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Food Packaging

Dog food maker puts your pup's photo on treat pouches

Rose Shilling

October 14, 2019

We all know personalization and custom batches are trends for people food, but they’re for pets too.

Food Packaging

Color-changing ink to check HPP packaging

Rose Shilling

October 14, 2019

A specialty ink company is offering a new version of its color-changing technology to detect individual packages that failed during high pressure processing.

Food Packaging

Orb bottles will now be allowed on planes

Rose Shilling

October 7, 2019

After many sarcastic tweets from the public, the TSA reconsidered its ban on souvenir Coke bottles from Disney’s new Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge.

Food Packaging

Modified atmosphere packaging for long-haul transport of veggies sans ice

Rose Shilling

September 17, 2019

Modified atmosphere bulk packaging is shaking up the long-haul transport of fresh broccoli and other vegetables traditionally shipped on ice, the packaging maker says.

Pack Expo

Pack Expo Preview: Tackling common robotics concerns

Sean Riley

September 15, 2019

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up much of the food industry, have been hesitant to invest in robotics solutions. However, there are many reasons for companies to reconsider.

Food Packaging

Compostable jars can be used for cannabis edibles

Rose Shilling

September 15, 2019

Hansen Packaging is offering a line of compostable jars certified for food uses and made of resins from renewable sources.

Food Packaging

Packaging protects probiotic yogurt and milk from light exposure damage

Rose Shilling

September 15, 2019

Certification company Noluma International says its research shows that lights, including fluorescents and LEDs, in stores and other places can degrade milk’s vitamins, nutrients, freshness, quality and taste in less than an hour.

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Packaging

How to avoid dreaded packaging downtime

Better design leads to improved uptime

Rose Shilling

September 9, 2019

Keeping your packaging machines running can be a tricky task, but better design leads to improved uptime.

Industry News

Crown Beverage Packaging North America shows off new graphics design studio

New facility will serve U.S. and Canadian customers with high-speed, high quality design studio

Wayne Labs

August 19, 2019

Crown Beverage Packaging North America’s new 14,000-sq.-ft. graphics design studio serves the entire U.S. and Canada, offering can design and consulting services and providing rapid proofs made on a digital system to preview art and produce printing plates for all U.S. and Canadian customers.

How to Choose Chocolate Manufacturing Equipment for Cannabis Products

Selecting the correct size and type of chocolate manufacturing equipment poses a challenge to chocolate edibles makers.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

August 19, 2019

Successfully incorporating cannabis into edibles that are delicious, safe and consistently dosed is not an easily achieved feat. Add in the complexities of chocolate, and it becomes a real challenge, particularly for new and small edibles manufacturers.