Recycling

Pharmapack Europe covered lots of ground

Exclusive coverage fom Pharmapack Europe includes strategies for handling injectables, updates on new regs for med devices, and a look at the challenges of veterinary drugs.

April 1, 2015

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Containers

New materials, equipment address consumer trends

The Packaging Conference 2015 brings announcements on new materials and technologies developed in response to consumer trends, both new and ongoing.

April 1, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Ready-made steel-cut oats in a retort carton

Steel cut oats, made from whole oat groats, are an excellent source of protein, soluble and insoluble fiber, and select vitamins and minerals.

April 1, 2015

Contract packaging

Progress in paper bottles

In case you hadn’t noticed, the race for a paper bottle is on.

April 1, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Half-day workshop on PackML at The Automation Conference

The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC), in partnership with The Automation Conference 2015, is presenting a half-day workshop on implementing PackML to increase productivity.

March 31, 2015

Home

Anuga FoodTec: IML thermoforming, stand-up pouches, and faster pouch filling

Packaging professionals are accustomed to seeing in-mold labels applied by injection-molding systems, but at Anuga FoodTec they saw a fascinating variation on the IML theme.

March 27, 2015

Sustainability

Tetra Pak reports environmental gains on 2020 goals

The company moves toward its 2020 goals with higher access to carton recycling and increased awareness of resource scarcity, among other new solutions.

March 26, 2015

Reusable/Returnable

Guidelines, best practices for food safety of RPCs issued

A working group of the Reusable Packaging Assn. develops recommendations for retailers, growers, and providers of RPCs to strengthen food safety around RPCs.

March 26, 2015

Labels

A vodka bottle as instant messaging system?

MEDEA adds functionality to its LED-enabled vodka bottle, coupling it with Bluetooth technology and a proprietary app that lets users set and display scrolling messages remotely.

March 25, 2015

Contract packaging

Back to the Roots ‘undoes’ it again with new cereal, outside help

Back to the Roots is at it again — growing nationally and “undoing” processed foods with more outsourcing help, new packaging and some wild new products bound for national retailers.

March 25, 2015

Contract Packaging

Hall of Fame and scholarship support packaging’s past, present and future

Among the latest developments for the Contract Packaging Association (CPA) is an honor given to one industry veteran for decades of service, and a new program that will help encourage the industry veterans of tomorrow.

March 25, 2015

Recycling

Packaging innovations at Anuga FoodTec

Using innovative packaging to reclaim market share lost to private label knockoffs is a strategy that brands are embracing frequently these days, and examples of it at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne, Germany, were in abundance.

March 25, 2015

Sustainability

Keurig coffee-to-go pods are recyclable

A new hot beverage pod from Keurig, the K-Mug, joins two other pod formats for the Keurig 2.0 brewing system that are now available in recyclable polypropylene.

March 24, 2015