Contract Packaging

New workflow technologies that add muscle to CP

Emerging software can help co-packers drive inefficiencies from manufacturing lines and cut packaging design time. Those savings are passed to customers.

December 9, 2007

Trends: Page 544

Contract Packaging

Finding the right external adviser

Outside experts exist to help create a win-win situation for all parties involved by validating what’s working and bringing new ideas to improve existing problems. Compliance with new regulations becomes less complicated with guidance from industry experts.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Increase partnership efficiency through a third-party adviser

Some CPG companies are embracing outside experts to identify untapped opportunities in working with co-packers to get products to market faster.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Drivers of private-label growth

In 2006, private-label brands represented 20.5% of all product units purchased and $68.6 billion in sales in the United States, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Private label's domino effect on co-packing

It’s going beyond packaging products. Retailers are requiring packagers to extend into trends analysis, forecasting, and inventory in trying to compete with national brands.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Minding the logistics side

The logistics involved in packaging products as complex as the Blink line require seamless communication and planning well in advance, says Rand Direct’s Matt Kern, who coordinated the work flow.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Executing 'design to manufacture'

Honeywell turns to a ‘virtual factory’ in creating products that organize mom’s car. A contract packager takes the point in assuring that a design concept works in production.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

cp 07 conference - drills down on industry's hot trends

Sold-out event focuses on convergence in packaging and logistics, operational excellence, and insights from Procter & Gamble, Alcoa, Coca-Cola, and Alberto-Culver.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

DePaul Industries names CEO

David Shaffer has been appointed CEO at DePaul Industries to lead the company’s northwest expansion.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

California co-packer adding capacity

Winterborne Inc., a company that provides contract packaging, warehousing, and fulfillment services, is expanding its manufacturing capacity to produce more of its EnviroShell packaging.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Art meets science at Alpha Packaging

When Alpha Packaging opened a 120,000-sq-ft manufacturing and warehousing facility in early 2007 in Jacksonville, FL, the blow molder of plastic bottles and jars had to consider all the usual issues of designing a functional plant.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Raani moves to new facility near Chicago

Raani Corp., a certified, FDA-registered personal care contract packager and private-label manufacturer, has relocated its Chicago-based international operations to suburban Bedford Park, IL.

December 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

Cloud Packaging adds strength

Cloud Packaging Solutions LLC has acquired Automated Packaging Inc. and Nature Clan Products LLC (known together as Automated Packaging) in Winder, GA. Automated Packaging is a full-service contract manufacturer and packager of high-speed liquid filling applications.

December 9, 2007