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Constantia Flexibles acquires leading global label manufacturer, Spear

Spear will offer increased opportunities to Constantia customers

March 5, 2013

Last Friday Constantia Flexibles Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, has signed a deal to acquire Spear Group – one of the leading manufacturers of labels globally.

WS Packaging Group acquires Label World

Acquisition expands label and flexible packaging product portfolio

February 7, 2013

WS Packaging Group, Inc. has acquired Label World, a full-service printer located in Rochester, N.Y., specializing in labels and flexible packaging printing.

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Growing Flexible Packaging Industry Proves Its Staying Power

This burgeoning segment boasts benefits for both brand owners and consumers.

Liz Cuneo

February 5, 2013

The flexible packaging segment is proving its staying power as sales are up and more and more food and beverage products roll out onto store shelves in this format.

2013 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Innovation Showcase

February 5, 2013

The entries of the Flexible Packaging Association’s 57th annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards feature innovative enhancements focusing on consumer-convenience, design and graphics, barrier performance and structure, and sustainability.

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Bagged apple company solves packaging stalls with new band sealer

Appeeling Fruit utilizes Bosch Packaging’s band sealer to quickly seal off bags of sliced apples.

February 5, 2013

Appeeling Fruit, in Dauberville, PA, slices and packages locally grown apples and other fruit for retail and foodservice.

Coffee company introduces compostable packaging

Sustainable film uses cellulose-based NatureFlex.

January 24, 2013

McCullagh Coffee, a US coffee roasting company, introduces a compostable pack, for its Rainforest Alliance Certified Ecoverde Coffee brand, using cellulose-based, NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films.

Sharp’s Hawk Evolution VFFS machine design innovations improve uptime.

New vertical form fill seal machine introduced

January 14, 2013

Sharp Packaging Systems has introduced its first vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) machine, called the Hawk Evolution.

Sauce and spice line gets fresh design

Blue Marlin design heats up Green Saffron’s style.

January 11, 2013

Integrated brand design agency Blue Marlin has developed a complete branding platform for spice specialist Green Saffron. The range includes five varieties of dry spice blends, three sauces, and an award-winning specialty line.

Carton pack generates less CO2, adds screw cap

January 7, 2013

The combibloc EcoPlus carton pack generates less CO2, and is now also available with the very lightweight and therefore extremely resource efficient combiCap screw cap – a packaging solution that combines environmentally friendly features and exceptional convenience.