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Purdue Northwest College of Technology Awarded 2020 PMMI Packaging Scholarship

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has chosen Purdue Northwest College of Technology as its 2020 recipient of…

The Future of the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector

From nearly 100 global and local reports, case studies and insights from experts including McKinsey, Mintel and Nielsen, a report by Davids…

WPO and WDO Partner for Sustainability and Packaging Education

World Design Organization (WDO) and World Packaging Organisation (WPO) have formalized a partnership to leverage their shared commitment fo…

Free Meat Packaging Webinar

Do you need to reduce labor and achieve lower total cost? Do you face tough competition in this increasingly cost-sensitive world? Can you …

Can Manufacturers Institute, Ardagh and Crown Offer Grants for Aluminum Can Recycling

The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) will make grants available in 2021 to Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) for aluminum can capture equ…

FPA Publishes 2020 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 2020 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report provides industry converters, suppliers, in…

Manufacturers Must Brace for Online Holiday Shopping Boom, Sustainable Packaging Demand

With the pandemic upending holiday trends, DS Smith released a new survey that shows retailers and supply chains need to be prepared for a …

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Prepared Foods

Nutella® Releases Limited-Edition DIY Holiday Breakfast Kit

The company is releasing the limited-edition DIY Holiday Breakfast Kit to help inspire new family traditions while supporting No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger. …

Conveyors

Ultimation Industries Launches Specialty Automated Delivery Systems

Ultimation Industries LLC, a leader in conveyor technology and automation, has launched a new range of specialty automated delivery systems for the e-commerce and automotive industries. The specialty systems build …

Flexible Packaging

Free Meat Packaging Webinar

Do you need to reduce labor and achieve lower total cost? Do you face tough competition in this increasingly cost-sensitive world? Can you keep your production volumes up if social-distancing …

Coronavirus Coverage

Vericool to Launch Vaccine Recyclable and Compostable Shipping Cooler

Vericool, the inventors of the world’s first recyclable/biodegradable cooler, has developed a worldwide sustainable thermal solution for shipping COVID-19 vaccines that is both recyclable and compostable. …

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

El Pollo Loco Moves Toward New Modern Packaging Design

El Pollo Loco is bringing the design-forward vision to life at every touchpoint of the customer experience, from packaging to in-store merchandising and gift cards. The focus on design is …

New Products & Materials

Domino Unveils N730i Digital UV Inkjet Label Press

The N730i incorporates new features including the Brother BITSTARTM 1200dpi piezo printhead, the SunLight graphical user interface and the latest automated Domino i-Tech Intelligent Technology. …

Beer/Wine/Spirits Packaging

New Interactive Holographic Labels Offer Provenance, Counterfeit Protection

The National Office of Vine and Vitivinicultural Products (ONVPV) in Romania, is using the latest in holographic labels from specialist security printer Eltronis, to promote the provenance of its regional …

Top 5 Tips for Great Product Coding

Whatever your industry, you need to code your products to enable safe usage. Examples include best-before-expiry dates on food or wattage on wires.

Pharma/Medical Packaging

Congress Sets Sights on Puerto Rico for Pharma Supply Stream

Walt Berghahn

The same government that destroyed Puerto Rico’s economy and the domestic pharmaceutical industry by repealing Section 936 in 2006 is now going to tell you what heroes they are by reviving that industry. It might be easier said than done.

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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

Columns

The Reliability of Robots

Sean Riley

A recent headline in the Philadelphia Inquirer reading “Robots don’t get sick” succinctly summed up the current view of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies during the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to automation.

Columns

A Steady Pace

Kristen Kazarian

Now more than ever, packaging safety is a top priority — not just for pharmaceuticals and certain foods requiring temperature, moisture or other control measures.

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

Reliable Packaging Tape Is More Critical Due to the Increase of Ecommerce

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eCommerce and online shopping have been on the rise and is expected to grow by 18% by the end of 2020. As stores have been forced to close due to economic conditions and social distancing orders have been put into place, more consumers are making their purchases online.

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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.

Packaging Strategies

2020 November

In this issue of Packaging Strategies, we share an article about a popular men’s wellness brand, finding an ecommerce partner for growth and control of your products, PACK EXPO Show coverage, a chocolate factory that found the right system for its bars, a Q&A with two companies on sanitary equipment and making the switch to aluminum.

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