October 2020
Why Does Halloween Packaging Look Different This Year?
Packaging designs for the 2020 Halloween holiday reflect the fact that traditional trick-or-treating will probably be replaced with other ways of celebrating the holiday, thanks to the COVID-19 virus. …
Dual Packs Double Down on Innovation
Partly because of the COVID-19 pandemic — but mostly for added convenience and/or improved user experience — brands boost consumer interest by pairing up products into combination packages. …
Robotic Palletizer Stacks Up at Arrowhead Mills Bakery
System easily handles different pallet patterns to create a highly secure unitized load. …
Are Paper Bottles Sustainable and Practical?
Major brand owners like Absolut, Diageo, Carlsberg, and PepsiCo are developing paper bottles, but what does a market analyst say about this paper chase? …
Omnichannel Retailing is Changing the Packaging Landscape
The pandemic has accelerated the shift toward ecommerce purchases. Is your package up to the challenge? …
Pop-Up Plastic Bag Store: Where Art Imitates Products and Packaging
Products and packaging in this pop-up "grocery" store in NYC raise environmental awareness and feature satirical use of plastic, even the veggies. …
Record 2.7 Million Robots Work in Factories Globally
Plastics and chemical products installed base grows to 182,000 robots. …
Spirits Leader Sazerac Revolutionizes Packaging Inspection
The Sazerac Company’s CT scanning inspection that assesses glass bottles and other packaging components in minutes versus weeks is available to other companies. …
Annual Global Food & Beverage Digital Transformation Benefits Report
This report documents four core benefits of digital transformation in food & beverage, based on real data aggregated from Schneider Electric’s global network of customers. The results reveal that efficiency gains, reliability improvements, and co …
Octoberfest of Breakthrough Beer Packaging 2020
This curated selection of beer packaging innovations include technologies, causes, designs, sustainable developments, and more. …