Company: Amcor Flexibles North America; amcor.com/afna

Description: Amcor’s comprehensive portfolio of recycle-​ready flexible packaging solutions for natural cheese empowers cheese processors to deliver on sustainability goals without sacrificing packaging performance—unleashing new opportunities for carbon savings and category innovation. More sustainable solutions include AmPrima^® Plus films, which deliver the appeal, performance, and run speeds of nonrecycle-ready films; Eco-Tite^® chlorine-free shrink bags with 20% source reduction; and Amcor Revolution™ Barrier APET forming films, compatible with PET bottle recycling where thermoforms are currently accepted. The products offer the durability, barrier protection, and sealability of traditional films and meet The Consumer Goods Forum’s “Golden Design Rules” and North American recycle-ready standards set by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

Company: Novolex; novolex.com

Description: Manufactured by the Novolex^® company, Bagcraft^®, our new window bread bags are certified recyclable—without having to separate the film and fiber. Our Dubl Panel^® bags keep bread fresh and provide clear visibility that encourages sales. Available in our Artisan design for an upscale look, the bags come in a variety of “right sizes” to reduce packaging waste. In addition, they contain a minimum 85% fiber yield.

Company: PPC Flex; ppcflex.com

Description: Rogers Orchards is committed to honoring the earth, as stated on its packaging. Using compostable material for its packaging is the perfect match. This bag is a single structure and surface printed with a great design that fits the orchard well. It includes a wicket header with a tear perforation on one end and vent holes on the other.

Company: Flex Films (USA) Inc.; flexfilm.com

Description: Flex Films’ Packaging Films Business has introduced R-PSX, a high-barrier, transparent BOPET film featuring up to 20% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. This advanced film combines a protective printable layer over a high-barrier vacuum deposit on one side, with either a primer-coated or untreated surface on the other side. Key benefits of R-PSX include exceptional moisture and oxygen barrier properties, superior yield compared to PVDC-coated films, and the ability to replace PVDC/EVOH (PE) coated films. It is an environmentally friendly solution that offers high clarity for enhanced product visibility, along with sustainable packaging benefits. R-PSX is compatible with printing and lamination using BOPP/CPP and can be easily converted into flexible packaging.

Company: Amcor Flexibles; amcor.com

Description: Ocean Mist^® Farms’ Season & Steam farm-fresh brussels sprouts offer a category-enhancing convenience with an innovative stand-up pouch from Amcor. The breakthrough steamable package offers a “season to taste” concept for prewashed sprouts, offering a delicious alternative to frozen. Consumers open the pouch, pre-season sprouts to individual taste, reclose the zipper, and microwave. Amcor’s Steam Vent technology provides controlled venting, cooking sprouts quickly and uniformly for maximum freshness and flavor. This all-in-one package makes sprouts easier to prepare for fast, healthy side dishes. The stand-up, prep-saving format delivers dramatic shelf appeal in a sea of flat, minimally-branded vegetable bags.