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    Califia Farms rolls out 100% rPET bottles in North America

    The plant-based beverages brand is still seeking recycled content solutions for caps and sleeve labels. The company estimates packaging lightweighting from 2019 to 2023 avoided 4 million pounds of plastic production.

    By • Feb. 29, 2024
  • Pink boxes of Tesco aluminum foil next to a stack of foil rolls that do not contain the standard cardboard tube.
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    Courtesy of The Aluminum Federation
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    Packaging innovations: Tesco takes on tubeless foil, Atlantic bones up can carriers

    Plus, packaging launches and changes to Genesee Brewery’s ring carriers, CCL Label’s floating label, Cleancult’s laundry detergent and American Packaging Corp.’s flexible packaging for frozen foods.

    By • Feb. 29, 2024
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    What’s old is new: Food and beverage brands put a modern spin on retro packaging

    Consumer-facing companies are tapping into buyers’ emotions as they redesign logos and packaging.

    By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 27, 2024
  • Various packages of Angel Soft toilet paper featuring the new animated main character, Angel.
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    Packaging innovations: Angel Soft gets baby fever, Juicy Juice pumps up its playfulness

    Plus, packaging refreshes and new launches from Crystal Light, Chanel, O-I Glass, ProAmpac, Berries Paradise, Sway and IPG.

    By • Feb. 16, 2024
  • Exterior view of Berry Global's Circular Innovation and Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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    Berry invests in stretch film circularity at new innovation and training center

    “State-of-the-art” technology at the center will measure stretch film properties and behaviors, including tensile strength and force-to-load ratio.

    By • Feb. 14, 2024
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    Limited-edition Valentine’s Day packaging still captures hearts — and significant sales

    From intricate handmade designs to large-scale productions with characters such as Snoopy, packaging for chocolates and confections on Feb. 14 has come a long a way.

    By Barbara Hesselgrave • Feb. 14, 2024
  • Four different colored tubes of Colgate toothpaste with the message "Recycle Me!" printed on the tubes.
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    Colgate-Palmolive faces lawsuit over ‘misleading’ recyclable toothpaste tube claims

    A judge denied the CPG company’s request to throw out a lawsuit that consumers filed a year and a half after Colgate introduced a monomaterial HDPE tube. The product’s recyclability has been hotly debated.

    By • Feb. 8, 2024
  • A person drops a clear plastic cup into a public recycling bin.
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    SPC overhauls sustainable packaging development guide

    Sustainable packaging involves more than just recyclability, according to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s new definition of the term. It also should consider elements like end markets and ease of opening.

    By • Feb. 6, 2024
  • A fiber-based tape dispenser and three rolls of tape.
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    Q&A

    From Apple to plastic-free living: Blue Lake Packaging founder describes business pivot

    CEO Ying Liu describes how Blue Lake Packaging aims to expand market reach and product offerings in 2024, noting that “packaging itself can be a product” instead of simply protecting products.

    By • Feb. 5, 2024
  • Four pouches of Capri-Sun beverages with straws.
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    Retrieved from Capri-Sun on January 31, 2024
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    Packaging innovations: Capri-Sun’s stronger straw, Ocean Spray’s ‘wildly uncommon’ rebrand

    Plus, SEE swaps out EPS for compostable, bio-based resin, and Cascades' fiber produce basket presents an alternative to hard-to-recycle materials.

    By • Feb. 1, 2024
  • A stack of folded clothes next to a stack of trash next to an amber glass bottle.
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    Packaging innovations: Loop Industries and Bormioli Pharma get bottled up, Notpla’s seaweed spoon

    Plus, Smurfit Kappa aims to bee the change, Ahlstrom releases a compostable coffee pod lid and Winpak helps Hiland Dairy rebrand.

    By • Jan. 26, 2024
  • A collection of cans, cartons, glass and plastic bottles laid out on grass
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    Nuclear_lily via Getty Images
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    The packaging industry outlook for 2024

    Packaging Dive takes a closer look at what’s in store for policymaking, producer responsibility, plastics and more.

    By Packaging Dive Staff • Jan. 23, 2024
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    Courtesy of AmerCareRoyal
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    Packaging innovations: AmerCareRoyal straw gets clear, Bogle wine goes metal, Pomì turns red

    Plus, Rion Aesthetics launches refillable cosmetics packaging while Crown Therapeutics’ Sarna lotions, Genpak’s Harvest Fiber and Melitta’s filter packaging get refreshed.

    By • Jan. 22, 2024
  • A Tropicana orange juice bottle in which the Tropicana logo does not feature the letters 'A' or 'I'
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    Packaging innovations: Tropicana’s AI marketing move, Upfield transforms its tubs to fiber

    Other announcements include Accredo and Fresh-Lock standing up a 50% PCR pouch, and Heidelberg Materials cementing change in its bag design.

    By • Jan. 12, 2024
  • An eight-pack bundle of Tesco branded packs of tissues.
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    Packaging innovations: Tesco’s tissue pivots to paper, new Snickers snack has single substrate wrapper

    Plus, Lemon Perfect levels up its flavored water bottles to stand out on shelves.

    By • Jan. 5, 2024
  • A pink piece of fish wrapped in vacuum-sealed plastic.
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    Packaging innovations: Südpack gets fishy, Kellanova trims plastic

    Plus, Redsmith Distillery feels blue over recycled glass and Tipa blows the lid off of compostable coffee pods.

    By • Dec. 22, 2023
  • Brown paper wrapped gifts with string ties.
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    Packaging’s holiday connection

    Packaging is in the spotlight around the holidays, as consumers seek more sustainable gift wrap alternatives and companies aim to lessen waste while maintaining surprise for e-commerce shipments.

    By Packaging Dive Staff • Dec. 22, 2023
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    Digital inkjet printing’s transformation of the packaging industry

    The technology’s uptake is expected to accelerate. Current use cases include customization to connect with consumers, and future advancements focus on AI and scannable codes. Learn more in our three-part series.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023
  • Two paper cups with Delta Air Lines' branded messaging.
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    Packaging innovations: Delta’s sky-high plastic elimination, Sirane’s plastic-free butter barrier

    Plus, a TriMas affiliate develops tethered caps for Coca-Cola, Blue Lake Packaging introduces fiber-based tape and Emerald Packaging ups PCR in lettuce bags.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
  • Overhead view of multicolored wrapping paper and ribbons
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    How the global gift wrap market got its start

    The now-established tradition didn’t come to fruition until the late 1800s. Chinese culture, Queen Victoria and chocolate makers all played a part in solidifying its role.

    By Barbara Hesselgrave • Dec. 14, 2023
  • Industrial machinery with rolls of paper intertwined.
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    Deep Dive

    Brands level up packaging with digital printing’s customization, consumer connection options

    From Taylor Swift-printed Amazon boxes to different versions of the same product, digital inkjet printing enables converters such as Fortis Solutions Group, Printpack and Tetra Pak to meet brands' evolving needs.

    By , • Dec. 13, 2023
  • Four Coca-Cola bottle multipacks in paper can carriers
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    Packaging innovations: Liberty Coca-Cola’s paper push, Corona’s can of a different color

    Plus, Green Loop is making agave-derived pallets, Sofi Products knocks the lid off hot beverage cups, Mondi aims to cut the use of expanded polystyrene foam for white goods and Elopak helps smol's refill game.

    By , • Dec. 1, 2023
  • Rolls of paper being printed on industrial machinery.
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    Deep Dive

    ‘Revolutionary’ digital printing technology uptake expected to accelerate for packaging

    DS Smith, Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, WestRock, O-I Glass and others are among the companies innovating with this technology, which can increase precision and reduce waste. 

    By , • Nov. 29, 2023
  • A black crate with empty and clean glass milk bottles
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    Returnable packaging could cut material use as much as 75%: study

    Amcor, Amazon, L'Oréal, PepsiCo and other brands were part of an advisory group for an Ellen MacArthur Foundation project that assessed reusable plastic packaging systems for beverage, personal care and food products.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
  • Tetra Park carton for chocolate drink
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    Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier nearly eliminates metal in aseptic cartons

    Tetra Pak set out to improve carton recyclability for a Portuguese customer and anticipates widespread production of this innovation by 2025.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023