Cartons and boxes

Crown Royal first in spirits to add serving facts panel

Pushing regulators since 2003 to allow macro-nutritional information for alcohol to be shared with consumers, Diageo becomes the first to add a serving facts label to its packaging.

October 26, 2015

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Closures

Closure provides luxury and convenience

In collaboration with famous Paris jewelry house Boucheron, Interparfums has launched a new “Boucheron Quatre” women’s fragrance in 30-, 50- and 100-mL bottles featuring a custom closure.

October 23, 2015

Cartoning

Rovema hires Paul Wilson as V.P. of Sales

Rovema North America takes on Paul Wilson, formerly of R.A. Jones & Co., as V.P. of Sales and Marketing.

October 23, 2015

Flexibles

Constantia Flexibles opens new Competence Center for films

The state-of-the-art Competence Center is for the R&D of polymer films and film laminates.

October 22, 2015

Flexible packaging

Flexible 'Kit Yamoyo' pack counters diarrhea in developing countries

U.K. charitable organization ColaLife teams with Amcor Flexibles to produce flexible package kit now working to battle childhood diarrhea in Zambia.

October 21, 2015

Secondary Packaging

TCO drives innovation at this machine builder

Reducing Total Cost of Ownership is a top priority at Cavanna, which showcased at PACK EXPO, among other things, a flow wrapper that lets bar-shaped food products be wrapped on four wrapping legs occupying the footprint of just two.

October 21, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Good news for 2014 PET recycling rates

U.S. PET container recycling rate for 2014 holds at 31%, while rPET usage in domestic markets hits an all-time high, according to annual NAPCOR/APR report.

October 21, 2015

Contract Packaging

First Serialization Roundtable for CMOs held

Optel Vision and Supply Chain Wizard event encourages open discussion about serialization tools and strategies to prepare for DQSA serialization compliance.

October 20, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Delivering what patients need next

Award-winning Multipack carton from supplier-partner Rondo-Pak helps provide safer clinical trials for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.

October 20, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Sacmi: Integrated flexi pack solutions

Sacmi Packaging offers a complete plant engineering solution to handle these ever-more popular package types that are in growing market demand.

October 20, 2015

Sustainability

Eggs nestle in new ryegrass and paper carton

A new egg carton from U.K.’s Waitrose made from 50% ryegrass and 50% recycled paper is expected to save approximately 85 tons per year of wood/recycled paper.

October 20, 2015

Contract Packaging

Beyond the blister: Visual Pak changes name of thermoform division

Visual Pak's 'Blisters Inc.' thermoforming division changes name to VP Plastics and Engineering.

October 19, 2015

Labels

In-house, high-volume label printing

Digital four-color UV ink-jet printing system delivers vital versatility for large family of private brand products.

October 19, 2015