Packaging Top Stories - Articles - Page 127

Two Roads Brewing Co. Launches Line of Ready-to-Drink Vodka Cocktails

April 6, 2021

The new line of beverages combine vodka, sparkling water and 100% real fruit juice.

Horizon Organic Releases Carbon Footprint

April 2, 2021

Sharing the results is the company’s latest step toward its goal of becoming the first carbon positive national dairy brand by 2025.

Ferrara Hops into Springtime

April 1, 2021

The company released seven new egg-citing products and digital activities for families this spring.

Industry Q&A

Sustainability and E-commerce are Influencing the Paperboard Industry

Metsä Board’s Mika Joukio shares his thoughts on sustainable packaging, package design trends and the impact of COVID-19 on the industry.

April 1, 2021

Flexible Packaging spoke with Mika Joukio, CEO of Metsä Board, to share his thoughts on sustainable packaging, package design trends and the impact of COVID-19 on the industry.

Ferrara Hops into Springtime

April 1, 2021

The company released seven new egg-citing products and digital activities for families this spring.

Spotlight

Packaging Line Optimization in the Age of a Pandemic

Changes that occurred during COVID-19 and lessons learned

Kristen Kazarian

March 31, 2021

There were many variables that affected how packaging lines were run — even the suppliers who have customers in consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) felt the changes.

Assessing the Strategic Role of Enterprise Labeling

Josh Roffman

March 30, 2021

With the advent of COVID-19, the need to review and understand the impact of labeling is becoming even more prevalent.

Package Detectability

Technology Advances X-ray and Metal Detector Inspection Capabilities

Metal detectors and X-ray machines both have a place on the production line, and different packaging types and products can affect their performance.

Steve Gidman

March 30, 2021

With a metal detector, metals that have one or both conductive magnetic characteristics will create a detectable signal. Non-magnetic stainless steel is harder to pick up — it’s a bad conductor — and certain food products with added iron, moisture, salt and acids tend to mask metal detection. Known as the “product effect,” this can impact inspection performance.