April 2022
How Shrink Packaging Machines Work
Brand owners that want to bundle products for retail or foodservice distribution, or for sale in big-box stores, can get a front-row view of the process. …
Beautifully Designed Packaging Elevates Grits
Noted for its stoneground corn grits that were years in the making, Nouveau Bar & Grill turns local fame into a vibrantly pouched food brand. …
Debut Event Expands Options for Medical Packaging Engineers
The newly created conference promises to educate, inspire, and connect like-minded healthcare professionals. …
Game Time for the ‘National Recycling League’
Anheuser-Busch’s sustainable initiative allows MLB, NFL fans to recycle aluminum cups, cans, and bottles without leaving their seats. What can we learn? …
Package Shrinkflation: What It Is, Why It’s Used, and How to Spot It
Brands avoid raising prices on packaged products by downsizing the packaging or releasing pricier limited editions. …
4 Reality Checks About Packaging and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
What will it take to clean up this mess? Knowing the scope of the challenge, improving recycling infrastructure, educating the players, and forward thinking will make a dent. …
Bioplastic Breakthroughs and Applications in Food Packaging
The biopolymers market has a "foodie" flavor from sources that include food crops and food-processing byproducts used to make sustainable food packaging. …
Packaging Possibilities: Nurse Celebrates Medical Packaging
In caring for COVID-19 and other patients, Nurse Vanessa Warner relies on sterile packaging to keep critical medical products safe for use. And, for that, she’d like to thank you. But she also has an ask. …
Knee-Jerk Plastic Ban Risks Accelerating CO2 Emissions
Plastic film ban for produce can increase environmental harm: every ton of food waste prevented by packaging saves 4.2 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent. …
12 Newfangled Beverage Can Designs
Who’s embracing recyclable aluminum cans for sustainability and new graphic designs that pop? Stalwarts like PepsiCo (twice) and Coors and newcomers like Machu Picchu. …