Kellogg’s is trialing fully recyclable packaging for its boxes of Corn Flakes, replacing the plastic liner for paper. The food giant has said it would prefer plastic liners to be accepted in curbside recycling, but the trial of the paper alternative in a small number of Tesco stores from January “ensures we have an alternative."
Peter Fox has been promoted to CEO of SOMIC Packaging. Fox is a 30-year packaging industry veteran, and has served as the Senior VP of Sales at SOMIC since joining the Minnesota-headquartered company in 2014, which manufactures of end-of-line, retail-ready case packaging machinery.
Triangle Package Machinery has named Michael Small director of operations. Small brings a diversified background with extensive experience in production and operations management in the manufacturing industry that spans over three decades.
Thirstie, a leading technology company that connects beverage alcohol brands with consumers, has launched gift cards for alcohol brands, the first and only gift card solution of its kind in the US.
To make it easier to get its taffies out of the packaging, Cheeba Chews developed a proprietary “swabbing station” that coats each blister with a food-grade glazing agent.
The Hershey Company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dot's Pretzels LLC, the owner of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, the fastest-growing scale brand in the pretzel category.
Pregis and Henkel recently joined forces to advance the development of sustainable protective packaging solutions that meet environmental goals and address future packaging requirements.
Designalytics, in partnership with Dieline, announced the winners of the second-annual Designalytics Effectiveness Awards, recognizing the impact of strong packaging design and its impact on driving double-digit sales growth for some of today’s fast-moving consumer brands.
Molson Coors Beverage Co has launched a beer-style cannabis beverage range in Canada that contains a THC and CBD blend. The launch is through Truss BeverageCo, the joint-venture Molson Coors set up with Canadian cannabis company Hexo Corp in 2018.
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