Supplier products are heading towards one thing: sustainability, often represented by clean-label products. As consumers are making it clear that they’re looking for safety, simple ingredient lists, and products that work, all while moving towards a cleaner, greener world, suppliers are taking steps to ensure that they can deliver innovative...
At this year’s IFT Food Disruption Challenge in Chicago, Greg Clark, co-founder and CEO of Inductive Intelligence, LLC, took the stage to demonstrate a patented packaging technology that makes it possible to heat foods and drinks safely from anywhere using a wireless phone battery-charging device. While the demo did not...
Company Description Alpha Packaging is a leading manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) bottles and jars for the nutritional supplement, pharmaceutical, personal care, animal health, consumer chemical, and niche food and beverage industries. Sizes range from one ounce to two gallons, and include styles ideal...
Anaheim, CA — It's happened to all consumers — faced with the same product from different manufacturers, they have to decide which salad/yogurt/tea they’re going to choose. What makes them put Numi's tea in their shopping cart, as opposed to Tetley's? Numi's is hoping it's the packaging. The nearly 20-year-old company announced...
Alpha Packaging 1555 Page Industrial Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132 www.alphap.com PET Pinch Waist Packers Alpha’s NEW line of PET Pinch Waist Packers features a 53 mm neck across all three sizes, so the line is ideal for filling with large tablets and supplements in gummy form. The neck threads...
The role packaging plays in food, HABA and supplement success can be as important as what’s inside. Change your look and product sales can grow, but a misstep can cost you in lost revenue and damage to your brand. An optimized redesign generates an average 5.5% lift in revenue, according...
Gentile Packaging Machinery and Xela Pack, based in Saline, MI, are celebrating 50 and 30 years of business, respectively. Gentile Packaging Machinery (GPM) was established in 1967 by Al Gentile in Detroit, MI where he built custom packaging machinery for pharmaceutical, food, HABA, and other product markets. In 1978, GPM...
Company Description Alpha Packaging is a leading manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) bottles and jars for the nutritional supplement, pharmaceutical, personal care, animal health, consumer chemical, and niche food and beverage industries. Sizes range from one ounce to two gallons, and include styles ideal...
The natural products industry has many great brands dedicated to sustainability and decreasing their carbon footprints. How they package their products helps demonstrate this commitment. While current options cannot eliminate waste entirely, they are continually improving and new technology is driving packaging to become greener and even compostable. This matters...
The legalized cannabis landscape is constantly evolving, and as of July 1, 2016, 25 states and the District of Columbia have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Four of these states (Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington) have legalized marijuana for recreational use. In Alaska, adults 21 and older can now...
