Berlin Packaging has acquired Consolidated Bottle Corporation, a leading packaging supplier in Canada, which significantly expands Berlin Packaging’s footprint in Canada. Following the acquisition, the company will be known as Consolidated Bottle Corporation, a Berlin Packaging company.
Coca-Cola is working to create a bottle made 100% from paper — an innovative packaging technology that may help the beverage brand to achieve a World Without Waste. The goal is to collect and recycle a bottle or can for every one we sell by 2030, while also substantially reducing its use of virgin packaging materials and only using packaging materials that are 100% recyclable.
There were 27 winners, including six student award winners, selected as recipients of a 2020 AmeriStar Package Award, one of the packaging industry’s most prestigious design awards programs,produced by IoPP, The Institute of Packaging Professionals.
Nestlé has acquired Freshly, a fresh-prepared meal delivery service in the U.S. Founded in 2015, Freshly delivers fresh, chef-cooked meals to customers across the country, breaking down the barriers to healthy eating by delivering nutrition and convenience at scale.
The Preview Week event, Nov. 2-6, will kick-off with a webinar, Helpful Hints for Navigating PACK EXPO Connects, on Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. CT. It will provide tips and tricks for using the platform and offer Q&A with attendees to help them make the most out of their PACK EXPO Connects experience.
The in-store reusable and refillable bulk dispensers offer consumers a shopping experience free of single-use packaging, while supporting a circular flow of products that addresses challenges related to packaging sustainability.
Jane Chase, executive director, IoPP, has been inducted into the 2020 class of the Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame. One of four inductees this year, Chase is only the fifth woman to be inducted into Hall of Fame since the program started nearly 50 years ago.
J.M. Smucker will sell its Crisco business to B&G Foods in an all-cash deal valued at about $550 million, as it focuses on pet food, coffee and snacks, the companies said. Smucker, which is looking to exit the U.S. baking category, said the deal also includes its oils and shortening business outside of the United States.
Conagra Brands has launched "United For Change," a new approach to its national employee fundraising campaign. This initiative encourages employees to make personal financial contributions that support essential community programs that provide financial stability, alleviate systemic issues of poverty and advance civil liberties for all Americans.
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