Packaging

Why Customized Food Containers Are Changing the Takeout Industry

In today’s crowded food service landscape, where customers have endless options for takeout and delivery, standing out is no longer optional – it’s essential....

Closed Loop to loan TemperPack $10M

This is Closed Loop’s third loan since 2018 for the Virginia-based cold-chain packaging solutions company focused on plant-based alternatives to plastic foam. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/closed-loop-temperpack-10M-loan-packaging-foam-alternative/761456/

California recyclers look for new PET solutions in wake of rPlanet closure

Some recyclers are calling for more direct help from California state lawmakers and agencies, while others say they're choosing between holding onto the material...

ReFed, Closed Loop Partners each announce new organics grants

The pair of funding announcements signals continued investment in both public and private organics recycling initiatives, including for compostable packaging. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/closed-loop-partners-compost-grants-refed-catalytic-funding/761372/

Arweco (Germany) Otura bioplastic compound based oat hulls

Otura® is an innovative bioplastic compound based on an agricultural byproduct that has hardly been used to date: oat hulls. These are a residual...

Packaging innovations: FrogTape hops away from plastic, Digital Link gets chatty

Plus, Mondi expands high-contrast digital printing, Stora Enso’s SBS goes high end, and Fiberdom joins Kiefel in blowing the lid off dry molded fiber. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-innovations-digital-link-frogtape-mondi-stora-enso-fiberdom-kiefel/761106/

California names companies expected to report emissions, climate risks

State regulators released a preliminary list of entities, including packaging manufacturers, that may have to report under SB 253 and SB 261. Companies that have...

Campbell’s says tariff mitigation strategies can only go so far

Limited domestic tinplate capacity makes it difficult to source materials for canned goods in the face of steel and aluminum tariffs, according to executives. Source:...

Philadelphia sues CPGs over plastic bag recyclability claims

City leaders said many of the confusion and contamination issues with SC Johnson and Bimbo Bakeries’ Ziploc and plastic bread bags are what motivated...

Tariff front-loading buoyed manufacturing in H1, but costs are ahead: OECD

“The impacts of higher tariff rates are yet to be fully felt in the US economy,” according to a report from OECD, a global...

Aldi launches massive private label rebrand

The grocer is launching its first-ever namesake brand and stamping its name on the packaging of every store brand product in its assortment. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/aldi-private-label-packaging-rebrand/760979/

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