Articles Tagged with ''sustainable packaging''

Graphic Packaging acquires Letica’s foodservice assets

Letica Foodservice produces paperboard-based cold and hot cups and cartons for the North America foodservice market.
September 5, 2018
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Graphic Packaging Holding Co., Atlanta, announced that its subsidiary, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, announced plans to acquire the foodservice business of Letica Corp.
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Demand for reusable plastic containers to grow 7.6% annually

The study reveals the number of RPCs in use is larger than the demand due to the multiple trips made per year by most of these containers and their ability to be used for up to 100 trips.
July 10, 2018
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Demand for new reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh produce is projected to increase 7.6% per year to $185 million in 2022, making them one of the fastest growing produce packaging products, according to a new study produced by The Freedonia Group, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Study: Top 50 CGP companies reach 15-year high in M&As

The rise in M&A comes as big fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies respond to challenges of driving growth, as well as pressure from activist investors to increase margins.
July 9, 2018
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The number of mergers and acquisition deals among the Top 50 consumer goods giants reached a 15-year high in 2017, a 45% increase from the previous year, according to the annual Global 50 report released by OC&C Strategy Consultants, New York.
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Pregis to purchase FP International

FP International boasts a 50-year history of providing a wide range of protective packaging solutions.
June 19, 2018
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Pregis LLC, Deerfield, Ill., entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc. (FP International), Fremont, Calif.
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RLS Logistics Solar Farm

RLS Logistics enhances green initiatives

The solar field, called Newfield Logistics Center, is expected to generate 100% of the power needed for the 255,000-square-foot facility.
June 18, 2018
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RLS Logistics, Newfield, N.J., installed 3,979,800 watts of solar panels to its solar field.
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Study: Packaging trends anticipate more sustainability, creative sub-brands, novel sizes & configurations

• Brand owners are anticipating more demand for new packaging and new packaging formats, and expect proliferations of new “sub-brands.”
May 14, 2018
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Product positioning, marketing, the economy, taste trends, business and consumer spending and the direction of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector all impact the future of packaging trends, according to insights released by L.E.K. Consulting, Boston, Mass.
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