September 2024

Packaging World September 2024

American Chemistry Council Launches Plastics PR Ad

What does the ad portend for CPGs companies that utilize rigid packaging?

August 21, 2024

Sterling Anthony, CPP

Reusable/Returnable

Starbucks Leads Citywide Reusable Cup Trial

The Petaluma Reusable Cup Project is the first citywide initiative to make reusable to-go cups the default option across multiple restaurants in a U.S. city.

August 21, 2024

reusable packaging

Changing Science, Markets, Economics Fuel Sustainability Course Corrections

Explore the evolving landscape of plastic packaging sustainability, including challenges and progress made by industry leaders like Unilever, Mars, and Colgate-Palmolive.

August 20, 2024

Ben Miyares | Packaging Sherpa

Coding & Marking

Stationery Company Cracks RFID Coding to Meet Walmart Mandate

Paper converter Paris Corp. develops a comprehensive RFID program that includes custom-designed inlay encoding and label printing and application equipment and custom encoding software to meet Walmart’s RFID tagging mandates.

August 19, 2024

Walmart RFID tagging

Containers & Closures

Aluminum Bottle Selected for Ocean-Friendly Supplement

Differentiating its new omega supplement by making it with plants rather than fish, youtheory complements the product with an aluminum bottle that eliminates ocean-polluting plastic.

August 15, 2024

aluminum bottle

Walmart Deploys Depackaging Technology for Organics Recycling

Walmart is one of the first retailers to scale up automatic depackaging of unsalable food items, launching the program at 1,400 of its stores to increase its organics recycling rate.

August 13, 2024

Blue Bunny Opts for Translucent, Recyclable Pints

Blue Bunny expanded its Twist Cones soft-serve frozen treat line into 16-oz single-serve, freezer-grade twist pints that use cups that are translucent to help display the two-tone ice cream. Both the cups (PP) and closures are widely recyclable (HDPE).

August 12, 2024

These translucent pints allow consumers to view appreciate the uniquely layered contents inside, just by looking at the packaging.

Digital Transformation

Diageo’s Johnnie Walker Taps Generative AI for Mass Customization of Labels

A spirits-themed tourist destination in Edinburgh, Scotland, Johnnie Walker Princes Street is hosting Johnnie Walker x Scott Naismith. The company believes it to be the first-ever mash up of Scotch whisky, art, AI, and packaging.

August 8, 2024

First-in-a-decade 7UP Refresh Aligns Varieties with Modern Twists

The central question when refreshing an iconic, longstanding brand design is, 'how much of the baby do we throw out with the bathwater?' Keruig Dr Pepper brand 7UP answered 'none,' instead applying subtle, modern updates to retain a familiar feel.

August 7, 2024

Candy Cartoning Gets a Big Boost

Three new cartoning systems bring a whole new level of throughput to Just Born’s headquarters, while corrugated tray packing also gets a makeover.

August 6, 2024

Shown here in the tray packer are one 12-count group of cartons in the flap compression station, another in the tray load station, and a third that is about to be pushed into the tray load station.

Controls & Machine Components

Future-Proof Controls are Key when Custom Equipment Goes Standard

Custom lip balm packaging equipment from Lehnen was a big hit as it filled a previously unseen market need between entry-level and high-volume production. They decided to sell more, but to standardize the ProFill SF, it needed future-proof controls.

July 30, 2024

Lehnen leveraged the CP3918 multi-touch Control Panel to provide the ProFill system with an elegant and user-friendly operator interface.

Finland's R&D Center Develops a ‘Better Cellophane’

Dr. Vinay Kumar of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland shares details on VTT’s work on cellulose-based film and coating materials produced using an environmentally friendly process.

July 12, 2024

Dr. Vinay Kumar, senior scientist and project manager at VTT, examines cellulose-based transparent film produced at VTT’s CelluloseFilm pilot line.

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