America’s Hickory Farms shakes up food gifting space with complete rebrand

For the past 68 years, Hickory Farms has been a staple in the food gifting industry, known for its award-winning meats and cheeses. 2019 marks a transformational step in its growth and innovation as the company introduces entirely new branding to include a new logo, website and refreshed packaging for the brand's hundreds of gift boxes, baskets and crates.

Greenlane completes Pollen Gear acquisition

Greenlane Holdings, a distributor of vaporization products and consumption accessories, has closed its acquisition of Pollen Gear, a producer of premium, customizable child-resistant packaging solutions.

Eco-Products launches compostable cold cup sip lids

Novolex brand Eco-Products has introduced new compostable lids, which enable sipping without a straw.

Tetra Pak offers full-color digital printing on carton packages

Food processing and packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak has collaborated with Koenig & Bauer to provide full-color digital printing on its carton packages.

Schott announces €300m investment in pharma packaging business

International technology group Schott has unveiled plans to invest up to €300m in its pharmaceutical packaging business.

New alliance to end plastic waste plans to invest $1.5bn over next five years

A group of companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain have established a new organization, Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), in a bid to reduce plastic waste in the environment.

Saxon supports The Salvation Army’s Toys and Tins Appeal

Saxon Packaging has been showing support for The Salvations Army’s Toys & Tins Appeal by donating thousands of corrugated cardboard boxes, since the past decade.

New York Governor to advance legislation to ban single-use plastic bags

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that bottle bill expansion and plastic bags ban will be included in the 2019 Executive Budget.

Kite Packaging extends online portfolio with new packaging solutions

Kite Packaging has expanded its packaging solutions with the addition of new heat sealers, furniture bags and attached lid containers.