Packaging

In this Nov. 20, 2007 file photo, bottles of Mrs. Butterworth's syrup are displayed on a supermarket shelf in Basking Ridge, N.J. Mrs. Butterworth and Cream of Wheat are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos. Chicago-based Conagra Brands, which makes Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup, said its female-shaped bottles are intended to evoke a “loving grandmother.” But the company said it can understand that the packaging could be misinterpreted. The soul-searching comes in the wake of PepsiCo's announcement Wednesday, June 17, 2020, that it's renaming its Aunt Jemima syrup brand.
Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth Confront Race in Packaging
The soul-searching comes in the wake of PepsiCo's announcement Wednesday that it's renaming its Aunt Jemima syrup brand.
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Purdue University innovators hope new technology provides a more business-friendly option to utilize sustainable cellulose nanomaterials for use in vehicles, food packaging and other manufactured items.
Sustainable Cellulose Nanomaterials for Vehicles, Food Packaging
New technique for polymer manufacturing with reduced solvents aimed at vehicle, packaging production.
Jun 15th, 2020
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Sustainable Food Packaging System
Harpack-ULMA's PaperSeal packaging technology is an innovative green approach to reducing plastic food product packaging.
Sep 28th, 2020
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The WC150 is a compact capper designed for use by smaller filling operations or contract packagers.
Compact Inline Capper for Smaller Filling Operations
Sep 23rd, 2020
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Easy Setup Tray Sealer for Ready-to-Eat Market
Sep 21st, 2020
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Nestlé Puts Another $30M Toward Sustainable Packaging
Sep 9th, 2020
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Ball Corp. Investing $300M in New Northeast PA Canning Plant
Sep 8th, 2020
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TricorBraun to Acquire Price Container and Packaging
St. Louis-based TricorBraun gains a like distributor serving primarily the industrial and food markets in the US Mountain West and Northwest.
Aug 27th, 2020
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Plastic Packaging Is Getting a Bum Rap
More than two-thirds of U.S. plastic wasn’t used for packaging.
Aug 27th, 2020
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The Only Constant Is Change … So Evolve
Digital transformation in automation and packaging lines can simplify the re-purposing of assets to accommodate the only constant in business - change.
Aug 7th, 2020
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PACK EXPO International 2020 Cancelled
It was to be held Nov. 8-12 in Chicago, though organizers have launched an online event for Nov. 9-13.
Aug 7th, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.
Trump Reinstates Canadian Aluminum Tariff
Canada quickly vowed to respond in kind.
Aug 7th, 2020
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FDA, Mfgs Agree to Phase Out Certain PFAS in Packaging
The action follows new analyses of data that raised questions about potential human health risks from chronic dietary exposure.
Jul 31st, 2020
A single-use test hood from FLEXcon in action.
Film Manufacturer Delivers for Frontline Workers
"Their efforts were nothing less than heroic, and we couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments during a very difficult time."
Jul 29th, 2020
An artist rendering of CANPACK's new factory in Olyphant, PA.
CANPACK to Build Large Beverage Can Factory in PA
The Poland-based company will demolish a blighted factory in Olyphant, PA and build a new 908,000-square-foot aluminum can plant and operations center there.
Jul 16th, 2020
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COVID-19 Has Resurrected Single-Use Plastics
Can efforts to curb their use get back on track any time soon?
Jul 16th, 2020
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Diageo, Unilever & PepsiCo Partner on Paper Bottles
Made entirely of sourced wood, the bottle will debut with Johnnie Walker in early 2021.
Jul 15th, 2020
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Berlin Packaging Has New CEO
Bill Hayes takes over leadership of the supplier of glass, plastic and metal container and closures.
Jul 14th, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, June 24.
Germany Bans Single-Use Plastic Straws, Food Containers
Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said the move was part of an effort to move away from “throw-away culture.”
Jun 24th, 2020