Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Irish Spring Rebrands, Emphasizing Products’ ‘Smell from a Nice-Smelling Place’

Looking to appeal to a younger male consumer, Irish Spring updates its look, with a sleek new bottle shape that provides a canvas for travel poster-like images highlighting the refreshing destinations of Irish Spring.

April 19, 2022

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Sustainable Packaging

Walmart to Connect Suppliers with Brands for Sustainable Packaging Innovation

Walmart’s new Circular Connector platform allows suppliers to submit their sustainable packaging innovations for review and potential online publication for brands to consider.

April 19, 2022

Sustainability

Co-packer Deploys Packaging Innovations for Brita Premium Purified Water

B Water & Beverages works with Brita to design sustainable packaging for its first retail bottled water product that includes a sturdy, striking, refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle and a plastic-free paperboard carrier that is also fully recyclable.

April 13, 2022

Plastics/resins

TricorBraun to Acquire PB Packaging

TricorBraun

TricorBraun entered into an agreement to acquire PB Packaging, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited, expanding its presence in Australia.

April 11, 2022

Flexible packaging

Colgate-Palmolive and Walmart Shake Up the Dish Soap Category

New Palmolive Shake & Clean Dish Soap features a reusable bottle and a concentrated gel packaged in a flexible pouch for 75% less plastic waste.

April 11, 2022

Labels

Spirits Bottle’s Elevated Shape & Decoration Runs on Existing Equipment

Michigan’s Iron Fish Distillery says that it’s the state’s first farm-based distillery.

April 8, 2022

Digital Printing

Functional Water Label Design Zigs Where Category Zags

Graasi Barley Water is a new line of RTD organic waters available in three flavors: Citrus Mint, Cucumber Lime, and Lemongrass Ginger. The launch of Graasi Barley Water marks the return of a functional beverage consumed by ancient civilizations.

April 7, 2022

Flexible packaging

TricorBraun to Acquire PBFY

TricorBraun

TricorBraun entered into an agreement to acquire PBFY, a flexible packaging distributors in North America. The acquisition will expand TricorBraun’s flexible packaging division, TricorBraun Flex.

April 7, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Lion Beverage to Open New Beverage Canning Facility

Lion Beverage

The new 250,000 sq ft facility will feature two new state-of-the-art canning lines capable of producing 1600 cans/min, warehouse space for raw and finished goods, as well as a repack area.

April 5, 2022

Sustainability

Uni Refillable Body-Care System Provides Guilt-Free, Luxury Experience

The new Uni line of high-performance, reef-safe body and hair-care products uses a two-part reusable packaging system made up of a simple elegant aluminum shell and an aluminum refill bottle, both created by renowned designer Marc Atlan.

March 30, 2022

Containers

KHS Debuts Retrofits for Existing Packaging Machines

KHS USA, Inc.

The new packaging line retrofits from KHS wrap beverage cans in paper instead of film and can be retrofitted to existing Innopack machines.

March 28, 2022

Flexible packaging

Phoenix Opens Manufacturing Plant in Indiana

Phoenix

Closure manufacturer opens its fifth production site.

March 28, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Loop Reusable Packaging Platform Now in 25 Kroger Stores

Program in 25 Fred Meyer stores allows consumers to purchase products in reusable containers and return empty packs to a collection bin. In other news, Burger King has also launched Loop in five New Jersey stores.

March 24, 2022