Explore all the latest packaging trends, all at PACK EXPO International

Discover new packaging and processing solutions from 2,500+ exhibitors, all under one roof at PACK EXPO International, Nov. 3 – 6 in Chicago.

October 2023

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Choices in Barrier Flexible Packaging

Here are some ways to enhance the barrier properties of flexible packaging.

October 16, 2023

Sterling Anthony

Contract Packaging

Day and Temp Labor Agencies, And Their Clients, Face Legal Changes

New legal requirements that are intended to protect day and temporary workers have toughened obligations on staffing agencies that supply such laborers in two states.

October 16, 2023

Coming Age Closures—Beyond Mere Opening/Reclosing

In his 1977 hit song “Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffett sang about stepping on a pop-top and cutting his heel.

October 16, 2023

Emerging Brands

Company Forms ‘Cult of Clean’ with Refillable, Reusable Cleaner Packaging

Cleancult helps consumers become a ‘no-plastic fanatic,’ offering refillable, reusable containers and product refills in a gabletop carton for its cleaning products.

October 10, 2023

Cleancult Sustainable Packaging

Flexible packaging

Pouches Prove More Sustainable than Cartons for Cocktail Tea Bags

Craft cocktail ingredients in a tea bag from Sayso get a secondary packaging makeover with a flexible pouch that negates the need for individual sachet packaging.

October 10, 2023

Sasyo flexible packaging

Contract Packaging

Grocer Pilots Autonomous Micro-Factory for More Sustainable Ice

Relocalize, a provider of hyper-local automated micro-factories, partners with Southeastern Grocers in a pilot to produce a more sustainable, high-quality ice product manufactured and packaged near the point of distribution.

October 10, 2023

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Gabletop Carton for Mouthwash Cuts Plastic by 80%

Available in Europe, Paperdent mouthwash in a gabletop carton employs a bioplastic coating for a barrier, making it 100% recyclable.

October 10, 2023

Paperdent Sustainable Packaging

Flexible packaging

Chemical Recycling Closes the Loop for Arla’s Cheese Maturing Bags

A pilot conducted by Arla Foods results in a circular packaging for the cheese maturing bags used by the dairy foods company.

October 10, 2023

Arla Foods Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging

Colgate-Palmolive’s Sustainability Plan Spans Packaging Lifecycle

Cecilia Coates, Sustainability & Digital Transformation, Colgate-Palmolive, detailed her company’s plan for a 90% reduction in emissions by 2040 at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023. Packaging World was there to learn more.

October 5, 2023

Secondary Packaging

Robotics Brings Big Benefits to Bakery

Two identical monoblock cartoning/case packing systems produce a number of secondary and tertiary packaging formats, while robotic palletizing brings the automated line to a close.

October 4, 2023

For twin-pack cartons, the delta style robot picks bagged pans from the conveyor belt in the foreground, rotates them so that the ponytail is in the 12 o’clock position, and places them into a carton that is erected from a flat blank upstream.

Emerging Brands

Co-Manufacturers and Co-Packers Provide Insight on Growth for Emerging Brands

Though you might have an idea of what you want a co-man to do for you, consider the benefits of turning that into more of a partnership.

September 18, 2023

Co-manufacturers and co-packers provide insight to emerging brands about how to grow their business. From left to right: Ron Puvak, Contract Packagers Association; DeAnn DeVenney, Maverick Packaging; Dillon Vincent, Crystal Packaging; and Paul Shrater, Minimus Products.

Record-Breaking PACK EXPO Las Vegas Exceeds Expectations

The largest packaging and processing trade show in North America provides industry with solutions that address its most pressing issues.

September 14, 2023

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