Bulk handling/filling equipment

Canadian Co-Packer Sold on Aseptic Packaging

Three aseptic fillers help contract filler Ya YA Foods produce high- and low-acid products, including plant- and milk-based dairy beverages.

April 16, 2020

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Flexible packaging

A Dang Good Redesign for Asian-American Snacks

Healthy snack brand Dang is repositioned and redesigned to tastefully emphasize Asian-American roots while infusing fun, playful personality.

April 14, 2020

Operational Excellence

Pet Food Industry Trends

PMMI

With a CAGR of 6.3% through 2024, market share growth of treats and snacks will come primarily from wet and dry food although these two segments, historically strong, are not expected to lose significant market share.

April 14, 2020

Additives, coatings & inks

InkJet, Inc. Producing Hand Liquid Sanitizer

InkJet, Inc.

InkJet Inc., an industrial printer supplier and manufacturer of industrial inks, is producing and offering hand liquid sanitizer to industrial supply companies, hospitals, and first responders.

April 14, 2020

Sustainability

Recycling Takes Another Hit During Pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic is creating a growing waste crisis even as we see images of the earth’s environment clearing from less pollution.

April 13, 2020

Cartons and boxes

Pop-Up Gift Box Tells 12th Century Love Story

With a structure inspired by medieval traveling theaters and pop-up books, a 3D gift box for French wine brand Chêne Bleu beautifully illustrates the story of famed lovers Abélard and Héloïse.

April 10, 2020

Sustainability

Compostable Coffee Capsules Deliver Espresso

Italian coffee roaster Covim produces its own brand and private-label products in 100% bio-based, compostable coffee capsules engineered to meet the unique requirements of European espresso machines.

April 8, 2020

Flexible packaging

Amcor Flexibles North America’s President Addresses Covid-19

Amcor Flexibles North America

Fred Stephan, President of Amcor Flexibles North America, addresses the company’s response to the COVID-19 situation, and the collaborative efforts of customers, suppliers, and employees to ensure food and healthcare packaging are getting to consumers.

April 8, 2020

Containers

Independent Can Receives High SQF Score

Independent Can Co.

Independent Can announced that its Ft. Madison, Iowa facility received a score of 98% during its recertification audit.

April 7, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Tales From the Front: Packaging Environment a Hotbed of Activity

In the world of environmental pressures on packaging, signs are pointing more strongly in both directions: Industry efforts and messaging are becoming more powerful.

April 6, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Reusable Egg Carton in Pilot

Humane egg brand Pete and Gerry’s Organics offers durable PP egg cartons that consumers can fill with loose eggs in a pilot for a reusable packaging scheme.

April 4, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-Tailer Reduces Packaging with Fit-to-Size Auto-Boxer

Outdoor lifestyle brand IFG enhances order packing efficiency with two new automatic box-making machines that reduce corrugated by 39,000 cu ft/year and increase packing speeds 15-fold.

April 3, 2020

Flexible packaging

COVID-19: TC Transcontinental Packaging's Response

TC Transcontinental Inc.

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, TC Transcontinental Packaging is supporting the vital food industry, a sector considered critical by governments, and contribute to the maintenance of essential services in communities.

April 3, 2020