Miscellaneous

The holiday season is creeping into Starbucks' cafés nationwide earlier than ever, as the coffee chain has already shared details of its 2022 seasonal merchandise offerings (including Christmas gifts!) this month.

• The use of carton set optimization helped DHL save between 5% and 7% on annual shipping costs when tested in e-commerce warehouses across three industries, according to a paper published in the Journal of Business Logistics last October.
• Carton set optimization helps a manager determine how many different container sizes it should have in an operation and what size those cartons should be to help minimize empty space.
• The practice of carton set optimization has become increasingly important, as carriers charge shippers based on dimensional weight, according to the p

“Our team has a strong willingness to shape the future of the organization of the whole industry,” explains Schur Flexibles CEO Michael Schernthaner. “We at Schur Flexibles are the accelerator of change for a better world through protective packaging solutions. This means to consistently focus on ‘How we produce.’ To us, protecting the packed goods is just as important as taking responsibility for the effects of our business on people — employees, consumers and partners along the entire value chain, as well as our environment.

The long-awaited proposal for the revised European regulation on packaging and packaging waste was published Nov. 30.

As expected, the proposed new rules comprise a thorough overhaul of the existing regulation and are first and foremost aimed at calling a halt to the mounting problem of plastic packaging waste.

“For any industrial product, the GST is passed on to the consumer. It’s not so in the case of agriculture products. The grower has to bear the entire burden. So, I requested the Finance Minister to waive off the GST completely from apple packaging material,” said Chauhan.

A new twist on packaging combined with a special ingredient could extend the shelf life of fresh pasta by a month, researchers have revealed.

Heat-treated, industrial fresh pasta has a shelf life of approximately 30-90 days, if stored appropriately. However, by taking a triple-pronged approach, involving new forms of packaging, a different packaging atmosphere, and the addition of “good” bacteria, researchers have been able to extend this to 120 days.