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Ishida Designer Wins Kyoto Inventors Award

Toshiharu Kageyama, mechanical engineer with Ishida Research and Development in Japan, was awarded the 62nd Kyoto Inventors Award for an ...

Nestlé Waters North America Signs Agreement with Recycled PET Supplier CarbonLITE

Nestlé Waters North America has signed an agreement with recycled PET plastic (rPET) supplier CarbonLITE, which will expand its U....

Charter NEX Films Opens South Carolina Facility

Charter NEX Films has opened a new facility in Blythewood, S.C., which will house state-of-the-art production technologies to manufa...

Free Packaging Closures for a Year Contest

Silgan is holding a Free Closures for a Year contest. The company will evaluate new product concepts of all food and beverage catego...

Honeywell & Fetch Robotics Deliver Autonomous Mobile Robots to Distribution Centers

Honeywell is collaborating with Fetch Robotics to provide distribution centers with autonomous mobile robots to help them more effec...

Goat Cheese Packaging Wins Carton Excellence Award

Zoë & Zazu wins the European Carton Excellence Award 2018 for its goat cheese packaging, with a great use of storytelling on pack.

Mars Petcare Partners with Terracycle on Recycling Program

Mars, the global food conglomerate behind pet food brands such as Whiskas, Cesar and Pedigree, has just announced a new partnership with ...

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Closures/Lids

Aluminum Foil Easy-Peel Lids Add Convenience to Frozen Cocktails

An alcoholic frozen cocktail range from LIC, which includes Grey Goose Vodka and Bombay Sapphire Gin, has new aluminum foil easy-peel lids produced by Chadwicks of Bury. …

Components/Parts

AC Induction Gearmotor for Cannabis Trimming Machine

Brother Gearmotors, a division of Brother International Corp., has entered the cannabis market with the incorporation of AC Induction motors into a premium cannabis dry trimming machine. …

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

New Flavor, New Look for Minute Rice

Riviana Foods Inc. has launched Minute Instant Jasmine Rice. Developed to help consumers add an international flair to their meals, it offers the core benefits of original Minute Instant Rice — ease …

Supplier Products

New Tabletop Printer for On-Demand Labeling

Primera Technology has launched the LX910, its newest desktop color label printer that is perfect for labels on demand to any packaged goods including the beverage industry, alcohol and spirits, beer, …

Paperboard/Corrugated/Cartons

AXE/LYNX Launches Gift Sets with 2D and 3D Packaging Design

AXE’s (LYNX in the U.K.) parent company Unilever asked PB Creative to further enhance its gifting experience for 2018, and introduced a new gifting range with a holistic 2D and …

Flexible Packaging

Single-Origin Tea Makes a Colorful Statement

Bangladeshi tea brand Teatulia, with leaves sourced from a single garden in Tetulia, Bangladesh, has launched in the U.K. with a new brand identity by Here Design. …

Meat/Seafood Packaging

Check Weigh/Vision Combo Inspection System Launches

The new package inspection/weighing machine by ProSpection Solutions has top/bottom package inspection of header/side seals, printed variable data, package height inspection and check weighing in one footprint. It is designed …

Second Annual Converters Expo South to Feature 50% More Exhibitors

Machinery

“Herstory” Unfolding: Women in Packaging

“There isn’t enough of them,” answered Alison Keane, president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association.

The question we posed: “What do you think about women in packaging?”

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Blogs

Digital Pre-Print: A Secret Weapon in the Battle for Relevance

A recent survey of 200 U.S. brand managers and packaging stakeholders revealed that 72 percent have seen brand packaging affected by the introduction of more sub-brands, products and SKUs over the past two years. What is driving this trend? The battle for relevance.

5 Ways to Boost Sales with Countertop Display Packaging

By Kate Hulley

7 Tips for Designing the Perfect Packaging Operation Solutions

By David Roberge

Personal Care Packaging

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.

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.

Snack Food Packaging

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.

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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