September 2023
Deadline for Medical Packaging Abstracts is October 6
Experts in all areas of healthcare packaging are encouraged to submit presentation ideas for the 2024 thePACKout conference. …
4 Signs Your Packaging Needs an Update
When you do update your packaging, make sure it conveys the right message, offers value to the consumer, and distinguishes your product from the competition. …
New Food & Beverage Packaging Out This Month
From caviar and chips to grass-fed beef and veggies for kids, here are some products with neat packaging that brands have come out with lately. …
General Mills: Key Strategies to Cut Packaging’s Environmental Impact
Hear how this major branded food processor manages its packaging sustainability goals at this free MinnPack keynote presentation. …
Mason Wells Acquires Accord Carton, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Mason Wells announced the closing acquisition of Accord Carton, LLC, a folding carton converter serving food and beverage end markets. The company will be owned by Mason Wells, members of the Codo family, and other board members and co-investors. Accord was founded in 1940 by Abraham Codo, the…
IP Opens New $100M Corrugated Packaging Facility In Pennsylvania
Memphis, Tennessee based International Paper announced the opening of its newest corrugated packaging facility in Atglen, Pennsylvania. The new $100 million facility is providing more than 100 manufacturing jobs to Atglen and the surrounding communities and will produce corrugated packaging for produce, processed food, beverage, shipping, distribution, and e-commerce customers. “Our…
Pratt Industries Opens $700M Box Plant In Henderson, KY
Conyers, Georgia based Pratt Industries, Inc. announced the official opening of its $700 million 100 percent recycled paper mill and corrugated box factory in Henderson, Kentucky. Pratt bills it as the most technologically advanced and environmentally friendly paper mill ever built that will save the equivalent of 25,000 trees every day….
AICC 2023 Annual Meeting Brings Home Key Takeaways
The AICC Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky last week was marked by bourbon, box plants, and business but also offered plenty of valuable takeaways designed to spark learning opportunities and inspiration for manufacturers, suppliers, and professionals at all levels and expertise among the corrugated industry’s most innovative organizations. Some 500 AICC…
Shrinkflation Packaging Examples: 13 from September
It was a banner month for name brands like Zesta, Snickers, and Kleenex to adjust packaging size and net weights that left consumers frustrated. …
Groundbreaking Soil Packaging Uses 100% Recycled Content
Back to the Roots is switching to certified circular, 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic bags from ProAmpac for its best-selling organic potting soil. …