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Brownie Brittle shakes up its packaging with vibrant new look

The new design, described as modern and capturing the fun spirit of Brownie Brittle, is rolling out to retail stores now.




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Packaging solutions help snack company crack into long-term success: case study

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, in business for more than a century, relies upon Bartelt's packaging technology in its nut processing and packaging operations.




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How Packaging Innovations Can Cut Snack and Bakery Labor Costs

Snack and bakery producers can harness automation, robotics, AI, and other advanced packaging tech to save costs and streamline operations.




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Wonderful® Pistachios Unveils Get Crackin’ Packaging Refresh

The updated In-Shell packaging design showcases the Wonderful Pistachios brand logo more prominently, while the addition of a new “Protein Power” logo reinforces the health benefits of pistachios. 




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Muller Technology Launches Self-Contained COBOT Case Packer for Lids and Containers

The case packer can be purchased separately or integrated into an automation line.




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Proco Machinery Launches a Next-Generation Case Packer with a Collaborative Robot Automation System

The case packer, known as Pakman, will be integrated with Yaskawa Motomon HC10 and HC20 collaborative robots.




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EDL Packaging Customizes Its Twin Stream Bundler To Streamline Shelving of Personal Care Products

The shrink film bundler was designed and manufactured to package liquid soaps and cleansers for a contract packer that manufactures under license for well known brands.




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Automating Your Case Forming and Pack Cell Operations

The goal of secondary packaging is to ensure the integrity of a product during storage and transportation, making sure it reaches the hands of the user in the same state as it was made.




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Atlantic Packaging Expands National Footprint with Opening of Henderson, Nevada Facility

New 34,000 square foot facility enables Atlantic Packaging to further support West Coast customers and the continued transition to sustainable packaging.




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Crown Packaging Expands Services

Crown Packaging Corp. expands services to meet growing demand for packaging solutions.




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Top 10 Packaging Strategies Articles of 2022

We put together a list of our Top 10 Articles of 2022, through our analytics, by our online readers. We hope you enjoy a look back on subjects such as understanding hemp plastics, blister packaging vs. bottles for pharmaceutical products, how AI is changing the food industry, digital printing, the impact of packaging on supply chain performance, and more.




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Technology is Revolutionizing Cartoning and Case Packing

Robotics and automation are changing the cartoning and case-packing landscape by providing faster packaging, taking up less space, improving workplace safety, and freeing up employees for other tasks.




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Packsize's X5 Erected Box System Named Finalist for 2023 MHI Innovation Award

The X5 is the world’s first fully-automated erected box system and the most advanced, flexible, efficient and sustainable platform available for the e-commerce industry.




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MGS introduces compact top load case packer for diverse packaging requirements

Especially well-suited for Home Care, Personal Care and Pharma, the Matrix TL delivers favorable speed and efficient changeovers in a small footprint.




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Ishida Europe Releases New Version of Automatic Case Packing System

The ACP-722 RRP offers one of the smallest footprints currently available, being up to 50% smaller than equivalent casepacker models.




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Paxiom Group's ValTara launches robot case packer for pouches, cartons and trays

The system is designed to provide fast, accurate, and efficient case packing for a wide range of products.




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Serpa to Highlight FG1 Top Load Carton/Tray/Case Former at PACK EXPO 2024

The FG1 Top Load Carton/Tray/Case Former is one of Serpa’s most versatile machines.




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Once Upon a Farm Sees Growth with SOMIC's 424 W3 Wraparound Case Packing System

Prior to purchasing the pair of SOMIC case packing systems, Once Upon a Farm’s co-packers used manual labor to handle the products.




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EndFlex introduces wraparound case packer for high-level product protection

Part of the Paxiom Group, EndFlex’s commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction has resulted in a diverse product line that includes case erecting, tray forming, case sealing, case packing, tray loading, pick & place, and robotic palletizing machines.





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Tip of the Iceberg: A Preview of the Learning Opportunities at PACK EXPO

Packaging Strategies’ recent reporting on PACK EXPO International 2024 – though extensive – represents a mere fraction of the networking and expertise sharing that will take place at the event.




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Ball releases report touting Eyeris printing technology for aluminum packaging

Eyeris® comes in nine vivid colors and adapts to various sizes and shapes of aluminum cans and impact extruded bottles, making it versatile for beverage, household and personal care products.




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Eco-friendly packaging to be featured at Cibus Tec Food&Bev trade fair

Taking place in Parma, Italy, from October 24-27, the 2023 edition of the Cibus Tec trade fair will showcase trends and innovations in the Italian and international food and beverage machinery industry.




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Coca-Cola Makes Final Four Certified Closed Loop for Beverage Packaging

All beverage bottles and cans collected will be recycled and remade into new food-grade packaging.




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Innovation helping food and beverages industry reduce rigid plastics in packaging

Packaging and consumer goods companies are accelerating their efforts to adopt new innovative materials and processes to replace plastic in product packaging to help meet their plastic reduction goals




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Industrial Physics report suggests more talk than action on innovative packaging

In a period where budgets are extremely tight and layoffs are being made, many companies find it difficult to justify assigning resources to innovation.




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Palouse Fiber Packaging Debuts Wheat-Based Solution Ahead of Foam Packaging Bans

The Washington State-based startup recently announced the public availability of their new 4-cup carriers, made using wheat straw pulp. 




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PODCAST | The Versatility of BOPP in Beer Packaging

In this interview, Stout Collective’s Matt Tanaka explains the inspiration behind the BOPP Beer and Design Conference, now in its third year.




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Watttron Earns Retrofit Packaging Contracts in Multiple Industries

The retrofit contracts, won with large Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies, have since led to cooperations with packaging machinery manufacturers, including Volpak, Mespack and RA Jones.




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PPC Announces Winners of 2024 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition

Winners included Smurfit Westrock’s PETCollar™ Shield Plus, a sustainable alternative to plastic in the multi-pack beverage segment.




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Tetra Pak Highlights Food & Beverage Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO

Company will have a team of experts on-site to showcase innovative equipment additions such as the Tetra Pak A1 1100 Filling Machine and the new Tetra Pak Direct UHT (Ultra-High Temperature) unit.




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Waddington Europe and Produce Packaging Switch to 100% rPET Containers

Produce Packaging's new containers will be made with Waddington Europe's Eco Blend 100 material that consists entirely of a combination of post-consumer (PCR) and post-industrial (PIR) recycled PET (rPET).




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Agricultural Packaging Market to Grow

The market will grow over $7.12 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 5.81%. 




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Mondi and ATS-Tanner Launch Paper Band for Food Bundles and Multipacks

Mondi’s kraft paper used for the paper band is made from renewable, responsibly sourced and certified materials.




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GPI: Bringing Fresh Produce Back to the Future with Fiber-based Packaging

While packaging undeniably offers utility in protecting and preserving products through the supply chain, the days of shrink film, oversized plastic bags, and non-recyclable plastic trays are surely over.




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Mondi and ATS-Tanner Launch Paper Band for Food Bundles and Multipacks

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Swiss converter ATS-Tanner to create an innovative paper band, which can hold individually labelled products or bundles reducing unnecessary plastic.




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Meijer Reduces Plastic Packaging in New Partnership with Bolthouse Farms

Retailer is first nationwide to carry Bolthouse Farms' compostable bags for organic baby carrots.




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How a Chance Encounter Led to a New Discovery in Sustainable Packaging

In September, my wife and I did a half Ironman relay. While waiting for my wife to finish the swimming portion, I struck up a conversation with a cyclist who was with team Rockit™ Apple. Inevitably, the conversation eventually turned to packaging.




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Fresh Del Monte, Arena Packaging Launch Reusable Plastic Banana Containers

Global produce company will debut the reusable plastic containers in select Texas markets.




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TIPA Launches Packaging Made from Rice Waste amid Latest Plastic Bans

The trays originate from natural waste and are designed to return to the earth, fully decomposing into compost at the end of their lifecycle.




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New Research Gauges Consumer Understanding of Packaging and Food Waste Reduction

New white paper aims to illuminate the role that packaging can play in reducing household food waste while providing insight into consumer knowledge of packaging’s value.




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Can Packaging Help Solve America’s Massive Food Waste Problem?

In this article, AMERIPEN’s Dan Felton offers additional insights on a recent study gauging consumers’ understanding of the role of packaging in food waste reduction.




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Round Table Participants Stress Important Role of Packaging for Fresh Food

Representatives of leading European fruit and vegetable supply chain organizations, gathered by Pro Food at the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin, reiterated the need for a non-ideological, data-driven approach.




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New Technology Optimizes Coextrusion Films for Fresh Produce Packaging

NOVA Chemicals tested its ASTUTE™ plastomers against other blends and found it achieves higher oxygen transmission rates, clarity, and stiffness in breathable films, resulting in fresher food and reduced waste.




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British apple and pear group calls for task force on fresh produce packaging

While some groups say that fresh produce packaging is unnecessary and should be removed, British Apples & Pears Limited says the protective and shelf-life enhancing properties of packaging should be considered.




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ProAmpac Receives Recognition for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Packaging

The Environmental Packaging Awards, now in their second year, celebrate innovations and individuals making significant strides in sustainability within the packaging industry.




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Eco-Friendly Produce Packaging: A Cornucopia of Innovation

This story explores recent innovations making produce packaging more eco-friendly. But first, let's take a broader look at the produce packaging market.




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Fresh Inset Improves Produce Packaging with Vidre+ Technology

Vidre+ is revolutionizing the supply chain seamlessly without any reorganization of current operating practices, by making every existing type of fresh produce packaging and label functional and adaptable into a smart version with adjustable protection against the negative effects of ethylene.




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SABIC, Lamb Weston and OPACKGROUP Develop Biobased Packaging for Frozen Potatoes

The new Lamb Weston retail packaging has an overall renewable feedstock content of at least 60%, which is certified from the polymers to the film.




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Avantium, Royal Vezet to provide PEF-based packaging for Albert Heijn salad bowls

Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is a 100% plant-based, fully recyclable polymer and offers a renewable and circular packaging solution for Royal Vezet’s salad bowls.




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GEODIS and Robopac Partner for Mobile Solution

The solution has improved GEODIS productivity and wrap quality.