TC Transcontinental Packaging won the Gold for Sustainability (for a second year in a row), Gold for Packaging Excellence and Silver for Technical Innovation at the recent Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards.
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee has selected Amgraph Packaging, Inc., of Baltic, Connecticut, as its 2018 Supplier of the Year. Amgraph is the first American supplier to receive the distinction and the first tea packaging supplier to be recognized.
With each passing year, the legalized cannabis industry grows as the stigma associated with it decreases. Ten states currently permit recreational marijuana, over 20 more permit medicinal use, and annual nationwide spending on legal cannabis is projected to reach nearly $50 billion in the next decade.
The global cook-in bags market is expected to post a CAGR of over 6 percent during the period 2019-2023, according to Technavio. A key factor driving growth is increased awareness about food hygiene.
It is a new year — with a new Congress, and many new state legislatures — but the same trade wars and scrutiny over packaging and plastics exists; so, what is the outlook for flexible packing in the U.S.? Still strong and growing.
Sun Centre USA has moved to its new U.S. headquarters in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The new facility provides expanded space for corporate offices as well as 10,000 square feet for the company’s new Technology Center.
Bemis was honored with the Highest Achievement Award and six additional Gold and Silver awards by the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) for three products. The winning entries are Molson Coors 12 Pack Cooler Bag featuring portable convenience, ConAgra Slim Jim Premium Smoked Sticks featuring textured film technology, and JBS-Swift Printed Ovenable Meat Packaging (OvenRite) featuring oven-safe technology.
Whether avoiding a certain food type is due to an allergy, or a preference, retailers around the world are embracing the growing free-from culture. In the U.S. alone, 3.1 million people follow a gluten-free diet. 72 per cent of these are classified as PWAGs — people without celiac disease avoiding gluten.
Retroflex, Inc. will begin a $1.5 million expansion to its Wrightstown, Wisconsin facility. This 12,500-square-foot expansion is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2019.
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