Case/Tray Packing

Gentle Case Packing Cures Broken Bottle Blues

The ascendancy of contract packaging means that once-neglected bottling lines are coming back strong. Here’s how Yards Brewing switched drop pack operations to pick and place, reducing scrap to the minimum, both for its own and its contract customers.

March 8, 2024

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Contract Packaging

Guardpack Appoints New GM to Drive Market Expansion and Sustainability

Guardpack

New General Manager James Tucker will work to increase wet wipe provider Guardpack's reach and sustainable solutions.

February 27, 2024

PMMI News

PACK EXPO East Continues to Expand with Largest Show to Date

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

The East Coast’s largest and most comprehensive packaging and processing show includes over 100,000 net square feet of exhibit space dedicated to the latest solutions and innovations for 40+ vertical markets.

January 10, 2024

Containers & Closures

Accessible Lidding Your Partner Won't Have to Open For You

Traditional jarred products on a store shelf require more than 40 in-lb of torque to open, with some requiring more than 50 in-lb of torque. With the EEASY Lid, it only takes an average of 9 in-lb of torque to open a jar.

February 16, 2024

Contract Packaging

Shawkpak Demerges from Parent Company

Shawpak

U.K.-based medical device contract packaging company Riverside Medical Packaging Ltd announces the demerger of their business unit Shawpak.

February 12, 2024

Contract Packaging

James Alexander Corp. Expands Facility by 40%

James Alexander Corp.

The new space at the New Jersey facility will fuel the production of single-use dispensing systems and two new company-made automated swabbing machines.

February 8, 2024

Contract Packaging

Goodwin Company Unveils New Liquid Filling Lines

Goodwin Company

Chemical contract manufacturer Goodwin Company has incorporated the high-speed Line 0 and Line 2 filling lines at their Georgia facility that can fill most flowable liquids.

January 22, 2024

Contract Packaging

High Growth in 2024 Predicted for Contract Packaging Industry

Pharmapack Europe research predicts increased usage of contract packagers and contract manufacturers within the pharma industry due to increased development and launches of specialty and biologic medicines.

January 11, 2024

Contract Packaging

Co-Manufacturer Recalls 66.5 Tons of Turkey Kielbasa for Possible Bone Fragments

The Parkview brand retail product—which is sold at Aldi—was recalled after consumer complaints about bone pieces found in the sausages, with one minor oral injury reported.

January 9, 2024

Contract Packaging

Illinois Meat Processor Recalls 3.3 Tons of Ground Beef for Possible E. coli Contamination

The recalled beef was shipped to distributors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan for further distribution to foodservice customers.

January 2, 2024

Contract Packaging

Prepare for EPR Regulations and Trends Affecting the Industry

Megatrends, consumer sentiment, and EPR regulations are soon coming into play, driving the industry’s future and impacting manufacturers.

December 21, 2023

Contract packaging

TGI Fridays Chicken Bites Recalled Due to Possible Plastic Contamination

Simmons Prepared Foods is recalling 26,550 lb of the frozen, boneless retail product after the company received customer complaints about clear, hard plastic found under the breading of the bites.

December 15, 2023

Shrink wrapping

Goodwin Adds E-Commerce Shrink-Wrap Machine

Goodwin Company

Contract manufacturer Goodwin Company's shrink-wrap machine allows brands to do what Amazon does at a significantly reduced cost.

December 14, 2023