For years, plastic packaging has been a concern of green conscious food manufacturers and consumers alike. The benefits of plastic wrapping are that it offers a cheap and effective way to protect grocery store bought…
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Avery Dennison Introduces New TT Sensor Plus™ Temperature Monitor
Once a package leaves the factory, it embarks on a mysterious journey from point A to point B. And while it’s not necessarily important to know whether a pair of pants, for example, got exposed…
The Advantages of Sustainable Alcoholic Beverage Packaging
In what appears to be a growing trend in the alcohol packaging market, several alcoholic beverage companies have made a foray into more sustainable packaging options for their products. Brands like Heineken and Carlsberg are…
Mondi Reports Growth Opportunities from Flexible Food Packaging
Mondi has announced that it has seen significant growth in flexible food packaging. Chief Executive Officer David Hathorn said that the South African company is one of the few businesses able to produce the multi-layer…
Plastic, Re-usable Corrugated Box Offers New Sustainable Packaging Solution
Orbis Corporation has announced Plasticorr, a new sustainable packaging solution for automated packaging lines. Orbis used its patented EnfoldTM technology to create a design that would allow Plasticorr to be a drop-in replacement for fibre-corrugated…
Laminated Paper Packaging Solution Features Custom Transparent Window
Mondi Consumer Packaging has developed a new, environmentally-friendly paper packaging solution that features a customizable transparent window. According to the company, the transparent window can be adjusted in both size and shape. The paper packaging…
Nestlé Waters to Boost Recycled Packaging Content for Arrowhead Brand
Nestlé Waters North America has announced plans to increase its recycled packaging content in several of its Arrowhead 100% Mountain Spring Water bottles in 2016. The company said it will increase recycled content usage in…
New Wheel Packaging Machine Handles Variety of Materials
Bosch Packaging Technology is ready to unveil its new PME mandrel wheel packaging machine. Bosch designed the machine to conserve packaging material and manage a wide variety of packaging designs and sizes. The company said…
Experiment Indicates Packaging and Labeling Important Factor for Craft Beer
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Company Launches Its First Product in Eco-Friendly Packaging—a Paper Water Bottle
Just Goods, Inc. has launched JUST Water, its first product , in eco-friendly packaging in a paper-based ‘carton bottle’ from Tetra Pak. The company said it is the first to use the Tetra Top® package,…
