Intelligrated announces the opening of a new sales and engineering office in Shanghai.

“This investment was made totally to support our customers’ pouch fitment developments and allows us to do real world testing and validation of our designs”, explains Blair Pasternak, President of HQC, based in suburban Chicago.

The top five disruptive technologies in flexible packaging are forecast to be intelligent (smart) packaging, recyclability, packaging openability, bio-based polymers and digital printing, according to a new market report by Smithers Pira.

Tetra Pak has won a 2014 International Forum Packaging Design Award (the iF award) for Tetra Evero Aseptic—the world’s first aseptic carton bottle for ambient white milk.

Canadian "supershake" creator Rumble plans to offer its all-natural shakes in Ball Corporation's Alumi-Tek bottles to U.S. consumers this spring

This newly designed packaging machine will accommodate a wide range of package sizes at speeds from 35-60 pouches per minute.

Johnny Appleseed Hard Apple Cider is available nationwide on April 7, 2014 in 12-ounce glass bottles with a twist-off cap in six-packs and 12-packs, and sold individually in 16oz. and 25oz. cans

Protective packaging demand in the US is projected to increase 4.5% per year to $6.4 billion in 2018, an improvement from the 2008-2013 performance based on a strengthening of the economy, including recoveries in the manufacturing and construction segments, which were hit hard during the 2007-2009 recession.

V8 Splash® Lemonade is in a convenient 64-ounce, multi-serving bottle — which allows mom to serve multiple glasses of a light and crisp summer drink that comes in two delicious flavors.

Companies are creating and marketing innovative new teas in varieties that range well beyond green, white and black, with some incorporating nutraceutical ingredients such as flowers, herbs and roots.