Sustainability

From potato starch to grape skins: Veuve Clicquot’s eco-friendly packaging

Veuve Clicquot introduces version 3 of its Naturally Clicquot champagne packaging, moving from the use of potato starch to a byproduct of its own winemaking process.

December 3, 2015

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Cartons and boxes

High-quality carton speeds Santa’s rooftop arrival

The inventor of device that simulates the sound of Santa on the rooftop finds high-quality cartons in low minimum quantities to launch his fledgling holiday product.

November 30, 2015

Additives, coatings & inks

Demand rising for functional and barrier coatings

New report examines the market for functional and barrier coatings for paper and board packaging, which is expected to exceed $7.1 billion by 2020.

November 27, 2015

Plastics/resins

Multilayer jar for olives

With the olive industry facing the challenges of manufacturing safe products for both consumers and kitchen workers, leading supplier Agro Sevilla has developed a 2-L multilayer plastic jar for the foodservice sector.

November 27, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Report: Solid growth in folding cartons predicted

Among the trends cited as driving this growth include consumer interest in healthy foods, the aging Baby Boomer population, and rising personal incomes.

November 24, 2015

Containers

Stylish shampoo bottle

Schwarzkopf and Henkel has developed a new 250-mL shampoo bottle that cleanly separates itself on today's crowded store shelves.

November 23, 2015

Labels

FDA’s GE salmon announcement sparks controversy

Agency announces genetically engineered salmon is safe, drawing a CFS lawsuit. Salmon will be regulated under new animal drug provisions. GE products also have labeling implications.

November 20, 2015

Flexibles

Dow wins “R&D 100” award for PacXpert pouch

Dow’s PacXpert Packaging technology recognized by the “Oscars of Innovation.”

November 20, 2015

Containers

Walgreens creatively rethinks nut packaging

Walgreens, America’s largest drugstore chain, wanted to update packaging for some of its products, including the Good & Delish™ coated and uncoated nuts line.

November 19, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Waitrose shifts to carton pack

U.K. retailer Waitrose is changing the packaging for its own-label Passata range, from glass jars to a retortable carton pack.

November 18, 2015

Flexibles

American Packaging recognized again as a “Best of the Best” workplace

Printing Industries of America recognized American Packaging Corporation as one of the “Best of the Best” workplaces.

November 18, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Tea Forte enhances packaging elegance

New custom package design for luxury tea brand Tea Forte includes a cleaner, contemporary logo and a more elegant sensory package design.

November 17, 2015

Labels

Labels make the beer? Communicating features through packaging

Craft beer consumers are particular about their choice of beer, and that’s where packaging comes into play: helping to navigate an increasing number of products offered.

November 17, 2015