Containers

Can design brings color to the outdoor paint category

Packaging for exterior paints from U.K. start-up Thorndown uses colors, imagery, and typography inspired by England’s West Country that bring color and character to the category.

June 2, 2018

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Containers & Closures

Snapple switches to PET, but keeps the shape, cap, and ‘pop’

A new PET bottle with metal closure—a U.S. first for beverages—replaces Snapple’s glass package, keeping the satisfying snap of the cap when it opens as well as other iconic features.

May 26, 2018

Containers

Commemorative bottle for McIlhenny

McIlhenny Company, producers of TABASCO® brand products, has introduced a 150th Anniversary bottle for the world’s most famous pepper sauce.

May 25, 2018

Containers

Baby Dove's new bundle of joy

A gift pack from Baby Dove uses a clean, white basket that is perfect for store-shelf display and doubles as a collapsible, reusable, and portable storage container for new parents.

May 20, 2018

Containers

Sabra brings a fresh look to the table

Hummus category leader redesigns the packaging graphics for its dip containers to emphasize the brand’s plant-based ingredients, while making its 50 SKUs easier to shop on shelf.

May 13, 2018

Containers

Art Deco-inspired bottle for gin celebrates distiller’s ‘shining light’

To commemorate its 200th anniversary, family-owned distiller WH Palmer introduces a bottle that honors the ‘shining light’ of the family, bon viveur and gin-lover Angela Palmer.

May 12, 2018

Sustainability

RPCs face off against single-use corrugated for fresh produce

Foundation conducts study to learn which is more environmentally friendly for the packaging, shipping, and storage of fresh produce: reusable plastic containers or corrugated cases.

April 28, 2018

Labels

Pfizer selects Needle-Trap labels for biosimilar

Pairing of epoetin biosimilar and needle protection labels is a first with medication used for the treatment of anemia.

April 26, 2018

Plastics/resins

Package redesigns for e-commerce

Two brands—The Honest Company and Consolidated Mills—redesign their product packaging to make e-commerce shipment of the items less prone to leaking and damage.

April 22, 2018

Material handling

E-commerce and packaging, from all angles

Top-of-mind CPG concerns around e-commerce packaging are addressed, including package design, sustainability, specialized packaging equipment, and Amazon’s packaging requirements.

April 22, 2018

Flexibles

Supplement maker launches recycling program

Consumers can now recycle supplement and vitamin packaging through Twinlab’s Supplement the Earth Recycling Program, while earning money for non-profits, schools, or charitable organizations.

April 14, 2018

Plastics/resins

Clear bottle offers consumers ease of use

The 900-g Euro Squeeze multilayer polypropylene bottle from RPC Corby will carry Greek food manufacturers new Sandwich Creams line.

April 11, 2018

Containers

Shapely throwback bottle

Appealing to millennials’ penchant for throwback designs, The 1970 is a ready-to-drink vodka cocktail. Launched last year by entrepreneur Ikeda Feingold, the family recipe-based drink is made with 19 exotic fruits, spices, and botanicals. It’s also 70 proof, hence the name. The bottle's offset neck is of particular interest.

April 9, 2018