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AmeriStar & Visionary Awards Reception taking place in New York City in June
IoPP
The 2014 AmeriStar & Visionary Awards Reception, taking place June 10 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City during EastPack, honors those packaging professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the packaging community, recognizing their foresight and innovative spirit. IoPP's AmeriStar Packaging Awards competition commemorates the best packages of the year and UBM Canon's Packaging Group Visionary Awards pay tribute to the people of packaging who show vision and leadership in advancing their company's goals of packaging innovation, differentiation, savings and growth. IoPP and UBM Canon bring these two powerhouse awards programs together in a ceremony to celebrate the trailblazers in the packaging industry. Register today! For details, click here.
Berlin Packaging extends license of Fundamentals of Packaging Technology online course
IoPP
IoPP and Berlin Packaging announce that Berlin Packaging has extended its license of IoPP's Fundamentals of Packaging Technology online course for a second year. IoPP is providing Berlin Packaging with a secure, co-branded online portal that contains the company's customized course catalog. The individual courses Berlin has selected are available through its portal to preapproved employees at both Berlin Packaging and Berlin's customer companies. Upon gaining access, these employees complete the packaging training on their computer screen. The courses are accessible whenever and from wherever they wish.
IoPP to begin filling Fundamentals, Fifth Edition orders soon — order now!
IoPP
IoPP anticipates it will begin filling pre-sale orders for Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, Fifth Edition, in a few weeks. If you haven't done so yet, order your copy today from the IoPP bookstore! This 748-page definitive resource on packaging technology adds 125 pages to the previous edition. It includes new chapters on packaging law and sustainability, an expanded pharmaceutical packaging section, discussions on e-commerce and digital printing — and a comprehensive answer key to all the chapter review questions. And much more! The Fifth Edition results from the added contributions of nearly 100 packaging experts, as well as many packaging trade associations, with text updates and new charts and photos throughout. Visit IoPP's online bookstore to order now.
Turn your packaging into an asset with new Packaging360 online course
IoPP
Packaging360 Leadership is the first training course to address packaging as an integrated system instead of a function, and is loaded with actionable ideas for transforming your packaging into a competitive asset. This advanced online course is now available exclusively through IoPP. This new course, developed by management consultancy Fastraqq Inc., consists of five prerecorded narrated modules spanning seven hours, covering packaging convergence, supply chains, your customer's world, your internal value chain and sustainability measures. It helps you become a holistic problem-solver while your company gains improved performance metrics and understands market dynamics more thoroughly. You also learn how to exploit innovation gaps, and get much more! This course, like Fundamentals of Packaging Technology online, is available for licensing through IoPP. Contact Jim George, director of education, at jimg@iopp.org for details.
IoPP developing packaging seminars for multi-show event June 10 in New York
IoPP
IoPP and UBM Canon announce a partnership through which IoPP will develop and host packaging education seminars June 10 at a trade show and conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center co-locating HBA Global Expo, EastPack and Pharmapack North America. These coexisting tradeshows, organized by UBM Canon, will run from June 10-12. For seminar listing and more details, click here.
EastPack is back in New York with all new features — June 10-12
IoPP
Don't miss EastPack at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Discover the newest packaging technologies, connect with suppliers and compare solutions side-by-side. Enhance your expo experience with the all new IoPP Packaging Seminars on June 10 — two-hour multi-speaker sessions on critical topics. Plus, don't miss all new Speed Networking feature, Innovation Tours of the show floor, or the IoPP AmeriStar Packaging Awards Ceremony, alongside the Visionary Awards.
For more information on all event features and to register, visit www.EastPackShow.com.
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May 19
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Western New York Chapter Unilever Packaging Presentation, Rochester, New York
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Contact: Diana Solt, email wnyiopp@gmail.com. Click here for more information.
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May 22
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Western New York Chapter Complemar Tour, Rochester, New York
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Contact: Diana Solt, email wnyiopp@gmail.com.
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May 22
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Golden Gate Chapter Clorox Company Packaging Lab Tour, Pleasanton, California
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Contact: Madeline Donovan, email madeline.kwiecien@gmail.com. Click here for more information.
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May 22
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Central Indiana Chapter Subaru Tour, Lafayette, Indiana
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Contact Jake Miller, email miller_gerald_r@lilly.com. Click here for more information.
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June 5
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New England Chapter presentation: "The Complete Package & The Hidden Problems of Product Shipping Damage," Wilmington, Massachusetts
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Contact: Jason Gardner, email jasong@boutwellowens.com. Click here for more information.
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June 10-12
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EastPack, New York, New York
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Click here for more information.
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June 10
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AmeriStar & Visionary Awards Reception, New York, New York.
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Contact: Carole Schiller, email cschiller@iopp.org. Click here for more information.
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June 11
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Central Indiana Chapter Baseball Night, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Contact: Wayne Funk, email wefunk73@gmail.comg.Click here for more information.
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June 12
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Missouri Chapter Annual Social Trap & Skeet Shoot
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Contact: Karen Van Berkel, email kvanberkel@lafayetteindustries.com.
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June 13
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Western New York Chapter Golf Tournament, Rochester, New York.
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Contact: Diana Solt, email wnyiopp@gmail.com. Click here for more information.
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June 20
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Central Ohio Chapter 11th Annual Golf Scramble, Lockbourne, Ohio.
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Contact: Chris Ragusa, email cragusa@unipacinc.com. Click here for more information.
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Kids' cereal waddles into plantable packaging
Food Production Daily
Little Duck Organics' Mighty Oats single-serve cereal cups boast an outer carton that, when planted in the garden, sprouts tasty vegetables from the seeds in the paperboard.
Plastics and packaging M&As have a good quarter
Plastics Today
Plastics and packaging mergers and acquisitions continue to be on a roll. Following a strong finish in 2013, transactions in Q1 2014 matched the volume of Q4 2013, reports Plastics & Packaging. Robust M&A activity has been helped by relatively stable economic indicators coming from North America, Europe and Asia.
European regulations require more detailed labeling on food packages
The Scotsman
Scottish hoppers will notice changes on food product labels as manufacturers and retailers make alterations to comply with new labeling legislation from Europe. The general labeling parts of the European Food Information to Consumers Regulation will begin in December and are designed to drive greater consistency in labels and make food labeling easier for people to use.
Why Dell, Coca-Cola and Carlsberg are developing greener packaging
The Guardian
Packaging is perceived by many as a major cause of waste. While some might argue that that perception is misguided, the high visibility of packaging coupled with the tendency for its functionality to be short-lived means that any green credentials are often overlooked. This presents a dilemma to those wrestling with material optimisation solutions for product distribution and protection
Flexible pack squares up shelf presence
Food Production Daily
Clear Lam has launched Prima Pak, a packaging product combining the lightweight properties of flexible with the stackability and shelf appeal of rigid.
Lid designs provide differentiation for Yeo Valley's dairy products
Packaging World
Clondalkin Group company Chadwicks has developed lidding for a range of Yeo Valley dairy products that incorporates a unique code. The code is only revealed when the polyester lid is peeled back, and is said to be the first of its type to be used in the UK dairy market. Chadwicks has printed 19 different lid designs for the Yeo Valley range.
European consumers concerned about safety of food packaging
FoodBev.com
Independent research conducted with 8,000 consumers reveals that Europeans are more worried about health and food safety than environmental problems, international terrorism or public safety. The role of packaging in food safety is among a list of key concerns. The findings unveil a growing concern among European consumers linked to the potential health risks of chemical compounds leaching into food from packaging.
Chipotle unveils new packaging with essays from celebrities, writers
Co.Exist
The next time you eat a burrito, it might come wrapped up in a poem or a little philosophy from a Harvard professor. Chipotle recently rolled out a new line of oddly literary packaging — bags and cups printed with new writing both from authors you might find in the New Yorker as well as comedians like Sarah Silverman.
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