Operational Excellence

Global Pet Food Market Surpassed $94.6 billion in 2019

A new study from PMMI Business Intelligence, “Trends and Drivers Impacting The Pet Food Industry,” reveals North America is the top market for pet food, with an annual growth rate of 4.5% in the next five years.

March 24, 2020

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Sustainable Packaging

Musings on Sustainability

Read what Jim Chrzan, VP of Content & Brand Strategy at PMMI Media Group, and Sean Riley, PMMI’s Senior Director of Media & Industry Communications, had to say about the state of sustainability during a lively conversation at the show earlier this month.

March 23, 2020

Operational Excellence

PACK EXPO East: From the Floor

Did you miss PACK EXPO East? See what Packaging World Editor Matt Reynolds had to say in the “PACK EXPO Rewind Show Floor Findings” podcast with PMMI’s Sean Riley.

March 19, 2020

Flexibles

Flexible ‘Mason Jar’

Winning a Gold Award for Shelf Impact as well as Silver for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging and another Silver for Packaging Excellence was the pre-made stand-up pouch for premium tomato sauces from Predilecta Alimentos Ltd of Brazil.

March 18, 2020

Flexibles

New Kind of Tube Format

UFlex won two more Gold Awards (for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging and for Packaging Excellence) as well as a Silver Award (for Technical Innovation) for its Flexitube Package.

March 17, 2020

Flexibles

Limited-Edition Pouch for Tour de France Features 10,000 Unique Designs

Digital printing has emerged as the primary tool for creating personalized packaging for limited editions, helping Consumer Packaged Goods companies better engage and connect with consumers and generate excitement around their brands.

March 16, 2020

Flexibles

“4D” Bag Combines Best of Rigid, Flexible

Landing itself a Gold Award for Shelf Impact, global film manufacturer Uflex Limited developed a brick-shaped, all panel registered bag/pouch with a handle and re-closable option that can either stand on a shelf or lie down in a stack or on a pallet.

March 13, 2020

Flexibles

Colorful Seal Verification Technology for Medical Device Packaging

Winning an FPA Gold Award in Technical Innovation, Insura™ Seal Verification technology from Amcor Healthcare Packaging offers a “colorful” option for the countless medical device packages that undergo visual inspection.

March 12, 2020

Sustainability

Direct-to-Can Digital Print for Craft Brewer

BrewBoard, a Cambridge-based independent craft brewer in the UK, has expanded its offering of exclusive and original craft beer can designs with direct-to-can digital printing technology.

March 11, 2020

Flexibles

Bold Graphics Celebrate Women’s History

As a female-founded brand, Stacy’s Snacks is intent on empowering and supporting other female entrepreneurs as they launch their own businesses.

March 11, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Flexible Film and the Circular Economy

Peter Fallat, Director of Global Design & Packaging at Hill’s Pet Nutrition, a Colgate-Palmolive company, discusses how flexible films fit into the drive for more sustainable packaging.

March 10, 2020

Flexibles

A Hot Design for a Hot Chip

With a foundation of “snacking without compromise,” Amplify Snack Brands is focused on creating great-tasting snacks without trade-offs in nutrition or convenience.

March 10, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Milwaukee Brewers, S.C. Johnson, Model Circular Economy

By both reducing waste and educating the public about the possibility of a circular economy, this brand and baseball partnership sends a hopeful message.

March 9, 2020