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TricorBraun acquires Pacific Bag to create new flexible packaging business

TricorBraun Flex is a new direction in the 117-year history of the rigid container distributor

January 10, 2019

TricorBraun, known for plastic and glass bottles and containers, is starting a flexible packaging business, acquiring Pacific Bag with coffee, pet and specialty food products.

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Water brand teams with KHS on Germany's first recycled PET bottle

Rose Shilling

January 7, 2019

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Germans can buy water in bottles made of 100 percent recycled PET for the first time, KHS Group filling and packaging says.

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Detect package and container leaks with QCL technology

This leak detector can -- and does -- detect package and container leaks at rates up to 200 units per minute on a line

Wayne Labs

December 21, 2018

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Emerson's engineers have created a sensing device capable of detecting gas leaks in bottles, cans and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) at line speeds, using laser technology developed by Cascade Technologies, a Stirling, Scotland-based spinoff of the University of Strathclyde.

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Bostik's anti-fog coatings keep lids clear

Rose Shilling

December 19, 2018

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Bostik adhesives developed anti-fog coatings for flexible film lids that stop water droplets from forming and extend freshness of refrigerated foods with moisture, such as produce.

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Mondi delivers natural paper look consumers want

Rose Shilling

December 17, 2018

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A base of brown paper gives a natural character to trays and other food containers using Mondi’s new formable packaging material.

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Food packaging innovations found at Pack Expo

Sample some recent innovations stretching packaging in new directions

Rose Shilling

December 14, 2018

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The minds behind food packaging innovations offered creations this year that solved tricky storage situations, cut use of plastics, paper and other resources, and showcased products with stunning design.

Packaging

Nestlé Waters sets goal of 25 percent rPET in three years

Increasing recycled plastic packaging is part of broader sustainability plan to reuse water bottles in a circular economy

Rose Shilling

December 10, 2018

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Nestlé Waters North America will use 25 percent recycled plastic for packaging in U.S. products by 2021, trying to increase its role in addressing the country’s recycling challenges.

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Split Nutrition puts PB&J in side-by-side pack

Rose Shilling

November 30, 2018

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A new product called Split puts together the classic combo of peanut butter and jelly (or almond butter and preserves) in a single snack pack that separates the two in squeezable compartments.

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TemperPack has new cold chain products for customer shipments

Rose Shilling

November 26, 2018

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TemperPack is offering two new environmentally friendly solutions to keep food shipments cold on the way to people's homes.

Packaging

Survey: Millennials want something different in packaging

Younger adults prefer unique, easy-to-find packages

Rose Shilling

November 19, 2018

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Millennials prefer shopping online more than other age groups, and a new survey finds that what they like about product packaging differs too.

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