

Brain health company Heights launches its D2C supplement product in a unique bottle and shipper made from bio-based materials that together measure less than one inch deep.

May 15, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Boombox-Inspired Shippers Reinforce ‘Soda with Soul’ Proposition

With the COVID-19 lockdown, U.K. craft soda company Dalston’s unveils new shippers for its growing online sales that pay homage to its music roots, while introducing new consumers to the brands’ values and personality.

May 13, 2020

Flexible packaging

Tekni-Plex Names Vice President of Market Development

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Michael Reed joined Tekni-Plex, Inc. as Vice President of Market Development.

May 12, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Sugarcane and Corn: ‘Ingredients Matter’ in New Deodorant Packaging

Vegan, cruelty-free deodorant from Each & Every introduces primary packaging made from sugarcane-based plastic and a corn-based bioplastic shipping envelope.

May 11, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Quest for a Plastic Packaging Circular Economy

Eliminating unnecessary plastic, sustainable innovation, and circulating plastic within the economy are the three goals of more than 450 global partner companies seeking to keep plastic waste out of the environment.

May 11, 2020