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Absolut Vodka Restages its Flavors Line in Bold Strokes

New packaging design aligns with the refresh of Absolut’s original vodka bottle, but adds a brushstroke of color to differentiate varieties as well as continue the company’s history of using the bottle as a canvas.

Divine Flavor opted for StePacs PET stand-up pouch to preserve quality with a minimal footprint.

Produce Packaging Ripe for Innovation

From European plastic bans to consumers pushing for what they perceive to be more sustainable packaging, produce companies are finding ways to maintain or improve shelf life while contributing to a circular economy.

The HG-KR23K servo puts motion control logic within the drive itself, taking the load off of the PLC and simplifying programming.

Precise Automation Required for Pick-and-Pack Machine

Using Mitsubishi Electric servo motors and intelligent drives enabled Hamrick Manufacturing to create a machine with a lower cost controller that reduced changeover times by nearly 98%.

An eight-count box of cookies uses two universal inserts to protect the cookies during transit.

Levain Bakery Builds a Better E-commerce Box

A 200% increase in online orders driven by the pandemic impels NYC-based bakery to design a new shipper that better protects its famed but fragile chocolate-chip cookies, reduces the complexity of the packaging, and brings the brand to life.

Äkta's design uses up to seven colors, which offers flexibility on which color they lean on for which variety.

3 Examples of Cannabis Packaging in 2022

Looking for inspiration? Check out these stories on QR codes for authentication, a right-sized vape pod carton update, and a colorful paper tube for cartridges and concentrates.

Craft Brew at a Crossroads

The pint glass is either half full or half empty for craft brewers—which it is depends entirely on how individual operations plan to navigate a doubly disruptive suite of consumer changes.

TruFood produces millions of nutrition bars each week, which are sold at retail and club stores throughout North America and Europe, and online.

Sanitary Conveyor Improves Food Safety, Uptime for Co-Manufacturer

As the nutrition bar market took off and TruFood embarked on expansions, Luxme’s SaniLux conveyor provided an improved ingredient delivery system to speed production and sanitation, while reducing allergen cross-contamination.

Currently Defunkify’s packaging for its liquid laundry detergent products consists of high-density polyethylene bottles made with 25% post-consumer recycled material.

Defunkify Helps Remove 41K Pounds of Ocean Plastic

To offset its plastic packaging footprint, bio-based household cleaning products company Defunkify partners with rePurpose Global to help fund the removal of plastic waste headed into marine ecosystems

MAB’s new facility makes Mike’s Hard Lemonade, White Claw Hard Seltzer, and other ready to drink brands and will provide increased capacity to keep up with consumer demand in the eastern U.S.

Mark Anthony Brewing Goes for the Gold Standard

The largest and most technologically advanced brewery built in the U.S. in the past 28 years, a 1.3 million-sq-ft highly automated, fast-track greenfield facility wins a Manufacturing Innovation Award from ProFood World.

The stroke of the LinMot actuator in the Forpak application - this graphic demonstrates the footprint of the axis.

OEM's Head-to-head Pneumatic vs. Servo Test Shows CPGs Savings

Stacking equipment manufacturer Forpak devised a test to see how incumbent pneumatic actuators stacked up against newer mechatronic servo technology, specifically on a frozen food stacking and laning application. These are the results.

One of Mars’s reusable packaging pilots involved running tests with the Loop reusable packaging platform across multiple brands, including cat food.

Mars Faces Challenges of Flexible Packaging-based Portfolio

Allison Lin, Global VP of Packaging Sustainability at Mars shares how the company is exploring a range of alternatives to multilayer flexible packaging for greater circularity.

The Markoprint integra PP 108 can achieve speeds of up to 150 meters/min at a resolution of 360 dpi.

QuickFresh Automates Nutrition Label Printing

This prepared meal delivery company improved flexibility and throughput with a full-color variable printer for cartonboard sleeves.

'It’s easier to start with sustainability from the beginning rather than try to pivot when you’re big. I think that’s a huge opportunity for a startup,' Azan says.

Emerging Brand Prioritizes Product Education on Package

Annette Azan, the Founder and CEO of Nuudii System, has been an executive in the fashion business her entire career. More than 11 years ago, Azan got the opportunity to make a garment of her own.

Eric Greenberg, contributor

Legals Side: Exploring Contracts etc.

The bottom line is that it’s important to make sure whenever possible to enter a written contract that is clear and complete. But, you'll be surprised to hear, it's not always the end of the world when a contract isn't in place, in certain circumstances.

Sterling Anthony, CPP, Contributor

Reducing Risk for Slack-fill Packaging Lawsuits: Part Two

Last month’s article concluded with this distinction: a defense strategy is reactive. Instead, a proactive approach—with its focus on lawsuit avoidance—should be a component of packaging management.

Insider Column: Market Challenges Trigger Creative Responses

These tough times are a laboratory for packaging innovation as brands and CPGs look for creative solutions to unprecedented hurdles.

Liplid By Liplid

Fiber-Based Drink Lids Adopted in Swedish Foodservice Chain

Every year, more than 300 billion plastic lids, equivalent to 1.5 million tons of plastic, are produced, and many of them end up as litter in the world’s oceans.

Veritas Fine Cannabis packaging QR codes lead back to a strain card on the company’s website that provides even more detailed information not included on the label.

Veritas Uses On-Pack QR Codes for its Cannabis to Provide Product Transparency

Denver-based cannabis company Veritas adds QR codes to its packaging that enable consumers to find detailed information on the specific cannabis strain and where the product is available for future purchase.

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