A program designed to expand market demand for recycled plastics has generated almost 26 million pounds of new demand for post-consumer resin (PCR), more than tripling the amount generated in the first year.
The food and beverage industry is being transformed by growth in e-commerce; however, many grocers see it as the biggest threat to their businesses, according to a recent survey by TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank.
Colgate delivered to retailers the first tube recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR): Antiplaque & Whitening toothpaste under the company’s Tom’s of Maine brand. Tom’s will complete the switch in 2020, when the Colgate brand will start the transition in Europe and North America.
The North Dakota brewery is collaborating with local rescue organization 4 Luv of Dog Rescue to place what they call "One-der dogs" into forever homes. A half-dozen dogs were chosen, named Nyx, Bizzy, Jensen, Hobie, Moby and Virginia.
At PELV Dow announced an exciting collaboration with Mespack–an OEM of form fill seal equipment–that will advance efforts that improve sustainable packaging for convertors and brand owners.
The explosion of e-commerce in the last decade has caused consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to rethink day-to-day processes across their entire enterprise, according to the "Omnichannel Retail - Operating Harmoniously in an Integrated Digitally Enabled Supply Chain" white paper from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
In the news recently, an article explained that a director of operations at one of these packaging companies had been audited for suspicion of embezzlement. The person expensed more than $170,000 in just three years — and siphoned just over $132,000 of those expenses into a personal account.
Pepperidge Farm and the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes announce Pepperidge Farm as Official Cookie Partner of the Christmas Spectacular. This first-time partnership will include the creation and sale of the new "Toy Soldier" cookie, inspired by the production's iconic Rockette number, "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers."
According to the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, 84% of professionals working for fast-moving consumer goods are under more pressure to quickly bring new products to the market than they were five or 10 years ago.
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