March 2015

the contract packaging association will help bring north american members to ipackima 2015, in milano, italy in may.by contract packaging magazine staffenlargethe u.s.based contract packaging association cpa has chosen may&39s ipackima 2015 show in milano, italy, &quotto explore the potential of the european and mediterranean market,&quot according to an announcement issued today. as part of the program, the cpa will bring an undisclosed number of american contract packaging professionals to milan from may 19th to 23rd.

it&rsquos the supermarket gripe driving us crazy.where we once were happy to pick up an individual sweet potato or choose a nice looking pair of tomatoes, we are now faced with shrinkwrapped cucumbers, individually packaged heads of lettuce and handfuls of basil leaves encased in their own container with lid.customers are up in arms about excessive packaging for their fresh produce in our supermarkets and grocers.and a west australian shopper has decided to do something about it, launching a change.org petition to stop woolworths and coles from wrapping small portions of herbs, vegetabl

ball corporation and rexam have announced the terms of a recommended offer by ball to acquire rexam in a cash and stock transaction.if accepted by shareholders, the deal will create a new global force in the production of drinks cans, which some analysts have suggested will be the most significant in recent packaging history.both companies&rsquo boards of directors unanimously support the transaction.in addition, the us drinks can maker will provide a mix and match facility, which will allow rexam shareholders to elect, subject to offsetting elections, to vary the proportions in which t

cocacola is currently experimenting with new universal packaging and it&rsquos blowing our minds.the soft drinks company is trialling its &lsquonew look&rsquo in spain, which brings together cocacola, coke zero, diet coke and coke zero zero this was a new one to us but is apparently caffeinefree coke zero, under one unifying design.all cans and bottles will be based on the iconic red cocacola branding.if successful, according to fastcompany, the new design could be rolled out globally.the new &lsquoone brand&rsquo approach is something the company is also thinking about

a range of cans have already been introduced in spain that unifies the different looks of cocacola, coke zero, diet coke and coke zero zerocan you believe it coca cola&39s new packaging in spaincocacola could be about to cause a fizzy fuss with a newlook range of cans.the soft drinks giant is experimenting with its packaging in spain and has unveiled a fresh range of redtopped tins that brings together cocacola, coke zero, diet coke and coke zero zero caffeinefree coke zero.the change is based on the iconic red cocacola branding and if it proves popular could be adopted worldwide.how it

we take the packaging our food comes in for granted. yet many of the boxes, bags and bottles that protect our edibles were once groundbreaking &mdash both in their design and in how they changed our perception of what&39s inside. sometimes, packaging is so distinctive, it transforms food from mere consumer product to cultural icon.

ampac, cincinnati, oh, introduced flexi foilfree hb, an ultrahighbarrier film technology that can achieve moisture, oxygen, and vapour barrier properties approaching aluminium foil laminates, without the use of foil, when incorporated in a laminate.&nbspthe laminates are said to provide improved packaging yield and lighter weight versus comparable foil substrates, yielding lower greenhouse gases and requiring less energy consumption in manufacturing and distribution.the film laminate is economical a two or threeply flexi foilfree hb composite will provide comparable o2 and wvtr barrier

clear lam packaging inc.&rsquos primapak packaging developed for fisher party peanuts is a worldstar 2015 packaging award winner in the food category, an honor bestowed by the word packaging organization. worldstar award winners will be formally recognized at a reception in milan, italy on may 19.this is the third win for the primapak package in a global awards category. officials say the primapak package is the industry&rsquos first flexible, stackable and reclosable package produced from rollstock on a custom vertical formfillseal machine.

little bird chocolates came to brandfire in the summer of 2014 seeking help with their packaging. the owners, sara and corey meyer had been using stickered cellophane bags and they were looking for something more professional.what started as a packaging discussion evolved into an overall brand refresh and strategic exploration. the company was making many types of treats from chocolate covered animal crackers to chocolate dipped marshmallow. but their most popular and most interesting product was their candied jalape&ntildeo peppers plain and covered in milk, dark and white chocolate.

following a successful 2014 conference, the society of plastics engineers will again hold its flexible packaging conference in a combined event with the association of industrial metallizers, coaters, and laminators.the joint conference will be held october 2528 at the naples grande beach resort in naples, fla.nearly 400 industry professionals attended the combined event in 2014, which included more than 100 presentations and over 75 exhibitors.the 2015 program will consist of parallel tracks that address extrusion, coating, lamination, metallization, and converting, along with the performa