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House Wine Launches Rainbow Bubbles Cans

March 22, 2018

House Wine is releasing new, limited-edition Rainbow Rosé Bubbles cans to celebrate and support LGBTQ equality. Between May 1 and August 31, House Wine will donate for every case sold of the Rainbow Rosé Bubbles cans to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest organization working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality.

Multivac CFO Is New Interpack 2020 President

March 20, 2018

Christian Traumann, Managing Director and Group CFO of MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG, was elected as president of interpack 2020. Since 2015, Traumann has been the chairman of the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association within VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) and served as president for interpack in 2011.

First Joint PET Conference Held in U.S.

March 19, 2018

The Packaging Conference and PETnology join forces to present their first joint PET conference. The conference was created to meet the needs of the PET industry, including innovation, technology and business opportunities.

Demand for Retail E-Commerce Packaging Expands

March 16, 2018

U.S. demand for retail e-commerce packaging is projected to expand, due to online shopping growth, due to its convenience and ability to provide a wider selection than brick and mortar stores. The ease of viewing and comparing products via computers and mobile devices will continue to boost growth for e-commerce retail sales, as will the added spending power of millennials, the largest demographic of online shoppers.

Market Trends: Beverage Packaging

Craft Beer Packaging: The Dark Market

Design collective Brown&co was chosen to create the new design for Turkish beer brand EFES—in less than eight weeks.

Kristen Kazarian

March 14, 2018

Real beer, real friendship and real Turkey. That was the takeaway for Brown&co – The Brand Collective, spearheaded by Dave Brown and Troy Wade, both formerly of Brand Union, alongside David (Bic) Bicknell, co-founder of Tin Horse and Echo Brand Design.

Reusable Packaging Association Announces New Appointments

March 14, 2018

Four new directors and the return of three directors were appointed at the annual election to the Board of Directors of the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) for the 2018-2019 term.

Machinery Technology: Robotics & Automation

Equipment Interface Strategies for Today’s Workforce

Stretch wrapping provides a case in point in the evolution of packaging automation.

Gene Carlson

March 13, 2018

The packaging and processing equipment industry must continue to offer solutions that solve problems associated with demographic trends, changing consumer preferences and the disruptions in retailing caused by e-commerce.

Karlville Expands Pouch Converting Business in Europe

March 13, 2018

Karlville has opened new office in Switzerland to focus pouch converting machinery efforts in Europe. Karlville maintains French operations as a main hub for packaging equipment specific to Shrink Sleeve Application, Tape Multipacks and Pouch Filling.

Somic Moves to New Headquarters Site in U.S.

March 13, 2018

Somic America Inc. signed a lease on new office space for North American headquarters in suburban Minneapolis, Minn., and plans on moving into the new building this month.

Poll Reveals Bottled Water Is Preferred Beverage

March 12, 2018

More than 3 in 5 Americans (63 percent) say bottled water (still and/or sparkling) is among their most preferred beverages, followed by coffee (62 percent), according to a new Harris Poll survey. Nearly all Americans (94 percent) believe that bottled water is a healthier choice than soft drinks, and 93 percent say bottled water should be available wherever drinks are sold.