Billie-Ann Plastics Packaging Corp. took home this year's honors for its clear cylinder.
May 15, 2026
The honor recognizes an NCA supplier member company that has developed an innovation in the past year that improves the ability of confectioners to manufacture, distribute, market, and/or sell chocolate and candy.
Through close collaboration between the technical and R&D teams of both companies, the partners conducted comprehensive trials, generating application-oriented insights that supported the optimization of the new high-barrier mono-PP pouch structure for food packaging.
Program aims to accelerate the development of packaging that extends shelf life, reduces food loss and waste, and meets rapidly evolving international packaging regulations.
Multiboard CirculaRR is food-contact-compliant, designed for recyclability, and backed by industry-leading certifications to help brands prepare for the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
PakTech's multipack handle solutions maintain structural integrity throughout the humid and temperature-variable conditions typical of European supply chains, while providing the strength required for heavy loads.
As EPR regulations continue to tighten and evolve, Connor Sharkey, Regulatory and Specifications Manager at Food Nutrition Partners, outlines the key changes that food manufacturing businesses should know about—and explains how they can prepare.
Compostable packaging for sports venues and mono-material meal trays that facilitate recycling are just some of the recent noteworthy developments in foodservice packaging.
In 2025, key advancements in foodservice packaging included Eco-Products' compostable packaging for the San Francisco Giants, HERMA's high-speed labeling for salad clamshells, BiOrigin's oil and grease resistant paper, and Amcor's mono-material polypropylene meal tray for France's recycling system. Discover these innovations below.
Todd Meussling and Natalie Kaczorowski of Fresh-Lock offer a peek at which closure options are currently most popular among converters who are looking to improve flexible packaging sustainability.
Partnerships between one.five and Jung, pladis Global and Coveris, and Volka Food International and Metatex are just a few examples of how paper-based packaging has become an increasingly prevalent option for candy and confectionery providers.