To celebrate Women’s History Month, Hershey’s has brought back its limited-edition SHE bars to honor the women and girls who make an impact on our lives. This year, Hershey’s brand and its nonprofit partner Girls on the Run joined forces to build upon their mission of uplifting women. Together, they partnered to curate more than 200 adjectives that […]
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Posted inPackaging News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Foods Introduces Flow Wrap Packaging For Beef Products
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods’ fresh meats division has introduced flow wrap packaging for its case ready portfolio. According to the company, flow wrap is a packaging product that uses less plastic than conventional packaging, requires less energy to produce and keeps products fresher three times longer. This packaging solution is being tested with Tyson Foods’ case […]
Posted inPackaging News, Sustainability News, West
Steeped Launches Mr. Espresso Blends In Single-Serve Bags
Steeped Coffee, a certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation, is partnering with Oakland, California-based Mr. Espresso to bring its Italian oak wood fire-roasted coffee to single-serve coffee fans. Brewed similarly to tea, Steeped Coffee’s brewing method delivers the flavor of Mr. Espresso’s coffee with the convenience of single-serve, with no pods, no plugs or machines […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Cleancult Debuts Carton-Packaged Home Care Products
New York-based Cleancult has announced its largest retail expansion to date into more than 3,000 Walmart stores nationwide. Through this new class of trade, Cleancult will bring its paper-based refill cartons of hand soaps, dish soaps, all-purpose cleaners and laundry into the homes of more customers. Cleancult supports Walmart’s goal to avoid or reduce one billion metric […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southeast
DS Smith Testing Packages To Withstand G-Force Pressure
Atlanta-based DS Smith reveals new research that is underway into destructive G-force pressures on packages. To help understand the tough environment that packages withstand to reach consumers in perfect condition, DS Smith is experimenting with “accelerometers.” The devices track the package through its journey and provide data that can explain damage it sustains. The DS […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Inline Plastics Adds Seven Options To Essentials Platter Line
Shelton, Connecticut-based Inline Plastics has added seven new rectangular products to its Essentials Platters line. The all-clear, rectangle-shaped platters are also made with 10 percent post-consumer content. “We wanted to offer a packaging solution for any event – from birthday parties to holiday gatherings to neighborhood cookouts,” said Tom Orkisz, chairman and CEO. “Just like our current […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Harpak-ULMA Announces New Tight-Bag Solutions
Taunton, Massachusetts-based Harpak-ULMA has announced the North American availability of ULMA’s Tight-Bag machines for poultry products. The technology combines vertical bagging with a patented air extraction process to automate vacuum bagging for food products. The Tight-Bag machine produces leakproof bags without perforations and includes HMI-adjustable air volume, a process that can facilitate up to 15 percent […]
Posted inPackaging News, Association News, National
NGA Offers Comments On Proposed WIC Food Package Revisions
The National Grocers Association has provided comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its proposed rule on revisions to food packages in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. In a letter sent Feb. 21 to WIC Administration Chief Allison Post, NGA suggested improvements that could help increase retailer participation, as […]
Posted inPackaging News, Albertsons, Midwest
Kaukauna Introduces New Recipe, Packaging For Products
Chicago-based Kaukauna recently unveiled new packaging, as well as a new recipe for its cheese balls and logs. “For more than 100 years, Kaukauna has been a casual entertaining staple that friends and families everywhere can rely on,” said Michael Averbook, brand manager of Kaukauna. “As a brand with deep Midwestern roots, we know fall is the perfect time […]
Posted inPackaging News, Midwest
Pactiv Evergreen, AmSty Launch Polystyrene Packaging Products
To help major food brands achieve important sustainability goals, Lake Forest, Illinois-based Pactiv Evergreen is partnering with AmSty, the leading manufacturer of polystyrene in North America and a pioneer in circular recycling of polystyrene. Pactiv Evergreen will offer customers innovative foam polystyrene packaging products with AmSty’s post-consumer recycled content derived from advanced recycling technologies. “Pactiv […]
Posted inPackaging News, Frozen Food, National
C-P Flexible Packaging, Northwest Frozen Launch Prepared Meals
Preferred Packaging, a division of York, Pennsylvania-based C-P Flexible Packaging, and Seattle, Washington-based Northwest Frozen have collaborated to launch a new line of refrigerated, prepared meals with extended shelf life for retail distribution. The new items include a frozen croissant-shaped gnocchi pasta product called Crocchi that was chosen as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things for the […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southeast
Beaver Street Shares New Packaging Design At Seafood Expo
Jacksonville, Florida-based Beaver Street Fisheries will return to the Seafood Expo North America Show March 12-14 in Boston with new product innovations and package designs. In addition to its recently launched Seafood Festival Steamer Pot all-in-one bag seafood boil, it will be unveiling new packaging for its shrimp, scallops and shellfish lines, as well as recent skin pack […]
Posted inPackaging News, West
PAC Machinery Showcases Sustainable Packaging At ProMat Expo
PAC Machinery will showcase its automatic bagging machines, including new options in sustainable packaging, at the 2023 ProMat Expo, to be held March 20-23 at McCormick Place in Chicago. PAC will be at exhibit N8321, showcasing the Rollbag R785, R1285, R3200 Fulfillment Automatic Bagger and the Rollbag R3200XL, along with sustainable bag options including a curbside recyclable paper mailer, options from the Recylene line of […]
Posted inPackaging News, Plant-Based News, West
Good Natured Introduces Plant-Based Packaging In Hawaii
Good Natured Products Inc., “d.b.a good natured,” has announced its distribution through Sustainable Island Products, a distributor of compostable packaging products in Hawaii. According to the company, plant-based, BPI-certified compostable products from good natured are up to 99 percent plant-based and comply with single use packaging regulations that started going into effect across many counties in Hawaii […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southwest
Fox Packaging EVP Craig Fox Dies At 62
McAllen, Texas-based Fox Packaging shared in a recent press release about the death of EVP Craig Fox on Feb. 1. He had been fighting brain cancer. Fox worked alongside his family to pioneer packaging solutions for the fresh produce industry. He served the produce industry for more than four decades. After graduating from Texas Christian […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southwest
ePac To Donate Portion Of Coffee Sales To Project Waterfall
Austin, Texas-based ePac Flexible Packaging has announced a partnership with Project Waterfall, a charity in the coffee sector. It will donate 2 percent of its global coffee product sales in 2023. The proceeds will be used to help coffee-growing communities across the world with clean water, sanitation and education. “[The company’s] mission has been, from […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Handy Seafood Releases New Packaging Design For Product Line
Salisbury, Maryland-based Handy Seafood has revamped the packaging for its retail line of frozen grocery products. According to the company, the updated designs and colors illustrate the “flavorful, nutritious and wholesome ingredients that Handy has become renowned for in its products.” In an effort to reduce single-use plastics, Handy has lessened its environmental impact by removing shrink-wrap from the exterior of all […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Bell & Evans Improves Packaging Quality With Niverplast
Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania-based Bell & Evans has partnered with Niverplast, a food packaging equipment company, to establish and create a new packaging line. When building its new 411,500-square-foot harvesting facility, Bell & Evans searched to find a partner with experience in automatic bag-in-box solutions. Bell & Evans faced two challenges: first, the need to reduce its labor associated […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southwest
BAR-U-EAT Offers BPI Certified Compostable Bar Wrappers
Steamboat Springs, Colorado-based BAR-U-EAT has released its new Biodegradable Products Institute “BPI” Certified Compostable Packaging for its individual bars. With this release, it has become the first bar company in the world to offer packaging that carries the certification for the entire package – a move that ensures that its packaging will break down in commercial […]
Posted inMeijer, Midwest, Packaging News
Meijer Introduces Products With Black History Month Packaging
In celebration of Black History Month, Meijer has launched a collection of products featuring the art of three Black Midwestern artists – Dana Powell-Smith, Melina Brann and Shaunt’e Lewis – on products in every supercenter. The collection includes a mix of paintings and digital art printed on decorative pillows, stationery, gift bags, canvas tote bags, key rings, kitchen towels and […]