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IoPP's Jane Chase Inducted into 2020 Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame

Jane Chase, executive director, IoPP, has been inducted into the 2020 class of the Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame. One of four induc…

J.M. Smucker to Sell Crisco Business to B&G for $550 million

J.M. Smucker will sell its Crisco business to B&G Foods in an all-cash deal valued at about $550 million, as it focuses on pet food, coffe…

Conagra Brands Calls On Employees to Help Create Change with Fundraising Campaign

Conagra Brands has launched "United For Change," a new approach to its national employee fundraising campaign. This initiative encourages e…

AIMCAL Hall of Honor Inducts First Five Members

As part of its 50th-anniversary celebration, the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) has established …

CVS Moves to Digital, Non-Toxic Sales Receipts

As paper receipt usage sees a dramatic reduction because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CVS, the largest U.S. pharmacy chain, is responding to p…

Aluminum Cans Show Highest Circular Performance of U.S. Beverage Packages

A new report assessing three U.S. beverage packaging types — aluminum cans, glass bottles and plastic PET bottles — finds aluminum cans hav…

ProMach Acquires Statco-DSI, a Leader in North American Systems Integration

ProMach, a worldwide leader in packaging machinery solutions, has acquired Statco-DSI Process Systems, a leading provider of integrated san…

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Prepared Foods

New Hygienic eXtended Transport System Aimed at Food, Beverage and Pharma

XTS Hygienic, the stainless steel version of the eXtended Transport System from Beckhoff, is now available in the U.S. The IP69K-rated linear transport solution opens up a wide spectrum of …

Beer/Wine/Spirits Packaging

Cullen's BeerGUARD Biodegrades in 6 Months of Disposal

Designed to safeguard glass bottles and cans during transit to eliminate damages, the NEW beerGUARD from Cullen is made from sustainable molded pulp. Lightweight and quick to pack, this innovative …

Brand Packaging

HEINZ Gets Creative for Halloween with Blood Ketchup

From ketchup-dipped fries as vampire fangs to hot dog “fingers” dripping in ketchup, fans have used HEINZ Ketchup to add deliciously convincing blood to their Halloween celebrations. Now, ahead of …

Beer/Wine/Spirits Packaging

Opportunities and Challenges for Brands Under 2020 Labeling Regulations

Engracia Perez-Prada

As food and beverage manufacturers navigate a consumer audience that has changed its attitudes and behaviors completely, they must also address changing the Nutrition Facts on their labels. Changes to …

Cartoning

Global Packaging Machinery Market to Hit 4.5% CAGR to 2023

A new Freedonia Group analysis projects 4.5% annual growth for the global packaging machinery market through 2023, driven by global increases in manufacturing activity, rising mechanization in developing countries and …

Form-Fill-Seal/Filling & Closing

KHS Reveals New Markets for Compact Flash Pasteurizer

Compact design, high energy efficiency, simple installation and fast commissioning – these are the convincing arguments that speak for the Innopro BoxFlash from KHS. …

Personal Care Packaging

Favia Expands Sustainable Packaging Line with Recycled Cap for Aluminum Tube

After ToBeNaturAL, the aluminium tube with a cap made of compostable material, Favia expands its offer by giving customers the possibility to adopt a recycled plastic cap. …

The Total Package

Kristen Kazarian

The other day I received in the mail something called “LastSwab.” I didn’t have a clue what it was, so I opened the package, and lo and behold: a carrying case for one lone cotton swab.

White Papers

Plant-Based Packaging

To us, it seems only natural to put a plant-based product in a plant-based package. Trees are perennial plants. With a harvest to planting ratio of 1 to 7 trees and a recovery rate of 92 percent, corrugated boxes are made to be remade using both new and recycled plant fibers.

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Blogs

What I Learned from My Freezer

By Stephen Dombroski

Like most people around the world, my family and I have been doing whatever we can to adjust to life under the restrictions that have been put in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the first things we did was determine what supplies we needed to buy to prepare ourselves for a world where we might not be able to leave our house. The first task was to go through our inventory of frozen food.

Speed and Agility — the Engines Behind the New Normal

By Tom Newmaster

Cannabis Industry Ignites Job Market for Design and Packaging

By Tom Newmaster

Sustainable Packaging

A Slice of Goodness – The Importance of Recycling Pizza Boxes

Pizza night is a great tradition in many American households – and this year, an especially popular option for consumers staying home or scaling back on restaurant dining.

Columns

Editor’s Note: Pivot to Virtual

Kristen Kazarian

In addition to world packaging events going all digital, companies themselves have stepped up and taken control of showcasing their new products to a broad audience by creating their own virtual press events.

Sustainable Packaging

A Slice of Goodness: The Importance of Recycling Pizza Boxes

Rachel Kenyon

Pizza night is a tradition in many American households — and this year, an especially popular option for consumers staying home or scaling back on restaurant dining. In July, we learned that pizza lovers have one more reason to feel good about embracing pizza night: It’s now been officially established and agreed that the pizza box is, in fact, recyclable.

Special Reports

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.

Packaging Strategies

2020 October

In our October issue, the PACK EXPO Connects preview will whet your appetite for its new virtual format, applying IIoT technology and analytics, cold cereal trends, marketing as a tool for packaging, exploring tomorrow’s packaging and more.

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