Flexibles

Compostable cereal bag featured in plastic-free grocery aisle

A flexible pouch made from bio-based compostable materials allows Dutch organic cereal producer De Halm to showcase its products in Ekoplaza’s plastic-free grocery aisle.

April 3, 2018

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Converting equipment

Growth in digital print for corrugated

Leading European supplier of corrugated packaging and displays installs its second digital press to enhance its capabilities in producing high-impact pre-printed linerboard.

April 2, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable bowls, lids make debut at fast-casual restaurant

Fast-casual healthy-dining franchise Nature’s Table rolls out compostable bowls made from sugarcane and wheat straw fiber, along with plant-based plastic lids, at its locations across the U.S.

April 2, 2018

Sustainability

Survey: 61% of consumers say they always recycle food, beverage cartons

This according to a national survey on attitudes and beliefs related to carton recycling that also indicates consumers are looking at brands to help actively drive the recycling of their packages.

March 31, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Positive news on the recycling rate for rigid plastics and film in the U.S.

Two new reports from the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council indicate that U.S. recycling of rigid plastics and film each jumped 10% in 2016.

March 31, 2018

Containers

Kraft Heinz says crack an egg

Kraft Heinz is banking on the allure of convenience in the recent introduction of its newest brand, Just Crack an Egg.

March 30, 2018

Contract Packaging

Report: Contract packaging industry worth $25.67 billion and growing

Just-released State of the Industry Report from the Contract Packaging Association provides data, insights, research, and perspectives from 120 CEOs and senior industry executives. Learn more during an April 5 webinar.

March 29, 2018

Flexibles

Merchandising pop for Mentos candies

SHARE-A-BOWL, a flexible, stackable, and reclosable package made from a single roll of film on a vertical form/fill/seal machine, scores big points on sustainability.

March 27, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Fast food chains, e-commerce ‘revolutionizing’ foodservice packaging

New report says considerable change in foodservice packaging is underway with fast food chain growth and e-commerce that enables ordering virtually any food online.

March 27, 2018

Flexibles

Cube-shaped, four-panel pouch wins the superfecta of FPA Awards

The ConservaCube™ cube-shaped, flexible, recyclable stand-up pouch is the auspicious winner of four FPA Awards.

March 27, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Motion control package control system

Festo introduces the Festo Motion Control Package (FMCP), a prewired, ready-to-install control system for coordinated motion of up to six axes for pick-and-place and other high speed, precision Cartesian robotic applications.

March 27, 2018

Flexibles

Packaging for low-sugar product line emphasizes sweet taste

A new line of sugar substitutes and low-carb and low-sugar products is introduced to the U.S. in bright-red packaging that signals taste appeal while also conveying its diet-friendly nature.

March 26, 2018

Flexibles

Pack becomes a reclosable serving bowl

Perfetti Van Melle's Mentos SHARE-A-BOWL PrimaPak package won not just a Gold award for Packaging Excellence but also two Silver Awards, one for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging and another for Technical Innovation.

March 26, 2018