LEADING EDGE
Amcor // amcor.com
New Platform for Paper-Based Packaging
Amcor launched a new platform of paper-based packaging products: AmFiber which aims to redefine the capabilities of traditional paper packaging and provide a wider range of features and functional benefits. AmFiber is an innovative solution tailored to provide snacks and confectionery customers in Europe a widely recyclable package that delivers a high barrier from oxygen and moisture. Amcor will gradually extend its new paper-based offerings into applications such as coffee, drink powders, seasoning and soups.
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Refyned // getrefyned.com
Refyned Re-Imagines Vitamin Supplements
Refyned, a Scottsdale-based company, partnered with doctors, researchers and a pharmaceutical manufacturer to develop advanced dissolvable vitamin strips that don’t involve swallowing or a glass of water. The company has vitamin strips to help make healthy habits easily accessible for all. The supplement strips, which are portable and easy to consume, are currently offered for two specific nutritional needs: Sleep+ and D3 Sunshine Support. Refyned is also looking to partner with health care providers, retailers and non-profit organizations.
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Hippo Premium Packaging // hippopackaging.com
Branding, Logo and Packaging for Lucy Goosey
Hippo Premium Packaging, a provider of custom packaging and branding solutions to the legal cannabis industry, created the branding, including a logo and upscale packaging, for Lucy Goosey — a new brand of premium chocolate edibles. The Hippo team created an eye-catching goose logo with a sleek gold design, which gave it an approachable and friendly yet high-end and sophisticated appearance. The gold theme continued on the packaging with tasteful gold touches along with distinctive colors for each of the brand's unique flavors.
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Hubergroup Print Solutions // hubergroup.com
Ink Series for Direct Food Contact
Hubergroup Print Solutions launched MGA CONTACT — its new sheet-fed offset ink series — which is suitable for safe printing on the inside of paper and cardboard food packaging and recyclable. MGA CONTACT is approved for direct contact with food, meaning that no functional barriers are required. The ink specialist only uses ingredients which have been authorized for direct contact with food in accordance with EU guidelines and FDA criteria. The ink series only needs to be coated with a dispersion varnish, which is also suitable for direct contact with food.
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Steeped, Inc. // steepedcoffee.com
Single-Serve Coffee in Compostable Bags
Santa Cruz-based startup Steeped, Inc. launched its Steeped Coffee brewing method with packaging made using plant-based renewable and compostable materials. Brewed similar to tea, Steeped Coffee’s nitro sealed Steeped Bags, along with its packaging made using renewable and compostable materials, achieves freshly ground specialty coffee in a single-serving. Steeped Bags won the “Best New Product” award for their innovative packaging at the recent Specialty Coffee Expo. It took seven years to innovate the proprietary Steeped Coffee system that delivers fresh roasted, pre-portioned, precision ground, micro batched coffee in customized Full Immersion Filters.
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Syntegon Technology // syntegon.com
Syntegon Introduces PMX
Syntegon Technology is expanding its portfolio for coffee packaging machines with the PMX packaging machine for ground coffee and whole beans. The machine can be used for different packaging formats thanks to fast format changes and full-corner-sealing. A modular concept enables manufacturers to react fast to changing market requirements and customer needs. It processes recyclable mono-materials and reduces energy and material usage through condition monitoring. 3D format changes on the closing unit can be achieved automatically at the push of a button. If the bag cross-section format is changed, the machine will be ready for use again after just 30 minutes.
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March 2022 // flexpackmag.com