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Exercise Information on Food & Beverage Labels Could Be Coming

A new study reveals that labeling food and drinks with how much walking or running is needed to burn them off could help tackle the obesi...

MJS Packaging Appoints Matthew McDonnell as Chair of the Board of Directors

McDonnell has served as a board member since 2010, and as the vice chair and director of business development since 2015.

2020 WorldStar Packaging Award Winners Announced

World Packaging Organisation has announced the 214 winners of the WorldStar Packaging Awards 2020. The judging session was held in Bali i...

Swiffer Partners with TerraCycle on Recycling Program

Swiffer, a pioneer in the quick clean category and used in more than 50 million households worldwide, has partnered with international re...

ABB Robots Ring in the Holiday Season at Bloomingdale’s

Helping New York celebrate the season, 12 ABB robots are interacting with visitors to Bloomingdale’s holiday celebration at th...

JLS Strengthens Sales Team

Packaging industry veteran Ken Harding joins JLS as Director of Applications Engineering and Special Projects.

Patrick Potter of Flexo Wash Awarded Supplier of the Year at TLMI Awards

Presented on an annual basis, the Supplier of the Year Award honors and recognizes an individual for their ongoing volunteer service and ...

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Cans & bottles

Limited Edition Johnnie Walker Celebrates Diwali

Also known as the ‘Festival Of Lights’, Diwali is the largest Indian festival and is celebrated all over the globe. The Johnnie Walker team asked Butterfly Cannon to create a …

Beverage Packaging

New Sustainable Label Material Based on Grass Paper

Grass — sun-dried hay, to be specific — is a major component of this eco-friendly paper by HERMA.. …

Cans & bottles

The Path to Private Label Innovation

Kristen Kazarian

I recently spoke with Todd Maute, partner at brand strategy and design agency CBX, to get a glimpse into how store brands continue to grow and differentiate themselves from larger …

Flexible Packaging

Cheese Snacks Are Out of this World

Moon Cheese has announced new packaging design, new names for existing varieties and the debut of two new varieties to its portfolio. …

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

New Single-Use Steeped Coffee Bags in Biodegradable Packaging

Radio Roasters' new single-use Steeped Coffee Bags reinvents the way imbibers brew and drink specialty coffee, with guilt-free, biodegradable packaging that is fully recyclable and environmentally responsible. …

Robotics

EduCart Workcell Is a Next-Gen Fenceless Robotic Training Program

Developed for use in classrooms, robotics labs and robotics training centers, Yaskawa Motoman’s pre-engineered EduCart™ workcell for education, workforce development, industrial robotics certification programs and Industry 4.0 applications features a …

Cans & bottles

Oat Milk Lattes Supercharged with Antioxidants

Wellness-first coffee brand Pop & Bottle, known for its organic, dairy-free lattes with no refined sugar or junky extras, has launched its new line of functional oat milk lattes, The …

Converters Expo 2020 Returning to Lambeau Field in April

Packaging Strategies' Converters Expo will once again return to Lambeau Field Atrium in Green Bay, WI on April 29-30, 2020 to connect converters and packagers of paper, film and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists and suppliers.

Cans & bottles

Heineken Opens New Production Facility in Mexico

Heineken and KHS are setting standards with the newest and one of the biggest breweries in Mexico on all counts. Besides its impressive proportions, the plant is also a shining example when it comes to ecological and economic sustainability, thanks to four KHS lines.

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Label Applicators from Primera

Label Applicators from Primera

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Blogs

Can Luxury Stop the Throw-Away Fashion Culture?

The acceleration of the ‘fast fashion’ business model has encouraged over consumption and excessive waste in a world enduring environmental crisis.

Package Theft Trends and Precautions

6 Tips to Reducing Logistics Costs in Consumer Goods Distribution

By Kevin Hill

Sustainable Packaging

Corrugated Packaging: An Extraordinary Recycling Success Story

Corrugated packaging is an increasingly noticeable part of daily life, especially in today’s new age of e-commerce. With a business philosophy dedicated to responsibility, the corrugated packaging industry’s recycling track record is miles ahead of any other packaging material.

Columns

Editor's Note: Skimming from the Top

Kristen Kazarian

In the news recently, an article explained that a director of operations at one of these packaging companies had been audited for suspicion of embezzlement. The person expensed more than $170,000 in just three years — and siphoned just over $132,000 of those expenses into a personal account.

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

Boxes Are the Backbone of E-Commerce

Rachel Kenyon

For over a century corrugated packaging has carried products around the world, delivering everything from machine parts to computers and food from point of origin to point of use.

Plan to Attend the 3rd Annual Converters Expo South in Charlotte

Converters Expo South will bring professionals from across the converting industry to the second largest “converting corridor” in the nation to share the latest technology, products, and ideas.

Packaging Strategies

2019 November

In the November issue of Packaging Strategies, we feature a new trend: Re-commerce, brands and Generation Z, resealable closures in food packaging, a pretzel company with filling & weighing equipment for more productivity and much more!

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