Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
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Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
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Jerry Welcome says the returnable packaging industry is out of its product-minded infancy and entering its rambunctious teenage years of service. That little quote from the president of the Reusable Packaging Association resonated in my memory this morning as I picked through the countless product releases I collected while at Pack Expo last week in Las Vegas. Yeah, there were countless product displays at the Vegas Convention Center, but smart attendees knew that the real value of attending an event like this is in asking what’s going on behind the displays.
— Alpha Baking, a national distributor of fresh and frozen breads, rolls and buns with four plants and multiple depots across the United States, is testing a fully integrated asset tracking solution to determine its effectiveness in reducing bakery tray loss. Prior to the pilot, Alpha Baking, based in Chicago, experienced significant tray loss each year, with no visibility to where the loss was occurring. It partnered with The Kennedy Group and ORBIS Corporation to conduct a 9-month pilot using radio-frequency identification tag (RFID) technology to track trays and determine areas of tray loss within their supply chain.
A new study recently published by researchers from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo contains some surprising environmental news for the dairy industry: The plastic container that milk comes in makes a difference in the carbon footprint of milk.
Polymer Logistics has launched the premium retail ready Crystal Clear series of reusable plastic trays designed for operational functionality and creative merchandising. The Crystal Clear series, which includes three product versions that each feature see-through panels to highlight the product and have the same easy-to-use attributes as all Polymer Logistics trays and containers, is now available to retailers, processors, manufacturers, distributors and other marketers.
The North American produce industry is about to unveil a swift, efficient system for electronically tracing individual cases back through the supply chain. And it all starts with the humble label.
Rehrig Pacific Company, a leading manufacturer of plastic pallets, reusable transport & distribution crates, carts and containers for the material handling, food & beverage, agriculture, and recycling & waste industries is pleased to introduce the PubKeg™ Black exchange program, a new pooled solution for 1-way plastic kegs for brewers and beer distributors.
CHEP, an industry leader in pallet and container pooling solutions, announced that it has renewed its contract with consumer products leader Procter & Gamble. CHEP pallets are used to transport the majority of P&G’s branded products.
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce — Packaging Digest, 8/11/2011 As a leading brewer, MillerCoors transports more than half a million loads of beer bottles, cans and other products from its…
Don Schrack The Packer (UPDATED COVERAGE, Aug. 5) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has changed directions yet again in the company’s push to display-ready corrugated cartons from reusable plastic cartons for some…
ORBIS Corporation, a manufacturer of sustainable reusable packaging and an expert in supply chain optimization, announces the introduction of its newest reusable plastic pallet, the 40 x 48” Grocery Distribution Pallet.