Workforce

Shannon Few Named Vice President and General Manager of The Packaging School

In this newly created position, Few will be responsible for driving profitable growth and overseeing all aspects of day-to-day operations.

May 6, 2022

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Contract Packaging

GreenSeed Contract Packaging Names Brad Meridith Director, Customer Service Management

Long-term growth strategist Brad Meridith, director of customer service management, offers CPGs one point of contact for innovative packaging solutions at GreenSeed Contract Packaging.

May 6, 2022

Retail display packaging

SOMIC Packaging Completes First U.S. Factory Acceptance Test

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

SOMIC Packaging representatives conducted the first Factory Acceptance Test of a retail-ready packaging machine in North America at GOYA Foods.

May 6, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sidel Receives Certification for its Vocational Training Programs

Sidel Group

Sidel received French Qualiopi Certification for its global training methodology, reinforcing its commitment to provide additional value to customers through long-term support programs.

May 5, 2022

Beverage

Live at the Craft Brew Conference: Is the Pint Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Pandemic-related channel shifts subsided in 2021, and on-premise sales bounced back, but there are both encouraging and concerning signs for the craft brew industry. Brewers Association's Bart Watson captures the landscape in his State of the Industry.

May 4, 2022

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Chris Frank Named Vice President, Operations for BW Flexible Systems

BW Flexible Systems

As a member of BW Flexible Systems’ executive leadership team, Frank will direct leadership for the engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and field service teams across the company’s global locations.

May 4, 2022

Workforce

Mars’ Allison Lin Champions Women in Packaging

Mars, Inc. Global VP of Packaging Sustainability Allison Lin shares her journey in the packaging industry, providing advice to other women seeking a career in the field, and shares Mars’ efforts to enhance inclusiveness in the workforce.

May 4, 2022

Digital Transformation

Digital Workflow Tools for Knowledge Transfer Across Operations

J.M. Smucker, Covestro, Pretium use digital workflows for factory, field workers.

April 22, 2022

Retail display packaging

Smurfit Kappa UK Acquires Atlas Packaging

Smurfit Kappa Group

Smurfit Kappa UK Limited, a manufacturer of paper-based packaging products acquired Atlas Packaging, an independent corrugated packaging provider.

May 3, 2022

Operational Excellence

In-process Package Testing for the Manufacturing Process

For many medical device manufacturers (MDMs), it is an accomplishment to bring their packaging and sealing operations in-house.

May 2, 2022

Plastics/resins

TricorBraun Appoints Senior Leadership Roles

TricorBraun

TricorBraun named Scott Beamer Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Declan McCarthy, who has been appointed President, TricorBraun Europe. Both report to President and CEO Court Carruthers.

May 2, 2022

Operational Excellence

How Will Inflation Affect Packaging Material Costs in 2022?

In light of the Russia-Ukraine war, new report provides the 12-month inflation outlook in North America for packaging materials, including plastic, paper, glass, and aluminum.

May 2, 2022

Workforce

Women Drive Innovations in Sustainable Packaging, Digital Printing

A recent issue of Packaging World magazine covers sustainable packaging innovations from Mars, Aveda, and Brita Water and new direct-to-shape digital can printing—all led by women.

April 29, 2022