Procter & Gamble has “amicably” settled its 17-month lawsuit against Kraft Foods regarding patents for a plastic container for ground coffee.P&G, which previously manufactured Folgers products until selling the brand
Coca-Cola has pledged $400,000 to help Michigan State University establish a Center for Packaging Innovation and Sustainability. The planned center, to be housed in the university’s School of Packaging, will
A British-Irish company has established a division to convert flexible packaging in fast, short runs for specialty applications.Foster Packaging has set up Flexible Express to convert pouches, printed film and
In a move that will further the consolidation of fiber-based packaging suppliers, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., the second-largest U.S. supplier of corrugated packaging and containerboard, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Maxco Supply Inc. and Proactive Packaging & Display have formed an alliance to supply agricultural packaging. Maxco is introducing new microflute boxes for agricultural packaging, while Proactive will perform the
Worldwide demand for dairy products has risen 15% by volume since 2003 and will likely continue to grow, although not as intensely, according to a report from Zenith International.
The mission of the Food Safety Alliance for Packaging (FSAP) is to elevate food packaging safety awareness and provide avenues for tools and training for the packaging supply chain.
Constar International, one of the largest suppliers of PET containers for conventional applications in soft drinks and water throughout North America and Europe, has voluntarily filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In
Several major food processing companies are pledging to use a standardized “check mark” logo on the front of their packaging to alert consumers that the product inside meets nutritional
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