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Student-designed pillow packaging impresses Wal-Mart
"The students' packaging prototype has the potential to reduce packaging costs for bed pillows by more than 40 percent and eliminate more than 800 trucks from highways each year," said Andrew Barrieau, president and CEO of Felins USA, who mentored the students. Together, they presented their work during Wal-Mart's Sustainable Packaging Expo. More
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Stylish premixed cocktail packaging aims to shake up sales
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Nutritional supplement bottle gets healthy overhaul
Wax-free poultry cases can help reduce disposal costs
">Wax-free poultry cases can help reduce disposal costs
Investment firm helps fuel packaging innovations
Mullinix Packages partnered with Mason Wells, a Midwest-based private equity firm, to gain additional support and capital to allow the company to further develop its product offerings, production capabilities and strategic options.
Nominations open for Packaging Hall of Fame
Any industry professional may nominate a candidate. Inductees will be recognized at a reception in their honor on Oct. 30, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, during PACK EXPO Intl. 2012.Coffee alternative launched in Rexam cans
Guyaki Sparkling Yerba Mate beverages, which pack the caffeine punch of coffee with additional reputed health benefits, stand tall in Rexam's SLEEK cans.
Frito-Lay announces gluten-free certification, labeling
The company is partnering with celiac organizations to validate its products and educate consumers about gluten-free snacking.
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May 18, 2012
The case of the crumpled corners
It was a case packer the party on the other line was calling about and needed me...
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Green Terratory
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Does Earth Day do a world of good?
Another Earth Day has passed us by, marking 42 years of celebrating our planet on...
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I don't need your "FREE' $5 tin. A zip lock bag will keep them just as...
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in response to Bakery launches new packaging tin for famous cookiesDeceptive advertising! FREE MEANS NO COST TO CONSUMER! I bought your cookies, but...
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in response to Bakery launches new packaging tin for famous cookiesHas the company considered reuseable fruit/vegetable plastic crate?In...
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in response to Farmers and grocers think outside the wax boxShame, shame on you. False advertising is not a pretty...
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Resealable closures; packaging structures; and finding the right zipper for your package
Packaging Digest speaks with Robert E. Hogan, director of global marketing at Zip-Pak, about demand for resealable closures, how to justify the costs of package zippers, Zip-Pak's new consulting team and its new services, and how a CPG can take advantage of these new services.
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