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Features for the Flexible Packaging Industry
Reimagining FPA
Working Groups Revamp Fall Conference and Expand Memberships
The Flexible Packaging Association has long been the voice of flexible packaging industry, and that voice has been stretching to reach more places in recent years.
Read MoreThe Billion(s) Dollar Question
The Recycling Partnership Outlines Initiatives
The Recycling Partnership is researching people who participate in store drop-off programs to figure out why and how they participate.
Read More2023 Milestones
FPA Members Mark Anniversaries With Trade Association
Nearly 60 years ago, a husband and wife team named their new flexible packaging company after their two sons, Glen and Roy. Today, Glenroy, Inc.—the company started by Herb, Ruth, and Roy Jablonka—still operates as a privately held company from its headquarters in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. “Glenroy is a third-generation, family-owned flexible packaging converter and […]
Read MoreStriving for Safety
SPMC® Continues Oversight of Packaging Excellence
Sterile packaging rarely penetrates the public’s consciousness, creating an awareness gap that the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council has been striving to close since 1994 and continues with ongoing guidance on issues affecting the industry.
Read MoreTransitioning to Flexibles
New Guide Outlines Best Practices
Brands, particularly in the realm of consumer products, are eyeing a range of new materials to meet ambitious goals for creating more sustainable packaging.
Read MoreStudents Capture Awards for 2023
Annual Contest Recognizes Work at Packaging Programs
The entries for the Flexible Packaging Association’s Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge included short videos, where students explain the prototypes they developed. Several videos stood out because the students created strong marketing campaigns.
Read MoreProviding Opportunity for Women
Flexible Packaging Leaders Discuss Their Careers and Opportunities for Women and Others
Women running flexible packaging companies evangelize for the industry and its opportunities for people with talent and drive. And they agree that networking, the guidance of mentors, and the power of flexible packaging provide an open field for advancement and career fulfillment.
Read MoreMaking the Business Case for DEI
Companies Say DEI Programs Promote Growth and Enhance Values
Employers say they recognize a moral imperative for ensuring their workplaces are inclusive and welcoming. But they also have been swayed by research into the business benefits of diversity.
Read MoreEncouraging Diversity
An Interview With Kuma Roberts, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Arrowhead Consulting
Creating opportunities instead of assuming they will happen is at the heart of Kuma Roberts’ work.
Read MoreMoving the dial on sustainability in the flexible packaging industry
Despite the challenges of 2022 having driven significant supply chain disruptions and cost inflation around the world, sustainability remains a hot topic for today’s brands and their packaging supply chains. As awareness of climate change has become ever more present in the lives of consumers, demand for action has escalated, placing further pressure on the […]
Read MoreCompass Report Provides Direction
AMERIPEN and PMMI Outline Growth Opportunities
A growing number of states are crafting extended producer responsibility laws that shift more of the cost for local recycling onto consumer brands. This report aims to help companies make the most of recycling opportunities.
Read MorePackages Grab Award Spotlight
A Closer Look at More Gold Award Winners
The top winners of the Flexible Packaging Association’s 67th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition ranked in the categories of packaging excellence, technical innovation, expanding the use of flexible packaging, shelf impact, and printing.
Read MoreHigh Achievers
Innovation and Sustainability Efforts Garner Gold in Annual Contest
In all, 87 package entries were submitted in the 67th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition for a total of 230 entries—some packages were entered into multiple categories.
Read MoreObstacles Surround Sales and Marketing Trends
Companies Push Forward as Sustainability Rules Shift
After taking a back seat to supply constraints during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainability has returned to the driver’s seat with sales and marketing efforts
Read MoreMarijuana Laws Open Packaging Opportunities
Packaging Companies Tap New Market as States Legalize Marijuana
Now that nearly 40 U.S. states have given a green light to cannabis use, whether for medical or recreational purposes, marijuana has taken on various forms—and the packaging often is now designed to gain attention rather than deflect it.
Read MoreStanding Out
Contest Judges Mull 2023 Award Entries
Companies that are members of the Flexible Packaging Association submitted products to be evaluated in up to six categories in the 2023 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition: expanding the use of flexible packaging, technical innovation, printing, shelf impact, sustainability, and packaging excellence.
Read MoreHow to Succeed With Packaging Innovations at Your Company
Mars Wrigley Executive Gives Tips on Working Across Your Company Culture
The process of developing new packaging ideas in a large corporation—the road to innovation—never has been easy. But the journey still can be fun, suggests William A. Singleton III, global packaging director at Mars Wrigley Confectionary.
Read MoreExperts: Education Remains Key to Flexible Packaging Sales and Marketing
When it comes to selling and marketing flexible packaging, the efforts must include showing end consumers and policymakers the benefits, as well, several experts point out.
Read MoreSustainability Efforts Led to Opportunities at Proctor & Gamble
By 2030, Proctor & Gamble (P&G) intends to reduce its use of virgin petroleum plastic in its packaging by 50%. “This is no small goal,” Ken McGuire, a former research fellow at P&G.
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