Amazon Prime Day kicks off today at 3:00 p.m. ET and is one of the biggest e-commerce days of the year, with sales growing over 60 percent year-over-year since 2016. Prime Day features deep discounts for Amazon Prime members and will generate sales to rival those of the holiday season. Kuebix, creator of a transportation management system that delivers true freight intelligence, takes a look at the impact the event will have on the supply chain.
PMMI's Technology Excellence Awards recognizes exhibitors’ innovative technology—newly developed and never seen before at a PACK EXPO International event. The deadline is July 11 to submit an application. Finalists receive editorial coverage in the show daily, an ad in the show guide, photo and summary of the new technology or product.
Two limited time offerings, for Trolli and Black Forest candy, turned red, white and blue for this summer and the Fourth of July, with designs by Hughes BrandMix.
FINE & RAW, a craft chocolatier based in Brooklyn, N.Y., has launched its redesigned signature line, featuring colorful packaging, two new flavors and thinner bars.
Data and insights on what shoppers like helps fuel innovative product designs with strong value propositions, but knowing how shoppers want to receive products is also a critical piece of the story. For example, shoppers are constantly gathering information when it comes to food and beverage packaging and with the rise of smartphones, shoppers are becoming curious about how they can use their phones to get more value out of packaging.
Bosch has decided to look for a buyer for its packaging machinery business (PA), more specifically the pharmaceuticals and food units of the Packaging Technology division.
Product packaging is important. You've heard this before, and it's still true. If your product packaging isn't the best it can be, it's probably costing you more money than it could be. To help your brand shine on and off the shelf, here are 6 packaging mistakes that are costing you money and how to remedy them.
Mondi Group has joined the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the leading North American trade association for release liners. Over the past nine months, Mondi has focused on better understanding the needs of the tape manufacturers specific to relevant markets.
Package both loose-fill product and pouches into a single carton with the dual-infeed vertical cartoner from PMI Cartoning. The system is equipped with dual intelliFEED systems to handle packaged sauces, seasonings and stir-in ingredients.
A new study conducted by Pregis and the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison shows that the value perception of e-commerce shipments is significantly impacted by the materials chosen to protect them. Even a small increase in packaging material expenditures—as little as 19 cents—can make a dramatic impact (as much as 45 percent) on the perceived value.
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