Ryan Ruskin

Amazon’s plastics-free shipping, compostable packaging surprises, flexible packaging recycling potential, paper packaging surges, and shifting sustainability trends were among the top draws this year.
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Move could be first step toward restriction or ban of vinyl chloride, a key ingredient in PVC, and other chemicals used to process and manufacture plastics.
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Target debuts imported holiday-themed packaging with a nostalgic look and interactive features.
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Minimally processed, protein-fueled, sustainably produced foods top the 2024 industry trends.
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Here’s how you can remain faithful to your core branding yet create seasonal packaging designs that appeal to consumers during the holiday season — and beyond.
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TAPPI and AICC, co-producers of the mega corrugated event SuperCorrExpo (SCE) 2024, announced that Jake Hall and Greg Gumbel will be keynote speakers at the corrugated industry’s quadrennial event taking place September 8-12, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Through his popular platform, The Manufacturing Millennial, Hall seeks to educate manufacturing professionals on…

As it celebrates 60 years in business, Middletown, Ohio based Akers Packaging Service Group has announced a new chapter in the company’s packaging legacy. Effective December 1, all entities now operate under the Akers Packaging Service Group brand. From its humble beginnings in 1963 with the founding of Akers Packaging Service,…

AICC Canada honored the late John Franciosa at its annual Presidents’ Luncheon on December 8 at the St. George’s Country Club in Etobicoke, Ontario. Franciosa was inducted posthumously into the AICC Canada Hall of Fame. Jeff Abbott, Vice President of Moore Packaging in Barrie, Ontario, and President of AICC Canada, presented…

Lausanne, Switzerland based Bobst announced its winning of the Top Company to Watch Award at the Digital Packaging Summit 2023. The event took place in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida last month organized by the Printing United Alliance and its advisory board. It was attended by more than 240 senior managers and…

The winning pharmaceutical packaging project features a capsule that reads fingerprints and connects to the Internet of Things.
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