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In a continued effort to generate and test solutions to the recycling stream issues surrounding full-wrap labels on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, during its August 2013 meeting, the consortium toured a recycling facility and reviewed test results from a trial run using delabeling equipment.

Crystal Geyser Water Company, manufacturer/distributor of Crystal Geyser Sparkling Mineral Water, Juice Squeeze, Tejava and Metromint, has announced its purchase of a 145,000 square foot bottling facility located on 266 acres in Mount Shasta, CA.

The 5th All in Print China, China International Exhibition for All Printing Technology and Equipment, will be held from November 14 - 17, 2014 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

According to a new market research, the beverage packaging market will grow from an estimated $97.2 billion in 2012 to $125.7 billion by 2018.

McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s largest fast food franchise, will replace polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-based cups at all its 14,000 U.S. restaurants.

The US market for long-life food packaging is in a state of flux. Traditionally, the food metal can is the conventional and most widely-used packaging solution for ready-to-serve soups, broths and tomato products. But today’s consumers have all kinds of criteria by which they judge the quality of a packaging type. And aseptic carton packs are among the top performers.

Industry Intelligence is partnering with BNP Media to secure leading industry professionals to speak at the new Packaging Strategies conference, The Best of Food and Beverage Packaging, April 29-May 1, 2014, at the Marquette Hotel in Minneapolis

Growth in worldwide demand for packaging machinery is expected to climb at a 4.6% annual pace through 2017 to $41.8 billion.

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, established under the leadership of dairy producers, is now accepting nominations for the third year of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards.

Most US consumers do not consider sustainability when grocery shopping and are largely apathetic compared to European counterparts, according to an in-depth research report from The Big Picture, a design research agency based in New York and London.