Rigid Containers Topic | Packaging Strategies

Key Considerations for Designing a Retort System for Shelf-Stable Food Packaged in Flexible and Semi-Rigid Containers

December 24, 2021

From filling to sterilizing, flexible packaging must be handled differently than rigid containers.

Editor’s Note

Consumers Want Closure on Cereal Bag Issue

Kristin Joker

September 15, 2021

Yes, I know that some cereals are available in resealable pouches. But we’re talking about having cereal in resealable bags in the box.

Podcast | Cultivating Sustainable Cannabis Packaging

We talk with the Co-Founders of Sana Packaging about the life cycle of a cannabis package, consumer behavior and how the cannabis industry can implement sustainability as it continues to grow.

August 23, 2021

In this episode, we talk with Ron Basak-Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, and James Eichner, Co-Founder & CSO, of Sana Packaging — a sustainable packaging brand that designs and develops differentiated, sustainable and compliant cannabis packaging solutions for a circular economy by using 100% plant-based hemp plastic, 100% reclaimed ocean plastic and other sustainable materials.

The Sana Ocean Concentrate Screw-Top Lid

July 30, 2021

The cannabis industry's first concentrate lid made from 100% ocean-bound and reclaimed ocean plastic.

Waddington Europe and Produce Packaging Switch to 100% rPET Containers

June 14, 2021

Produce Packaging's new containers will be made with Waddington Europe's Eco Blend 100 material that consists entirely of a combination of post-consumer (PCR) and post-industrial (PIR) recycled PET (rPET).

Beverage Packaging for Staying In (Or Going Out)

June 3, 2021

As COVID-19 affected both manufacturers and worldwide shipping, automation has helped companies do more with less.

Coffee Concentrate Debuts in 8 oz Shelf-Ready PET Bottles

May 25, 2021

The coffee is said to be the first super-concentrated coffee available in plastic bottles.

Q&A: How E-Commerce and Sustainability Intersect

May 20, 2021

We caught up with Darek Lewis, director of packaging for Veritiv, about innovations helping to bridge the sustainability gap with from-home shopping.

Editor’s Note

Summer Suncare Line Up

An effective product line design makes this brand shine.

Kristin Joker

May 7, 2021

Spring in Michigan can be freezing one day and sweltering the next. If you're lucky enough to be in Michigan throughout March and April, there is a good chance you will need both gloves and sunscreen. Having the fairest skin of all, I have officially begun sorting through the sunscreen bin.