Many states are requiring that all businesses are closed to the public, except those that are deemed “essential”, during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With so many people now working from home and ordered to stay home, online orders have increased during the crisis. The Flexible Packaging Association is the U.S. association...
One of the largest—and growing—age groups in the United States is seniors. Understandably, pharmaceutical packaging and other products aimed at seniors is being rethought to improve the user experience. Manufacturers are reconsidering packaging to make it easier to handle, open, read and understand, while reducing environmental impact. Accommodating Dexterity A...
Where is flexible packaging headed in 2020? A number of industry trends, challenges, and opportunities are driving continued innovation and adoption across numerous sectors. Sustainability Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword, but a critical goal and ambition for nearly every industry. In flexible packaging, it’s not enough to just reduce the...
As consumers increasingly demand convenient packaging and eco-conscious manufacturing, innovative pouch packaging to meet those needs has made pouches the fastest growing segment of packaging. Beyond these needs, brands are also interested in adopting flexible pouch packaging to help grow their visibility and shelf performance while keeping costs down. Pouches...
Batavia, IL. – January 27, 2020: Eagle Flexible Packaging announced today that it achieved a 98 out of 100 – its highest score to date as a company on its SQF Food Safety Audit. “We recently completed our two-day surprise/unannounced audit for both our Food Safety and Quality Management System (QMS)....
The explosion of growth in the flexible packaging industry isn’t slowing in the foreseeable future due to convenience and sustainability. In fact, it’s increasing year over year as it’s adopted both by new markets, industries, and brands (large and small), and by established brands to replace their conventional packaging. According...
The ultimate goal of sustainability is a circular economy—a particularly important goal for the packaging industry. Reducing waste is a great goal, but eliminating it is the ultimate plan of the Recycling Partnership, a U.S. nonprofit working hard to transform how Americans recycle. To that end, the Recycling Partnership recently announced...
Eagle Flexible Packaging would love to connect with you at this month’s PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO—two outstanding events co-located at the Las Vegas Convention Center, September 23-25. As an innovative printer and converter of flexible packaging to support the product needs of numerous manufacturers, we’re excited...
Eagle Flexible Packaging is excited to return as an exhibitor at Natural Products Expo East once again this year. The tradeshow is September 12-14 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore MD. The very successful event promises to be its best to date and it continues to grow year over year. Produced...
Single-use plastics seem to get all the attention these days as consumers and corporations alike aim to reduce our impact on the environment and make more responsible, sustainable choices. Though much of the discussion revolves around water bottles, plastic straws, and other tableware, pet food packaging has increasingly migrated from paper to...