Pearson Packaging Systems designs, builds and integrates automated secondary packaging solutions for their customers. They cover the erect, pack, seal and palletize categories, serving customers across the food & beverage, personal care, household & industrial chemicals, e-commerce and warehouse distribution markets. With a strong focus on end-to-end product offering, Pearson doesn’t aim to be ‘everything to everybody’. Instead, Pearson leverages their strengths and optimizes processes to meet the needs of high-volume manufacturers and distributors who depend on line reliability and uptime. Pearson equipment is built to last, providing the highest value and the lowest total cost of ownership.
Read More →Curiosity, Collaborative Engagement & Exploration in the Packaging Industry
An Interview with LUX GLOBAL LABEL On April 16, 2019, LUX GLOBAL LABEL will join over 150 industry leaders at the American Packaging Summit to discuss current trends, strategic insights and best practices in packaging innovation, design, materials and branding. This is an excerpt from the interview Generis Group did with LUX GLOBAL LABEL prior to the American Packaging Summit: “What are the key trends driving disruption in the packaging industry today? The biggest trend driving disruption in the packaging industry is Immersive Experience (IE). Technology has changed us physically, socially and cognitively, and in the last few years, packaging experience has begun to take importance over other features, like information, in purchasing influence. LUX is leading the way with Immersive Experience by collaborating with our clients in the use of Augmented Reality Labels.
Read More →Q&A with Viva IML Tubes
Prior to the American Packaging Summit 2019, we spoke with Viva IML Tubes to address sustainability, new packaging technologies, and Viva IML Tube’s expertise. In this Q&A, we discuss what sustainability trends are reshaping the packaging industry, how new technologies and materials have enhanced the customer experience, and why customers choose to work with Viva IML Tubes. This is an excerpt from the Q&A we did with Viva IML Tubes: “Sustainability is at the forefront of many companies. How does Viva IML Tubes align with customers’ strategic initiatives to achieve sustainability goals for the future? We believe in uncompromised beauty and quality combined with the best sustainability solution available. Every tube that Viva makes has a terrific sustainability story. And we have some new developments with FDA certified PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) plastic that takes the sustainability story even further. Viva produces tubes by injection molding, with in-mold label decoration. The manufacturing method yields significantly lower GHG emissions and has a lower environmental impact – about 25% to 35% less than industry standard tubes (verified by independent Life Cycle Analysis). Viva’s tubes are the only package in the industry that are single-category. Each component of Viva’s tube (label, tube and cap) is made of polypropylene (Category 5 plastic). Polypropylene is the fastest growing category of plastic being recycled and is accepted as a significant majority of recyclers in North America today. All of Viva’s tubes are recyclable and require no disassembly. …
Read More →Loop’s Launch Brings Waste-Free Packaging to the World’s Biggest Brands
A new shopping platform unveiled yesterday at the World Economic Forum could be one of the most significant advances in packaging to date. The new Loop circular shopping platform allows customers to responsibly consume products in high-quality, reusable packaging that can be returned and refilled multiple times before ultimately being recycled. The first-of-its-kind platform is supported by some of the world’s biggest brands including Coca Cola, Unilever, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Mondelez International, and Danone. Loop is a business venture of New Jersey-based waste management company TerraCycle, the company that made a name for itself collecting non-recyclable waste and turning it into new products. Its founder and CEO, Tom Szaky, recreates the “the milkman model” by collaborating with top brands, global retailers, and package delivery and waste management companies. Apart from having extensive environmental benefits, which have been proven and verified in Life Cycle Assessments, the new circular shopping platform will elevate the consumer’s brand experience with waste-free, premium products. Loop will launch in the United States and France this spring as a pilot. Additional markets are expected to launch throughout 2019 and 2020. How Loop works: Consumers will go to Loop’s websites or Loop partner retailer’s websites and shop for brands redesigned to be packaging waste-free Consumers receive their products in Loop’s exclusively designed shipping tote that eliminates the need for single-use shipping materials like cardboard boxes Consumers enjoy their premium product while eliminating the worry of packaging waste When …
Read More →Reduce: An Interview with VOID Technologies
Packaging sustainability is a critical topic in the industry right now, with many companies moving towards more sustainable packaging to meet consumer demand and environmental goals. Companies today are facing a complex set of choices around how to tackle sustainability, but it is possible to use a simple guiding framework as the foundation for building an approach. People frequently talk about the 3 R’s of Sustainability: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. What is often overlooked, however, is that this is a hierarchy. The framework encourages us to first and foremost reduce consumption, as this is the most impactful approach to sustainability. This can be achieved by reducing the number of products we use, but also by reducing the amount of material used in each product. VO+ is a revolutionary material reduction technology that engineers nano-and micro-scale voids into commodity and bioplastics to create lighter, stronger, and more sustainable products In advance of the American Packaging Summit, we heard from VOID Technologies about how companies can meet their environmental goals through reducing the amount of packaging they use.
Read More →Increase the Shelf-Appeal of Your Packaging with Cast and Cure
The trend to influence consumer buying behavior at the retail level continues to drive the packaging industry to explore the benefits of special effect labels and package design. Today, both minor and major consumer brands have embraced this simple process and discovered new ways of differentiating their brands in highly competitive product categories. Cast and Cure technology is used to produce holographic and other unique finishes on a wide variety of printed substrates. It provides a decorative solution that addresses three common stumbling blocks in package decorating: It does not adversely affect the recyclability or compostability of a package. It provides a dynamic visual appeal. It is a cost-effective decorative solution. In advance of the American Packaging Summit, we spoke with Breit Technologies about the advantages of using Cast and Cure to propel packaging innovation and increase a package’s shelf-appeal.
Read More →Sustainable Film Solutions: Talking Packaging Innovation with Charter NEX
Demand for a lower carbon footprint and more sustainable packaging has never been greater among consumers and brand owners. Many leading brand owners have gone as far as to set long-term sustainability goals which require 100% of their packaging to be fully recyclable. Today, many leading associations estimate that less than 20% of flexible packaging is actually recycled, which leads us to the question: what can we do to change that? Charter NEX has developed a family of film solutions called GreenArrow which were developed with a sustainability-first mindset. These films aim to rewrite the historical equation between packaging performance and recyclability. According to Nielsen, products which make claims about sustainable manufacturing procedures and business practices are seeing significant growth over similar conventional products. Charter NEX, through the GreenArrow portfolio, aims to enable brand owners to make similar claims around the sustainability of their packaging. In advance of the American Packaging Summit, we spoke to Charter NEX about how they are innovating in sustainable packaging, why they are committed to helping their customers find sustainable packaging solutions, and how the GreenArrow product line supports this goal. Click through the read the article.
Read More →Unveiling New Sustainable Packaging Materials and Design at Hasbro
Hasbro is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World’s Best Play Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies, digital gaming, and consumer products, Hasbro is famous for some of the world’s most known and loved brands, such as NERF, My Little Pony, Transformers, Play-Doh, Monopoly, Baby Alive, Magic: The Gathering, and many others. But did you know they are also a leader in sustainability in the toy industry? Hasbro ranked No.3 on Newsweek’s 2017 Green Rankings, No.1 on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2017 by CRMagazine, and was recognized as a 2018 World’sMost Ethical Company® by Ethisphere Institute. Earlier this year, Hasbro announced plans to begin using plant-based packaging materials as a way to further solidify their continued commitment to sustainability.
Read More →Understanding the Critical Needs of Today’s Modern Consumer to Create Innovate Products and Packaging
Today’s consumer is more likely to snack throughout the day rather than eat three set meals. They value low-prep, buy-on-the-go products and demand new retail and vending formats that meet their wellness agenda of freshness, nutrition, and sustainability. Snacking companies are therefore spending more on product and packaging innovation to bring their brands to life and appeal to these consumers. In addition to overseeing Campbell’s R&D for soup, sauce, and beverages in its international markets, Craig Stephen Slavtcheff leads research and development for some of the world’s best-known snack brands, including Pepperidge Farm, Arnott’s, Royal Dansk, Kjeldsens, Snyder-Lance, Kettle Brand and Cape Cod, among others. To better understand what’s on the horizon in the snack market, we spoke with Slavtcheff about the critical needs of today’s modern consumer, packaging and product innovation, and how to improve the shopping experience.
Read More →Leading the Pack: Jane Chase, Institute of Packaging Professionals
For many leaders, networking, coaching and mentoring have been powerful forces that have shaped their careers and transitions to leadership roles. The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) is an organization dedicated to creating these networking and educational opportunities that help packaging professionals succeed. Jane Chase’s support of IoPP spans more than 20 years, during which time she served both at the local level as President of the Minnesota Chapter and at the national level since 2002. She is a national Past President and currently serves as the Institute’s Executive Director. In addition to her work with IoPP, Jane’s professional career includes a breadth and depth of experience involving ever-expanding roles in Quality Assurance, Operations, Processing and Packaging within multiple large CPG organizations known for innovation including The Schwan Food Company, SC Johnson, General Mills, Conagra Brands, Ecolab, and US Foodservice. We spoke with Jane about how networking, coaching, and mentoring have shaped her own career, how she would define a great leader, and what is unique about being a leader in the packaging industry.
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