Operational Excellence

Legal Column: GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) Designation Goes to Congress

The GRAS pathway to clearance of the use of substances in packaging and in food is crucially important, and this proposed law has the potential to make enormous changes in various legal obligations.

June 28, 2022

Trends: Page 102

Sustainability

World’s First Tequila in Paperboard ‘Bag-in-Bottle’ Design

Distilled in Jalisco, Mexico, and launching in Sweden, Buen Vato is the world’s first tequila in a bottle-shaped paperboard container and 750-mL metalized PET pouch, made from 84% recycled material.

June 28, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

DHL on E-Commerce Growth: Don’t Ship Air by Air

As a courier, 3PL, and “in-Distribution Center (in-DC)” contract packager, DHL, especially DHL Supply Chain, occupies a unique space in e-comm and packaging.

June 28, 2022

PMMI News

CPG Cobot Use Expected to At Least Double in Next Five Years

CPGs predict cobot usage in packaging will more than double in the next five years, with processing use expected to triple according to PMMI report.

June 27, 2022

Retail display packaging

Point-of-Purchase Displays: A Guide to Increasing Sales

POP displays are increasingly popping up in brand-owners’ strategic planning

June 27, 2022

Contract Packaging

Packaging World News Roundup: Co-Packing and Manufacturing

Current trends and challenges for co-packers and co-manufacturers.

June 23, 2022

Palletizing/depalletizing

nVenia Announces Paul Ferrandino as the Senior Vice President of Sales

Ferrandino will be responsible for evolving nVenia’s capabilities in key accounts and selling of the complete nVenia portfolio.

June 23, 2022

Workforce

Partnerships: One Path to Training to Ease Talent Shortages

Pick your industry. Some long-timers are realizing that the next generation of expertise their teams require isn’t being groomed as they need it.

June 22, 2022

PMMI News

Revived EXPO PACK México Returns, Stronger Than Ever

The show’s return provided the Latin American packaging and processing industry with four days of intense business activity around innovative technologies and unmatched networking opportunities.

June 21, 2022

PMMI News

PACK gives BACK Is Back at PACK EXPO International

Chicago's own legendary STYX brings over four decades of hits for a good cause.

June 20, 2022

Sustainability

Jeffrey Prosinski Appointed to Michelman Board of Directors

Michelman Inc.

Prosinski is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at J.M. Huber Corp.

June 20, 2022

Recycling

J&J Chief Medical Officer Talks Package Design Considerations

In part 2 of this two-part series, we delve into design considerations, including caregiver burnout, as well as some of Dr. Kuffner’s tips for those within and outside the packaging community to prevent unsupervised medication ingestions in kids.

June 17, 2022

Sustainability

BoxMaker University Summer Camp Returns on July 11-15

The BoxMaker, Inc.

The 2nd Annual BoxMaker University Summer Camp virtual event will feature several free webinars and five days of curated digital resource bundles, each focused on a different topic of packaging.

June 17, 2022