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E-commerce/D2C packaging

Fast food chains, e-commerce ‘revolutionizing’ foodservice packaging

New report says considerable change in foodservice packaging is underway with fast food chain growth and e-commerce that enables ordering virtually any food online.

March 27, 2018

Flexibles

Cube-shaped, four-panel pouch wins the superfecta of FPA Awards

The ConservaCube™ cube-shaped, flexible, recyclable stand-up pouch is the auspicious winner of four FPA Awards.

March 27, 2018

Flexibles

Pack becomes a reclosable serving bowl

Perfetti Van Melle's Mentos SHARE-A-BOWL PrimaPak package won not just a Gold award for Packaging Excellence but also two Silver Awards, one for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging and another for Technical Innovation.

March 26, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Low carbon-footprint bottle-to-bottle rPET plant

At The Packaging Conference, co-CEO of rPlanet Earth discusses the company's new plant, which will soon come online, converting post-consumer PET into high rPET-content bottle preforms, sheet, and thermoformed products.

March 24, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Paper bottle breakthrough

Back in the news after a self-imposed hiatus is one of the more intriguing sustainable-packaging initiatives of the past decade.

March 23, 2018

Recycling

Study confirms cleanliness of corrugated shipping containers for produce

Corrugated Packaging Alliance points to research that indicates single-use corrugated minimizes the risk of contamination and supports food safety.

March 22, 2018

Sustainability

The Packaging Conference answers, 'What's new?'

Annual event continues tradition of hosting new innovation, with this year's agenda including bottle-to-bottle recycling, shaped aluminum bottles, form/fill technology, and handled PET containers.

March 22, 2018

Flexibles

Planting soil bag stands out with UV printing

Born in the Pacific Northwest, Whitney Farms makes "down-to-earth products for backyard farmers."

March 22, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Quick picks from TempPack: sideways shippers and temp excursions

From corrugated cold chain considerations to the surprising effects of thermal shipper orientation, TempPack speakers offer important real-world tips.

March 21, 2018

Cartons and boxes

Bath cupcakes blend trends

This personal care product manufacturer shifted package design and structure to accommodate both a new product, and a new channel.

March 21, 2018

Recycling

Packaging standardization and cost-cutting

Variety might be the spice of life, but it can be a challenge for standardization and cost-cutting.

March 20, 2018

Flexibles

Flexibles enter a whole new category

For Life Products of Miramar, FL, won a Gold Award for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging in the FPA competition with its launch of Rejuvenate Marine products in standup pouches.

March 19, 2018