Manufacturer: American Packaging Corporation, ampkcorp.com Description: MHP’s Power Pak Pudding spouted pouch is a new package format of the traditional pudding cup. This innovative aseptic pouch delivers on-the-go convenience without the need for a spoon. It is the first retail commercial example of an aseptic spouted pouch for low- or high-acid food applications. The pouch […]
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A Closer Look at Doug Aldred
President of the Packaging Inks Division at Flint Group
Sept/Oct 2020
Each issue, FlexPack VOICE™ hosts a question-and-answer segment that discusses important issues with an industry leader. This issue, we interview Doug Aldred, president of Flint Group’s packaging inks division, an $830 million global business within the company.
Read MoreFull Moon Natural Pet Treat Pouch
Sept/Oct 2020
Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles, amcor.com: Silver Award for Technical Innovation Description: Amcor created the first package to combine a matte finish, gloss print, and paper-like texture in the premium, differentiated Full Moon Natural pet treat pouch. The design elevates the user experience and aligns with the brand’s organic and premium positioning. This printing innovation helps the […]
Read MoreEcoVue® FlexPac®
Sept/Oct 2020
Manufacturer: Glenroy, Inc., glenroy.com: Silver Award for Packaging Excellence Description: The innovative, flexible EcoVue® FlexPac® packaging for ultrasound gel features custom flexible packaging film with many benefits to the consumer. It is easy to hold and easy to use, as well as being lightweight and requiring less energy to manufacture and transport.
Read MoreCracker Barrel Black Ribbon Natural Cheese Slices
Sept/Oct 2020
Manufacturer: TC Transcontinental Packaging, tctranscontinental.com/packaging: Silver Awards in Packaging Excellence and Technical Innovation Description: Today, brands and products face the challenge of standing out on the shelf and being able to catch consumers’ eyes. Cracker Barrel Black Ribbon Natural Cheese Slices graphics and new packaging material feature a combination of matte black, gloss black, opulent […]
Read MoreCargill Grab N’ Go Deli Meat Package
Sept/Oct 2020
Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles, amcor.com: Silver Awards in Packaging Excellence and Technical Innovation Description: The Cargill Grab N’ Go high-barrier deli meat package utilizes a new, proprietary, dual-purpose, minimal-depth-forming, and non-forming film from Amcor with high-oxygen barrier and strength properties. The film is less than 1.75 mil thick and exhibits attributes of a non-barrier, thin PE […]
Read MoreSiegwerk Helps With Protective Equipment Shortgages
Sept/Oct 2020
During the shortage of personal protective equipment supplies early in the pandemic, Siegwerk’s regional procurement team secured PPE masks from a new source.
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Staying Safe
Sept/Oct 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has shifted consumer habits, with more consumers looking for safety, as well as convenience, all of which is changing the way flexible packaging companies and suppliers are viewing the future.
Read MoreLiquibox Employees Step Up to Deliver Vital Supplies
Sept/Oct 2020
Production employees at Liquibox’s Bangkok facility in Thailand wanted to go above and beyond and deliver something more than packaging for vital supplies during the early stages of the pandemic. They came up with the idea of making face shields for protecting medical personnel by using raw materials purchased from local businesses. During lunch and […]
Read MoreBerry Global Helps People With Special Needs
Sept/Oct 2020
Berry Global holds events throughout the year to help people with special needs. For example, employees in Lewisburg, Tennessee, volunteered at the Special Olympics last year to help provide year-round training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.In Montgomery, Alabama, Berry Global workedwith the Arc of Eastern Elmore County. Berry’s Montgomery site created […]
Read MoreIs Safety the New Sustainability for Food Packaging?
Sept/Oct 2020
The headline for this article—Is Safety the New Sustainability for Food Packaging?—probably is a pretty provocative question to anyone working in the packaging space.
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Sept/Oct 2020
Sales Excellence in a New Age
Sept/Oct 2020
Sales teams have been adapting to the recent crisis, exploring new ways of connecting with and serving customers and building on the best practices of the recent past.
Read MoreThe Flexible Packaging Industry is Strong, Despite the Pandemic
Sept/Oct 2020
The annual “State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report” recently released by FPA provides industry converters, suppliers, investors, and analysts with insight into the performance of the U.S.
Read MoreOn the Road to Recovery
Sept/Oct 2020
No one is sure what the road to recovery will lead to, as no one is sure what the new normal will look like, but there is no doubt that we are on that journey. After a short pause, work continues on a number of fronts, as Congress and states reconvene and take up policy issues over and above the COVID-19 response.
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Being Social
Sept/Oct 2020
It can be hard to measure the return on time and money invested in social media. But the feedback was swift after C-P Flexible Packaging in York, Pennsylvania, posted an article on LinkedIn about its efforts to help a local manufacturer package hand sanitizer for health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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