From consumer digital engagement to reverse writing on packaging which appears left to right on selfies, Christopher Houghton, brand innovation and packaging, Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) highlights the five areas to ensure ‘Context is King’.
New York Label & Box Company provides packaging to companies in the Cosmetic, Health, Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Vitamin and Nutraceutical industries.
Manufacturers who incorporate technology into their packaging can use it to help towards a Circular Economy, according to Eef de Ferrante, director, AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association).
A study commissioned by Noluma International, which offers light protection services and certification for CPG products, suggests that proper light-protective packaging could help stem the decline in fluid milk consumption.
The market for coconut-based beverages and other products will continue growing steadily, according to a new report, with a CAGR of more than 7% over the next 10 years.
Bericap has partnered with ThinFilm Electronics to install its near field communications (NFC) technology in all its plastic injection-molded closures.
Smart packaging and connected packaging is on the radar of senior executives and is attracting significant investment across the value chain, according to Deloitte.
Cosmo Films has introduced a cast polypropylene (CPP) film for packaging applications requiring high moisture & oxygen barrier and high hot tack properties.
HERMA has opened a €20m Labeling Machinery plant at its HQ in Filderstadt, Germany, installing an IIoT-enabled (Industrial Internet of Things) HERMA 500 Label Applicator.
SIG will launch aseptic carton packs in Europe that use foil certified to the ASI standard (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative), to promote responsible sourcing.
Sidel is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Bejing factory as it continues to see the biggest opportunities for growth in China in water, dairy and the juice market.
PACCOR plans to extend its next-generation dairy bottle caps, which weigh approximately 13% less than the previous design (1.3g instead of 1.5g) across its entire IML (In-Mould labelling) portfolio.
A plant-based yogurt alternative company from Germany has claimed Chobani copied its packaging designs for its recent Non-Dairy line. Harvest Moon hopes to expand distribution to the US and said it “will take legal actions to protect our brand.”
From a Flat Wine Bottle, to Mix On Command (MOC) Shaker Bag, PaperBoat Thandai Retortable Profile Pouch and KitKat Celebreak box; Dow is on the hunt for this year’s breakthrough designs for its Packaging Innovation Awards 2019.
Fonterra has redesigned the packaging for its Anchor Dairy brand which will launch in the US, debuting the design at Natural Products Expo West, California, last week.
FFP claims to have launched the first resealable pack in the UK that can be collected and recycled through the existing waste collection system, made from an all polyester tray, lidding film and resealable label.
‘Active food packaging’ offers increased food safety, extended shelf-life, improved freshness and reduced food waste, but the idea of a product with a long shelf-life and being fresh is a contradiction to some, according to researchers.
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) president and CEO Jim Mulhern wrote a letter this week to Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani. It expressed support of Chobani’s position in the ongoing debate of plant-based foods using dairy terms in labeling.
Walki Group will produce its first products with circular polymers, which will be delivered to customers this year, as part of a major step towards a zero-waste future.
SIG has opened a Tech Centre, close to its packaging plant in Suzhou, China, to support customers who want to develop and implement new product concepts and market-ready packaging.
Following the example of many other high-profile companies, Ben & Jerry’s has announced plans to combat the environmental effects of single-use plastic. It will be removed from its Scoop Shop locations worldwide by the end of 2020.
Nestlé has become a founding partner and investor in Terracycle’s Loop, a circular economy shopping platform, launching its first product on its website, Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
Digimarc and HP have partnered to provide a Serialized Global Trade Item Number (SGTIN) for individual packaging items, meaning two otherwise identical units of the same product are uniquely identifiable, making it possible to track and trace for brand...
Machinery from a high volume fluid milk jug plant in southern Florida is up for auction this week, including milk silos, homogenizers and processors. Auctioneers New Mill Capital will oversee the online sale, open to all global customers.
Duravant equipment and automation provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, has acquired Wulftec International to expand its integration and automation portfolio.
Light protection services and certification company Noluma has released new research that tackles the effects of light exposure on milk and other dairy products. Vitamin A, vitamin D and riboflavin levels in milk all begin to deplete after just two hours.
Filigrade says it is carrying out final tests of watermarks on plastic bottles in Q1, 2019 and has partnered with a French company, which will build the first watermark bottle processing machine.
Scientists at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have designed and produced biodegradable plastic packaging called Plasticor, that shows if food inside is fit for consumption.