It's that time of year again. The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us and not a single aspect of life is left undecorated. Every year homeowners decorate their houses, malls deck the halls and food and beverage packagers release a plethora of gift sets featuring unique packaging, intriguing combinations and special edition branded items to bring holiday cheer to the grocery aisles.

Insulation DuoSmart is an entirely new solution combining the best features of an EPS drinking cup with a superior decoration of an offset printed paper banderole. The new paper-plastic solution offers customers a great chance to distinguish their product and to let consumers enjoy the taste of hot drinks safely.

The Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers Association (B&CMA) will, for the first time, host the Baking-Snack Lounge at PACK EXPO International 2014

Packaging innovation creates a premium brand experience, improves functionality and increases recyclability for a category poised for growth

The cups' soft mesh filter offers the same convenience as other single cups, only with significantly less packaging than the traditional rigid-side format.

RPC Bramlage cup offers optimized branding for hot and cold beverages

A recent benchmarking survey commissioned by the Foodservice Packaging Institute finds widespread but varied acceptance of foodservice packaging by material recovery facilities.

Anchor Packaging, Inc. announces the addition of the new Culinary Squares separate bases and lids to the successful hinged Culinary Basics® and Culinary Classics lines of high heat polypropylene packages.

Every day consumers drink various beverages from coffee to milk, water, beer and soda.

The Performance Innovation Award is for design innovations that improve product performance, and was awarded to the InCycle cup for its insulation and durability, and the vast increase in functional temperature range MicroGREEN’s proprietary technology gives to recycled PET.