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Clear Seas Releases Data From Food, Beverage Manufacturers’ Perspective

The Coronavirus outbreak is a human tragedy with very real business and economic consequences. Business leaders globally are in uncharted...

Institute of Packaging Professionals Announces Education Scholarship Winners

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has chosen the recipients of its 2020 Scholarship opportunities. Students applied fo...

Colgate-Palmolive Donates Bars of Soap for WHO Campaign

Colgate-Palmolive to ramp up soap production at five factories to donate 25 million bars of soap in special packaging with proper hand-wa...

The U.S. Food Supply Is Safe, Say Sources

The FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response said that "we don’t believe that food packaging is a common route of ...

ABB Offers Free Digital Services to Keep Customers Moving Forward

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation business will offer key software services free of charge...

More Consumers Move to Click and Pick-Up Curbside

As the world continues to grapple with the deadly coronavirus and social distancing guidelines extended through April 30th, a growing num...

Dow to Begin Producing Hand Sanitizer at 4 Additional Factories

Five Dow sites are expected to produce more than 200 metric tons, equivalent to more than 880,000 8-oz. bottles of hand sanitizer, which ...

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New Products & Materials

Meler's Micron+ Adhesive Systems Improve Packaging Line Efficiency

Key benefits include an innovative tank construction that ensures uniform melt temperatures with no hotspots, char or waste; a horizontal piston pump design that provides consistent, direct adhesive feed; and …

Flexible Packaging

Trolls Take Over Lay's Poppables Snacks

Lay's® Poppables™ launches limited-edition bags featuring five characters from upcoming "Trolls World Tour" film and bags also feature on-pack code as part of sweepstakes in which fans can win free …

Coronavirus Coverage

New Podcast: How Distilleries Can Help Battle the Coronavirus

Cardinal Spirits, a craft distillery based in Bloomington, IN shares provides distilleries with its directions on how to make hand sanitizer. …

Closures/Lids

100% Recyclable Lidding Film Makes Food Packaging Easier to Recycle

CPPeel® polypropylene lidding film from Profol is an alternative to lidding films containing aluminum, metallized PET or paper/polyethylene. Used in conjunction with a cup made of polypropylene makes the entire …

Beverage Packaging

Dalston's Soda Secondary Packaging Offers Soda with Soul

Dalston’s Soda worked with B&B studio to design outer boxes for shipping that reinforce its ‘soda with soul’ brand positioning. The delivery boxes help create further brand love from existing …

Robotics

New Human-Collaborative Robot Offers 20 kg Payload for Variety of Tasks

The industry’s first IP67-rated collaborative robot, the HC20XP by Yaskawa, is equipped for continuous use in damp or splash-prone environments. …

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

Sun-Maid Updates Logo, Graphics for Modern Packaging Design

Sun-Maid, the whole fruit snack brand, is unveiling a new look and feel through its packaging to reflect simplicity and transparency. Sun-Maid's iconography has been one of the most recognizable …

Repurposing During the Pandemic

As we adjust to life in lockdown due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, people are finding more time and motivation than ever before to clear out their cupboards and get creative with their findings. And, with restrictions on shopping habits set to essential items only, consumers are now coming to realize the worth of their old goods.

White Papers

The Promise of Connected Packaging: From brand protection to consumer engagement

It is now well accepted that virtually all brands, from the utmost recognized to the newly eager, face an unprecedented onslaught of counterfeiting and gray market trading. In emerging countries, this menace is bold and audacious, with outright fakes appearing in the open marketplace. In developed countries, the problem is equally insidious due to online propagation of counterfeit products through e-commerce platforms.

Classifieds

Blogs

Staying Competitive with Automation

By John Kuhnz

Faster speeds often equal higher rates of production, which can lead to greater profits. Of course, simply cranking up the speed of your conveyors won’t get you there — but automation will.

Made in America: Automating for Growth

6 Common Mistakes Made with Structural Packaging Projects

By David Bicknell

Columns

A Pit in the Stomach

It seems that the U.S-China trade war is slowing. According to National Public Radio, the president agreed to relax some of the tariffs he imposed on Chinese imports. In exchange, Beijing has agreed to buy more American products and make other changes.

Pharma/Medical Packaging

HCPC Celebrates 30 Years of Improving Pharma Packaging

Walt Berghahn

In 2020 the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council celebrates its 30th anniversary. In that time, HCPC has witnessed dramatic changes in the pharmaceutical market, and our mission has evolved to meet the changing landscape of the healthcare industry.

Personal Care Packaging

Don't Make These 4 Mistakes When Starting a Subscription Service

Chris Crane

The craze for a "subscription for everything" may make you think just having a great subscription box idea is the winning recipe, but there's a lot more to it. Consumers aren't just interested in a box's products but aspects like its delivery cycle, quality assembly and optimal return policy. Here are four mistakes you should avoid when starting a subscription box service.

Rigid Containers

What’s in Your Sustainability Tool Kit?

Jorge Izquierdo

Regardless of where companies currently stand on the sustainability spectrum, there is always room for growth — and certainly the demand to support it. As consumer awareness of sustainable brand practices grows, there are some considerations that companies must make to catch up or stay ahead of the curve.

Packaging Strategies

2020 March

In this issue of Packaging Strategies we have the annual Packaging Outlook, covering flexible and rigid plastics, glass, metal cans, paperboard and corrugated, as well as packaging machinery & automation and packaging design. Also covered is the trend of less is more in beverage branding, how dispensers can make or break a brand experience, one conveying company that’s setting the bar in vertical farming, a dairy manufacturer that moved to plant-based products and more. Enjoy!

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