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WorldStar Award Winners Announced

World Packaging Organization (WPO) selects winners of WorldStar Awards 2019 in Jinan, China.

OnRobot Opens First U.S. Headquarters

OnRobot, a global leader in end-of-arm tooling for collaborative robots, has opened its first U.S. headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

Hidden Valley Ranch Bottle Wins Package of the Year

The Association for Dressings & Sauces (ADS) announced The Clorox Company the winner of the Package of the Year Award for its Hidden ...

Pharma Tech Names Patty Giebink to Business Development Manager

Pharma Tech Industries, a pharmaceutical contract manufacturer and packager of powder products, has promoted Patty Giebink to B...

Sidel Group Acquires PET Engineering

The Sidel Group has acquired PET Engineering Srl, further expanding the company’s portfolio including beverage and liquid...

A Look at Growth in the Global Packaging Machinery Market

Growth in the global packaging machinery market is expected to reach an estimated $42.2 billion by 2021, up from $36.8 billion in 2016, a...

Eagle Packaging Machinery Is Now EndFlex

Eagle Packaging Machinery LLC will operate under the new name EndFlex LLC, a Florida-based manufacturer of secondary and end-of-line...

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Fruit-Infused Bottled Water Uses Minimalist Design

Australasian drinks company Frucor Suntory has developed True Water, a new range of premium fruit-infused water with design by drinks specialist design agency Denomination. …

Snack Food Packaging

Caramel Corn Packaging Pops on Shelf

Popcorn Charlie’s has released its latest product, Caramel Corn with Peanuts, with an old-school look and bright colors. …

Pharma/Medical Packaging

Tins and Tubes Designed for Cannabis Products

Hoffmann Neopac has introduced recyclable, child-resistant opaque tins for packaging damp and dry cannabis products. …

Snack Food Packaging

The Intelligence Behind Smart Labels

Kristen Kazarian

Smart labels allow retailers and brands to engage directly with consumers, and with manufacturers to track inventory through the supply chain — which, in turn, provides consumers with the transparency …

Beverage Packaging

Co-Packing: Go Beyond Packaging

Rainer Schindler

Many companies outsource the filling and packing of their products to specialized service providers. While the profile of such a contract packer was previously limited to packaging alone, nowadays companies …

Conveyors

Matching Conveyors with Applications

Stacy Johnson

How much do you really know about conveyors? When it comes to specifying a conveyor system to be integrated into a new project, do you know the right questions to …

Cans & bottles

Hot New Non-Alcoholic Beverage Hits Shelves

Chillio is a startup brand created by three friends. Bored with mainstream adult drinks, the trio set out to find an interesting product that would challenge the soft drink category. …

How Brands Can Stand Out with Seasonal Packaging

With the holidays just around the corner, brands should consider whether to release seasonal packaging to encourage impulse buys.

E-Grocery Is Here

Kristen Kazarian

E-commerce has reached the grocery aisles. In fact, online grocery shopping has nearly doubled in the last year. A report by the Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen shows that 49 percent of U.S. consumers are now shopping for groceries online. And retailers from Amazon’s Whole Foods to Target, Kroger and Sam’s Club are investing in it too.

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Blogs

5 Ways to Boost Sales with Countertop Display Packaging

By Kate Hulley

We’re fast approaching the busiest time of the year for retailers and maximizing sales is at the top of retailers’ holiday lists. So how does display packaging impact the choices of shoppers when in the checkout line?

7 Tips for Designing the Perfect Packaging Operation Solutions

By David Roberge

The Allergy Epidemic Effect on Food Manufacturing

By Miguel Campos

Flexible Packaging

Marijuana Packaging: Beyond the Bag

Walt Berghahn

From a packaging perspective, the legalization of marijuana — or more appropriately, taking it from prescription-only use to recreational — isn’t unusually complicated. Protect the product from moisture and oxygen. What about light? I’m not sure, but I guess there are those who will know.

Beverage multipacks

How to Prepare Food & Beverage Packaging for E-Grocery

Alexandre de Souza Carvalho

Do you know how to prepare your packaging for the grocery side of e-commerce? This Q&A, with Tetra Pak's Alexandre de Souza Carvalho, will answer this question and more for food and beverage manufacturers, producers and retailers.

Beer/Wine/Spirits Packaging

The Impact of Packaging on Supply Chain Performance

Henrik Pålsson

Research and practice have demonstrated that packaging is strategically important and has a significant impact on logistics and supply chain performance — and on creating value.

Columns

Advancing Careers for Women in Packaging

Maria Ferrante

Women comprise nearly half of the working population (47.5 percent), yet they are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry — making up only about one-third of the manufacturing workforce in the United States.

Packaging Strategies

2018 November

In this issue of Packaging Strategies, hear about the latest in household packaging, take a look at packaging innovation and trends, and much more!

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