Plastics/resins

Paw-friendly ice melt gets beefed-up package

Morton Salt redesigns the container for its Safe-T-Pet Ice Melt product to provide greater stability, reducing package damage as well as the need for corrugated during pack-outs.

November 18, 2017

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Containers

SOPO: Eco-friendly HBA lotion dispenser

SOPO dispensers will unclutter sink tops, vanities, bathroom showers, and tubs, while eliminating the array of HBA products typically scattered through the average home.

November 16, 2017

Sustainability

Men’s skincare brand debuts sugarcane-based tubes

A new line of flexible tube packaging for Bulldog Skincare for Men uses polyethylene made from sugarcane.

November 14, 2017

Containers

Clear plastic can

S&W Fine Foods International, a Del Monte Pacific Ltd Company, has introduced shelf-stable pineapple chunks and pineapple slices in a retorted plastic can that is currently on store shelves in Seoul, South Korea, and Shanghai, China; plans to expand over the coming year are in place.

November 10, 2017

Containers

Ice cream container boasts spoon-in-lid packaging

Froneri’s new ice cream container allows consumers to enjoy ice cream on-the-go.

November 9, 2017

Labels

Reusable popcorn bucket is a Cinemark blockbuster

The Chilean brand of American Cinemas introduces a reusable popcorn bucket decorated with in-mold labeling that rewards customers’ loyalty and provides sustainability.

November 6, 2017

Plastics/resins

What’s next for the rigid plastic packaging market?

A new study tracks market opportunities for rigid plastic packaging as it is challenged by flexible formats and growing concern over sustainability.

November 4, 2017

Plastics/resins

MJS Packaging Completes Acquisition of Riekes Container

MJS Packaging

Expands Presence in Key Growth Areas.

November 1, 2017

Containers

Glass jar reflects happiness

When this German maker of jams and marmalades launched a new line of fruit spreads, management wanted a custom-designed glass jar for on-shelf differentiation.

November 1, 2017

Containers

Eco Pack Systems: Produce containers

This shipping container, made of food grade material, reduces shipping costs, improves hygiene, and enables customizable point of purchase branding.

October 31, 2017

Containers

Taplast: E-commerce dispensing system

The pump is equipped with a folding and locking nozzle, which completely prevents accidental opening of the pack until the time of the first use by the consumer.

October 31, 2017

Containers

Winery photographs bring Four Winds brand to life

A rebrand for Four Winds Vineyard’s wine labels uses photos taken at the winery, depicting simple items—sheets, dandelions, and pinwheels among them—blowing in the wind.

October 28, 2017

Containers

Pot-set yogurt jar is magnifique

General Mills brings its French-style yogurt to the U.S. in a glass jar used to set the product over eight hours, stabilizing the thick, creamy yogurt, branded Oui by Yoplait, without cornstarch or gelatin.

October 24, 2017