Flexible packaging

Innovation drives Lundberg's new rice packaging

Stand-up, reclosable five-sided pouch provides competitive differentiation, shelf presence, and consumer benefits.

March 1, 2013

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

'Go-Green' thermoforms distinguish seafood launch

A high-end, value-added line of seafood products aimed at the retail market takes advantage of an unusual tray-making technology that reduces carbon footprint.

February 28, 2013

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Industry Watch

A quick run-down on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people.

February 28, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

New materials recycling challenges addressed

When it comes to packaging materials, innovation and recycling are sometimes at odds.

February 28, 2013

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Sustainable gains in corrugated packaging

By some estimates, corrugated packaging is used to package 90% of all products for retail distribution in the U.S. It’s practical, useful, economical, renewable, and recyclable.

February 28, 2013

Flexibles

Innovation is king

The winning entries of the Flexible Packaging Association’s 57th annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards feature innovative enhancements that integrate consumer trends and needs with technical advancements in materials, graphics, structure, and sustainability to produce outstanding flexible packaging solutions. In all, 78 flexible packages were submitted into the 2013 competition by 29 flexible packaging companies. Of those, 25 packages will be honored with 29 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards within one or more categories including Packaging Excellence, Printing Achievement, Technical Innovation, and Environmental & Sustainability Achievement.

February 27, 2013

Containers

Arizona’s first seasonal canned beer series

SanTan Brewing Co., one of Arizona’s fastest growing breweries and a leader of the Arizona canned craft beer revolution, is launching an exciting new CanVenture: Arizona’s first ever seasonal canned beer series.

February 27, 2013

Containers

Cans are catching on

Beer, mead, sparkling water, energy drinks—the marketers behind these and other beverages are lately finding aluminum cans very much to their liking.

February 26, 2013

Cartons and boxes

Aveda shines light on water conservation

This year’s Light the Way candle, a part of Earth Month at Aveda, raises money for clean water causes, while utilizing sustainable packaging materials.

February 25, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability opportunities 'beyond the package'

New AMERIPEN brochure emphasizes the importance of looking at the entire product and packaging system when considering sustainability.

February 22, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

GreenBlue to offer standardized packaging design assessment

Organization leverages its COMPASS life cycle-based design software to provide packaging analysis for more sustainable package design.

February 22, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

PP container showcases goat's cheese

Highly-transparent Ppure polypropylene containers have been chosen by leading Dutch goat’s cheese manufacturer Bettinehoeve for a range of its successful products.

February 21, 2013

Containers

Nutritional drink differentiates through clean simplicity

Health drink Rumble distinguishes itself in the crowded functional beverage category through a clean, uncluttered design with artwork chosen to appeal to the emotions.

February 20, 2013