Lobring now leads Berlin Packaging’s entire supply chain organization, including domestic and international procurement as well as the quality service division.

Silgan is holding a Free Closures for a Year contest. The company will evaluate new product concepts of all food and beverage categories using their stock closures. Three finalists will receive Free Closures for a Year as well as process consultation and a complimentary package evaluation.

Silgan Closures has launched ELC gable top caps for cartons of all formats and sizes from 28 to 35 mm. ELC eliminates the pull ring in favor of a drop-down tamper band, providing visual, audible and tactile tamper evidence.

Urban Accents has given its core line of bottled spice blends a contemporary design. An integral piece of the flavor creators’ business, the spice blends were the foundation of Urban Accents when Tom Knibbs and Jim Dygas began the company in their Chicago basement in 1996.

Perfetti Van Melle, confectionery and chewing gum manufacturer and distributor, has integrated the VELCRO® Brand PRESS-LOK® closure system into new Mentos™ Pure Fresh Gum Wallet Packs to ensure the product stays sealed and fresh.

TricorBraun Limited, the European subsidiary of TricorBraun, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of formally organizing its office in the United Kingdom.

The peelable IML spoon-in-lid was produced by plastic packaging producer Plasticos Regina, ice cream producer Froneri and IML label producer Verstraete IML.

MillerCoors names CROWN Beverage Packaging Mexico, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. as its 2016 Packaging Materials Supplier of the Year. Crown’s facility in Monterrey, Mexico, supplies MillerCoors with crowns and aluminum roll on closures for glass bottles.

AstraPouch® introduces the first-ever flexible-packaging growler, Perfect for coffee shops, wine bars and tasting rooms, the 1.5L To Go Pouch features sturdy construction, recyclable materials and a high quality tap dispenser.

 

There are many bottle types on the market for on-the-go consumers, such as PET bottles, the good old glass bottle (for products like Starbucks coffee) and even stand-up pouches.