Sustainable Packaging

Kellogg's Tests Paper Cereal Liner, and Other Fiber-Based Plastic Replacements

See a few examples of paper or fiber-based packaging innovations from ThePackHub’s January Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 8, 2022

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Closures

TricorBraun Acquires Zuckerman Honickman and Vessel Packaging

TricorBraun

Acquisitions will enhance TricorBraun’s presence in beverage packaging market.

January 7, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Cosmetics Brands to Benefit from Molecularly Recycled Material

January 7, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

What Post-COVID-19 Supply Chains Portend for Packaging

The relationship between supply chains and packaging will change in some respects but remain unchanged in others.

January 7, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Buffy Hagerman Appointed Marketing Communications Manager for Key Technology

Key Technology, Inc.

She will be responsible for advertising, public relations, trade show exhibits, and other marketing initiatives that will build awareness of Key Technology’s high performance digital sorting, conveying, and process automation solutions worldwide.

January 7, 2022

Retail display packaging

Oliver Inc. Acquires Professional Image

Oliver Inc.

Oliver Inc. acquired Professional Image and aspecialtybox.com (Collectively, "Professional Image") a manufacturer of custom folding carton packaging and e-commerce provider of innovative stock and packaging accessories.

January 6, 2022

Flexible packaging

Lee Ralph Appointed Commercial & Supply Chain Manager for Eco Flexibles

Eco Flexibles

Ralph’s appointment will galvanize Eco Flexibles’ commercial team and enable the business to keep pace with surging demand for its lightweight recyclable packaging solutions.

January 6, 2022

Filling/capping, dry

Apex Shares New Blogs on Whiskey and Craft Spirits

Apex Filling Systems

Apex’s new blogs discuss the recent growth of the craft spirits industry.

January 6, 2022

Flexible packaging

Formost Fuji Announces Changes to its Service Department

Formost Fuji Corporation

Formost Fuji Corp. promoted Derek Dietrich to Service Manager and David Korsmo to Assistant Service Manager. Bob McHenry will fill a new position within the department as Service Resource Specialist.

January 6, 2022

Flexibles

Lieb Cellars’ Breaks from the Bottle for Premium Bag-in-box Wines

Dispensing good red wine, for a romantic dinner, from a plastic bag? The mere thought makes wine drinkers’ cringe.

January 5, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Maker’s Mark Ups Its Packaging Game

When it came time for a packaging line upgrade, this well-known producer of bourbon tackled filling and capping first—coding, inspection, and case sealing quickly followed.

January 5, 2022

Flexibles

FPA Launches “Come Grow With Us” Campaign

Flexible Packaging Association

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announces that its Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) launched, “Come Grow With Us,” a campaign designed to help promote and attract new talent to the flexible packaging industry.

January 5, 2022

Sustainability

Catching Up with Grove Collaborative as it Goes Public

Jon Silverman, Grove’s Senior Vice President, Physical Products, catches Packaging World up on the once emerging, now fully emerged brand owner, including the most recent big news that it plans to go public.

January 4, 2022