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To deliver an interactive experience to consumers before, during and after consumption, Coca-Cola has rolled out cans of Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta and Sprite in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia featuring Reveal temperature sensitive inks by Crown.

David Troeter has been appointed vice president of customer satisfaction at Yaskawa Motoman. In the position, Troeter will be responsible for the overall performance of Yaskawa Motoman’s Customer Satisfaction Group  including field service, technical support, training, spare parts, robot refurbishment and repair, retrofits and aftermarket support sales for the Americas. 

Pregis LLC introduces VR training for protective packaging equipment and material selection. The company provides training support for its systems, as well as written materials. However, with ecommerce, coupled with retailers fulfilling through a variety of channels, it is not feasible to provide face-to-face training at all locations.

Packline USA has released Repeat USA, the first 100 percent recyclable PE film and pouch addressing the growing consumer demand to buy recyclable products.

The poultry packaging market in North America is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 6% during the period 2018-2022, according to Technavio. Smaller households and busy schedules are forcing people to look for convenience in poultry products.

The Paperboard Packaging Council has opened registration for its Spring Outlook and Strategies Conference, April 11-13, 2018, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel, in the heart of Baltimore’s popular inner harbor. CEOs and executives from both integrated and independent folding carton and rigid box manufacturers are expected.

Berry Global has received a Gold Award for Best Sustainable Tube from the Tube Council North America at the 2017 Tube of the Year Awards on February 6. The award-winning laminated tube for Fetch…for Pets’ licensed Burt’s Bees for dogs Paw and Nose Relieving Lotion is Berry’s first commercialized tube using post-consumer resin (PCR) yielding a max 57 to 62 percent.

The AmeriStar Package Awards Competition honors the best packages of the year in multiple categories including frozen foods, beverages, packaging that saves food, cosmetics, household products, pharmaceutical and more. Enter your team’s most creative packaging solution for the opportunity to win global recognition in packaging. Deadline is March 9th.

Joseph Smith has joined SpotSee as supply chain director to deploy processes that deliver positive results in the areas of cost, quality, delivery, service and product improvement.