Flexibles

CP 08 paints paths to innovation

It takes a planned strategy, Quaker Foods VP says. Conference gives direction to assembling the right team, and where and how contract packaging enters the mix.

December 5, 2008

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Amazon identifies frustration-free packaging

The online retailer addresses consumer frustrations through Web pages featuring users' videos and photos, recommendations—and those packages that draw consumers' ire.

December 3, 2008

Flexibles

The U.K.'s green milk (containers)

The milk container market in the U.K. exemplifies the sustainable options within an important packaging segment.

December 3, 2008

Recycling

What if...a collapsing bottle could maintain carbonation in soft drinks?

One of the greatest drawbacks in buying large volumes of soda is that the carbonation level of the product changes throughout the lifespan of the product. !”

December 3, 2008

Flexibles

Milk (packaging) gone green

The milk container market is exemplary of sustainable options and developments within one of the most important of all the food and beverage packaging segments.

December 3, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Smaller carbon footprint fits Boots

Retailer Boots is one of a number of U.K. companies proactive on sustainability for its packaged products.

December 3, 2008

Flexibles

Reusable transport packaging comes of age

Rising packaging material and supply-chain costs, environmental pressures, and government regulations make reusable transport packaging an attractive and profitable option.

December 3, 2008

Sustainability

Economic concerns battle convenience for supremacy

Escalating oil costs have an impact on both packagers and consumers, driving new food and beverage packaging trends. But convenience is still top-of-mind for many.

December 3, 2008

Sustainability

Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned From World News

December 3, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

The fourth annual Sustainable Packaging Forum

The fourth annual Sustainable Packaging Forum this September in Denver upheld the event’s past level of program excellence.

December 3, 2008

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Noteworthy Items Gleaned From the World News

The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) and Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) Europe are jointly producing a nontechnical guide to packaging and sustainability, covering the entire lifecycle of the packaging supply chain. The guide, expected to be published next June, will attempt to clarify and define the term sustainable packaging so that supply chain, consumers, and regulators understand what is meant by the term sustainable packaging.

November 17, 2008

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How the growth of Indian women in the workplace is driving ready meal consumption

The number of women in employment is growing fast in India, resulting in Indian women enjoying greater independence, rising incomes, and greater spending power.

November 12, 2008

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U.S. Adaptation of emerging technologies from Japan

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: T.H.E.M.  is a total systems company specializing in the transferring and adopting of Japanese packaging technology to the U.S.

November 11, 2008