Material handling

Factory Plants and Offices Coming Out of COVID-19

Stats show improvements in quotation index levels but an increase of denial of access into CPG plants.

October 14, 2020

Logistics/Supply Chain: Page 17

Flexible packaging

Baby Food Brand Grows Up

Babyblends maker Little Spoon has expanded its product offerings to include supplements/vitamins and a line of plated meals for the younger set in just a few short years, while also selling solely direct-to-consumer.

October 13, 2020

Material handling

Authentix Acquires Traceless Authentication Group

Authentix

Authentix acquired the Traceless Authentication Group from Bibliotheca, Inc.

October 9, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Reusable Packaging for Food and Beverage: 6 Innovation Trends to Watch

Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

Reusable packaging has long been integral to the food and beverage sector – and will continue to be as the latter industry makes its way to a digitized, automated, and more sustainable future.

September 24, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Pact, LLC Joins COSTHA

PACT

Pact, LLC joined the Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA), an industry association devoted to promoting dangerous goods transportation compliance both domestically and abroad.

September 10, 2020

Material handling

DataLase and Macsa ID Announce Partnership

DataLase Ltd

DataLase announced a distribution agreement with Macsa ID where both companies will offer a complete solution to brands and converters utilizing DataLase’s coding and marking technologies and Macsa’s global distribution network.

September 3, 2020

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Traceability for Mangoes in Mexico

This Mexican company, leader in the export of fresh mangoes, has automated the traceability process in its secondary packaging and made it profitable, by integrating the latest generation Squid Ink printing equipment with automatic data collection.

August 25, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Morris Packaging Named Best Packaging Supplier for Sustainability

Morris Packaging

Morris Packaging announced it was named Best Packaging Supplier for Sustainability by the Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC).

August 24, 2020

Material handling

Can Shortages Hit Food and Beverage Industries

Supply chain issues with aluminum, steel, and tin cans are ramping up as COVID-19 changes buying patterns, resulting in a trickle-down effect on product offerings and time-to-market.

July 28, 2020

Material handling

Eltronis’ Holographic Labels Help Deter Counterfeiters

Eltronis

Eltronis, a speciality security printer, aided in the resurgence of two pharmaceutical brands that saw massive falls in sales due to Russian counterfeiters.

July 24, 2020

Workforce

Packaging Pros Bullish on Security & Salary Despite Uncertainty

Packaging seems insulated from much of the economic fallout of COVID-19, though not everyone is fairing equally. Women, for instance, seem to be entering the industry, and soon should be matriculating into higher salaried positions left by retiring men.

July 14, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Opinion: As COVID-19 Precipitates Big Consumer Shift, Omnichannel Adapts

In the wake of COVID-19, expect a new landscape to emerge that reveals a shift in the balance between the channels that constitute "omnichannel." An as-of-yet unknown portion of the increased reliance on e-comm is likely to be permanent.

June 4, 2020

Operational Excellence

Economic Outlook: 2020 and Beyond

Discussing the current economic outlook amidst a “double black swan event,” Alex Chausovsky of ITR Economics presented “Guidance in an Uncertain Economy” last week as part of PMMI’s Executive Leadership Conference.

May 18, 2020