Contract Packaging

Home mushroom farming, fish-gardening and other supply chain collaboration challenges

Offbeat brand Back to the Roots uses co-packers to gain national retail prominence; co-packers and other suppliers add insights at supply chain collaboration panel at Pack Expo.

November 10, 2014

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Roberts PolyPro Presents Innovative High Speed Handle Applicator

This up to 600 bottles-per-minute applicator creates 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 packs. Operator time is minimized thanks to an innovative new roll-feed system. The cost of both dies and handles have been significantly reduced, thereby reducing acquisition costs.

November 5, 2014

Sustainability

Offset printing for carded packaging

Offset printing from CardPak is an economical way to use four-color process inks for rackable carded packaging.

November 3, 2014

Flow wrapping

Flow wrapper, feeder speed chocolate production

Charitable chocolate producer installs a new horizontal flow wrapper with six-belt feeding system to more than triple output, simplify cleaning and maintenance, and reduce waste.

November 1, 2014

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Sliced fresh meats in a thermoformable paper-based pack

Migros, the well known and influential supermarket chain based in Switzerland, has launched a paper-based barrier tray that represents a 60% reduction in plastic content.

November 1, 2014

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Boston 'cold chain' event moves toward supply chain integrity

Regulatory issues, GDPs, logistics, and ‘last mile’ issues dominate discussion at the 12th Annual Cold Chain GDP & Temperature Management Logistics Global Forum in Boston.

November 1, 2014

Plastics/resins

Skincare balm comes in 3D-printed, PLA container

Anita’s Balm founder brings package manufacturing in-house, creating a custom twist-up container resembling a mini amphora jar, made from compostable PLA resin.

November 1, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Make your sustainable packaging stick

To design successful sustainable packaging, follow these tips to determine your objectives and execute your resulting strategy.

November 1, 2014

Containers

Travel light with ultra-slim personal care packs

A new credit card-sized, portable liquid container for on-the-go personal care products recently launched by Miists Intl., LLC of Phoenix just might be the thinnest, most convenient travel pack on the market.

November 1, 2014

Plastics/resins

Engineering plastics’ properties drive adoption globally

Processing ease and toughness will help plastics reach $86.42 billion by 2020, predicts Frost & Sullivan.

October 29, 2014

Sustainability

Coca-Cola is first to use bio-based drink carton

Honored with an award by the Brazilian Packaging Assn., Coca-Cola’s Del Valle Reserva juice brand is the first to use a drink carton incorporating LDPE films from sugarcane.

October 28, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Starch technology yields eco-friendly pack for pasta

Improving the environment while increasing food freshness are dual benefits from the new packaging for Valley Fine Foods of Benicia, CA.

October 24, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Does food residue impact the recycling of foodservice packaging?

The Foodservice Packaging Institute completes a second study to understand whether food contamination is a real or perceived barrier to recovering more packaging materials.

October 23, 2014