Ryan Ruskin

Hybrid Software’s BrandZ business unit has launched iC3D Suite 10.5, a real-time 3D packaging mockup solution that reportedly enables designers, brand owners, and manufacturers to innovate more effectively. iC3D Suite 10.5 introduces a new Artwork Layout Editor for flexible bags, enabling designers to precisely modify panel layouts within bag templates to…

Packaging University, brought to you by AICC and supported by the Foundation for Packaging Education, is revolutionizing the way industry professionals acquire critical skills and knowledge in the packaging sector. By offering free online courses, Packaging University is closing the gap in training across the corrugated, folding carton, and rigid box…

Kingsey Falls, Québec based Cascades announced that for the sixth year in a row, it has been ranked one of the world’s 100 most sustainable corporations by Corporate Knights, a media, research and financial information company. Cascades was awarded the top position among organizations in the Containers and Packaging sector, in…

Resource Label Group (RLG), Franklin, Tennessee, a provider of label and packaging solutions, has acquired Imprimerie Ste-Julie, located in Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Imprimerie Ste-Julie represents the 34th acquisition for Resource Label Group. Owned and operated by Caroline Fournier and Marilène Fournier, Imprimerie Ste-Julie (ISJ) serves customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, natural…

The 2025 Pinnacle Product Awards program sponsored by PRINTING United Alliance is now open for entries through April 11, 2025. The Pinnacle Product Awards recognize products that improve or advance the printing industry with exceptional contributions in quality, capability, and productivity. Information about the program, open exclusively to Alliance Supplier members,…

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January after 26 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. The report was issued earlier this month by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Business Survey…

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania based SupplyOne, Inc., a distributor, service provider, and manufacturer of custom corrugated products, announced the appointment of Katherine Kerney as its new Director of Sustainability. Katherine began her role in early February, bringing with her a wealth of experience and a unique background that positions her perfectly to…

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), has applauded the introduction and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advancement of the Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act (S.351). FPA members employ approximately 83,000 workers in the United States. Flexible packaging is produced from paper, plastic, film,…

Burger King is testing new green packaging in a 51-unit Miami, Florida-area pilot program. The division of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International Inc. is launching the program with eight of its most-used guest-facing items including wrappers. Among the packaging to be tested at company-owned restaurants the alternatives include fry pods made with…

AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, has released Start With One Bite, a new episode of its podcast, Breaking Down Boxes, featuring an insightful conversation with Rich Croce, President and CEO of Viking Packaging. Hosted by George Perreira of Moyy and Mike Schaefer of Tavens Packaging and Display, the episode offers a…