Flexibles

DS Smith Plastics appoints Kevin M. Howard as a V.P. of Sales & Marketing

Howard’s Sales & Marketing role will be in the Rapak business in North America.

May 25, 2016

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Contract packaging

Craft brewing—quick hits

As anyone who attended the recent Craft Brewers Conference can readily attest, craft brewing is a happening scene. Here’s a glimpse at developments now unfolding.

May 24, 2016

Containers

Special bottle commemorates a special race

Woodford Reserve®, the Official Bourbon of the Kentucky Derby®, once again honored this year's "Run for the Roses"™ with the release of a Kentucky Derby commemorative bottle.

May 22, 2016

Flexibles

Printpack announces CEO transition to Jimmy Love

Current CEO Dennis Love will continue on as Chairman of the Board.

May 20, 2016

Containers

'Pharmaceutical-style' packaging for bottled cannabis beverage

House of Jane introduces compliant cannabis glass-bottled beverage packaging for Northern California medical market.

May 18, 2016

Material handling

Temperature-Controlled Packaging Demands Out-of-the-Box Thinking

Highly engineered and innovatively designed temperature-controlled packaging is necessary to gain the greatest cost benefit without compromising patient safety.

May 10, 2016

Containers

Putting the shine back in Turtle Wax

A multi-year packaging design project brings a jumble of trigger bottle styles, colors, and labels under one custom, standardized structure, while energizing the look and feel of the brand.

May 8, 2016

Sustainability

Agave is sweeter in 30% plant-based bottle

The first company of its size to switch to a plant-based bottle, Wholesome! transitions from a standard PET bottle to one made with 30% sugarcane.

May 3, 2016

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Skyepharma’s Capsule Filler Addresses Pilot and Clinical Batch Needs

Company’s Basel, Switzerland R&D facility chooses capsule filler due to its dosing accuracy and flexible format.

May 2, 2016

Containers

Plastic Technologies teams with HRSflow and ERMO

This partnership will provide a turnkey commercialization path for single-serve beverage and food capsules.

May 2, 2016

Containers

Sam Adams launches nitro beer in a can

Samuel Adams brings forth three beer varieties under its Nitro Project, using widget can technology that delivers the same thick, creamy foam as delivered from draft.

May 2, 2016

Containers

The scoop on new kitty litter container

Private-label cat litter maker Bentonite goes from a stock to a custom HDPE container, engineering in greater aesthetics, strength, and convenience and lowering costs.

May 1, 2016

Containers

King of Beers crowns new design

Budweiser embraces its ‘macro brew’ status, redesigning its global packaging to reflect the care and detail taken to brew its beer, and its long heritage.

April 30, 2016