Containers & Closures

McCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to Tin

McCormick's Old Bay, and newer clean-label players, are bringing spices back to printed tin, pairing shelf impact and vintage charm with potential sustainability upside as EPR pressures grow.

December 12, 2025

Containers & Closures

Package design

Science-backed Women’s Health Essentials in Packs Designed for Every Hormonal Stage

Biologica launches in art deco tins meant to be displayed as part of a daily ritual.

December 9, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-Fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Recycling

Colgate & Amazon Turned Recycling Data into Insight; Now Other CPGs Can, Too

Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.

November 4, 2025

Bio-based

Great Earth Expands Use of Fiber-Based Closures to Entire Line

Swedish nutraceutical brand rolls out paper screw caps across all supplement jars, a first large-scale commercial use of Blue Ocean Closures’ molded fiber technology.

October 17, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Paper Cup Melds Finnish Licorice with Forest Innovation

Kouvolan Lakritsi has partnered with Metsä Board to unveil a new recyclable and reclosable paper cup—a packaging innovation that embodies regenerative forestry, circular economy thinking, and co-creation at scale.

September 23, 2025

Containers & Closures

Continuous-thread Closures

C-T closures involve actual twists and turns on the part of the consumer, but brand owners face figurative twists and turns in delivering a positive use experience.

September 11, 2025

Contract Packaging

Radienz Living Adopts Paperboard Carton for Laundry Pods

Radienz Living and GPI will debut an all-paper, child-resistant carton for laundry pods, aiming to cut plastic, boost pallet efficiency, and meet safety standards in club-store and perhaps e-commerce channels.

September 3, 2025

Containers & Closures

Water Brand is First to Commercialize PET Bottle Cap

The launch of new alkaline water brand Power Hydration in California marks the first commercial use of Origin Materials’ PET Cap, making both the bottle and cap recyclable.

August 21, 2025

Containers & Closures

Sonoco Achieves Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) Accreditation

Sonoco

The accreditation recognizes its efforts in providing sustainable packaging solutions and fostering environmental and social responsibility within the pet industry.

July 17, 2025

Workforce

NACD Appoints Gary Saltz as President

National Association of Container Distributors (NACD)

Saltz will focus on expanding membership and enhancing educational programs for the National Association of Container Distributors.

June 12, 2025

Containers & Closures

Clover Sonoma Cuts Plastic by 34K lb with Paper Yogurt Cup

California dairy Clover Sonoma gives yogurt a paper makeover with a new 80% paperboard cup, dialing down plastic by 83% and shrinking its carbon footprint by 75%.

June 11, 2025

Containers & Closures

NaturDrops Packaging Goes Green for Man’s Best Friend

New Swiss pet wellness brand NaturDrops launches functional dog snacks in a 96% paper-based package, merging sustainability with pet health in every aspect of the brand.

June 6, 2025