Boxed Water is Better®, the sustainable boxed water company, announces Michigan State University (MSU) has added its single-serve, boxed water product to its main campus offerings in East Lansing, MI. MSU selected Boxed Water because of the company’s focus on sustainability, environmental awareness and its distinct package design.
The debut of EXPO PACK Guadalajara set the bar high for future editions of the trade show. The newest event in the PACK EXPO family of trade shows attracted more than 10,000 visitors — a level of success that spurred exhibitors to reserve 68 percent of the available space for the 2015 edition.
Rexam, one of the leading global beverage can makers, has announced its support of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) to develop a global standard for aluminum sustainability. Joining other large producers and consumers of aluminum, Rexam’s action is another example of its industry-leading commitment to sustainability.
World demand for caps and closures is projected to rise 5.3 percent per year to $46 billion in 2016. Value gains will be supported by raw material price increases and greater use of value-added closures such as dispensing, child-resistant, and tamper-evident types. Unit advances will be driven by the continued popularity of single-serving bottles in the beverage market and further inroads by plastic containers into closureless packaging segments such as metal cans. These and other trends are presented in World Caps & Closures, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.
The Foodservice Packaging Institute has overhauled its website to provide new value to its members and serve as the foremost source of information about foodservice packaging. The updated site, fpi.org, coincides with FPI’s 80th anniversary as the leading trade association for the North American foodservice packing industry.
Nestlé is celebrating its first wind energy project in the world with the hosting of two wind turbines at its Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) bottling plant in Cabazon, CA. The turbines will provide wind power for 30 percent of the facility where the company produces its Arrowhead® and Nestlé® Pure Life® brand bottled waters.
Wendy’s introduces a new contemporary logo to appear in Wendy’s advertising, on product packaging, crew uniforms, new restaurant signage, menu boards and digital assets. The evolved logo is contemporary and iconic, as it further emphasizes the Wendy cameo while retaining the familiar Wendy’s “wave” design.
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® announced it will deliver up to $400,000 in 2013 to support research into responsible forestry practices through the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program.
Online registration is open for PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (Sept. 23–25; Las Vegas Convention Center), and show owner and producer PMMI promises the richest, most solutions-driven event to date.
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the global fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) packaging market will reach a value of $436.5 billion in 2013, as emerging market demand for FMCG products and demographic changes in the developed world heighten the demand dynamics in the FMCG packaging markets. The FMCG packaging market is therefore forecast by Visiongain to record solid growth over the next decade.