BRANDPackaging announced the winners of its 2018 Design Gallery People's Choice awards. The awards recognize the industry's best packaging designs based on how effectively the packaging uses graphics and structure to tell a brand's story.
With Halloween here, there are raising concerns about marijuana candy. Washington State just banned gummy and candy edibles, citing youth safety. At least a couple of other states also have a ban on the candy lookalikes. And, if consumers think buying online will be a breeze, think again.
After conducting an industry leading package theft report last year, Shorr Packaging has released a 2018 report on package theft that is focused on Amazon package theft in cities across the United States. Last year, the company found that over 31 percent of all Americans had experienced package theft and it's expected to increase. In its latest report, Shorr analyzed Google search trends in the 50 largest cities across the U.S. to see where package theft is most concentrated.
Some buyers are complaining the bulky packaging for newly legalized cannabis is environmentally unfriendly, but producers say government guidelines are to blame.
Three days of onsite voting allowed PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO attendees to be the ultimate judge of the most innovative new technologies at the show, dubbing seven exhibitors as the winners within their respective categories.
The Glass Packaging Institute has unveiled the year's top glass packages in seven categories including “newcomer to glass” and a new “sustainability” category.
Consumers are increasingly satisfied with their overall experience with packaging, according to the 2018 Packaging Matters study from WestRock. The study identifies three key components of packaging that matter to them and impact shopping decisions: functionality, trust and aesthetics.
The new Worker Safety Readiness assessment tools and leadership guidelines ensure a worker safety culture for consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) announces two winners in the 2018 Excellence in Reusable Packaging award program: Anheuser-Busch InBev and DS Smith Plastics. Anheuser-Busch InBev won for its design and implementation of a comprehensive maintenance, reusable pallet and logistics system that reduced waste, increased reusable packaging lifespan and reduced CO2 impact.
The Contract Packaging Association (CPA) announces the latest release of its landmark State of the Industry report, which expands on 2017 research, forecasts further into the industry’s future and provides insights for anyone involved in contract packaging.
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