Author Archives: The Fres-co Team

For more than 40 years, Fres-co System USA, Inc. has manufactured high-performance flexible packaging systems and invented dozens of innovative breakthroughs including degassing valves, modified atmosphere technologies, and reclosure systems.

6 Consumer Trends Are Shaping Beverage Alcohol Packaging

It’s easy to see the imprint of consumer trends on B2C products like food, fashion, and furnishings. But those same macro issues impact B2B products, including packaging. A successful packaging strategy considers and responds to the consumer trends of the day, ensuring the company delivers products that are relevant to the buyer’s needs and interests. […]

Join Fres-co at PACK EXPO Connects 2020

We might not be meeting in person this year, but you can still visit the Fres-co team virtually at our PACK EXPO booth from November 9-13th, 2020. At PACK EXPO, registrants can interact with packaging professionals via live chats, live product and machinery demos, and other educational opportunities. For the most innovative insights in flexible […]

What Does Your Packaging Say About Your Alcohol Beverage Brand

It takes a commitment of time, talent, and budget to build and sustain a successful brand. Companies spend significant resources researching the market and the target audience, developing a brand strategy, formulating a brand identity, and engaging in marketing that creates brand awareness and drives trial. But is packaging part of that branding effort? It […]

Fres-co Announces New Membership in The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS)

As proven experts in machines, materials, service, and innovation for flexible beverage packaging, we are excited to announce that we have joined The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) Partner Member Program. DISCUS is the U.S. spirits industry’s top advocate and the voice of spirits producers, craft distillers, and supply chain & service […]

Fres-co System USA Earns Top Honors for Technical Innovation for Barrel Pouch

Our team is honored to receive the Gravure Golden Cylinder Award for our “Stand-up Barrel Pouch with Handle & Dispensing Tap” in the Technical Innovation-Packaging category from The Gravure Association of the Americas.  The Gravure Association of the Americas conducts the Annual Golden Cylinder Awards Competition to promote the Gravure process and to provide peer […]

Fres-co Innovations Capture the Spotlight at PACK EXPO 2019

Where could you find the latest innovations in flexible packaging, all in one place? At PACK EXPO 2019 in Las Vegas, September 23-25. And specifically, at the Fres-co booth. The conference drew 30,000+ industry professionals, and many of them made our booth their destination to learn about advanced packaging solutions that can make them more […]

How to Design the Best Flexible Pouch for Your Needs

As producers around the world increasingly package a wider variety of goods in pouches, there is a commensurate need for full-system pouch-makers that are efficient, on time and on budget, and have the knowledge and versatility to cross many industries. If your organization is seeking a company to produce your pouches, or if you have […]

Five Thought-Provoking Thoughts for Packaging Professionals

“Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us.” ― David Suzuki, Canadian Scientist “Testers for 7-Up consistently found consumers would report more lemon flavor in […]

Better than Chocolate, More than Candy Canes: Peppermint Needs Effective Packaging to Maintain Its Medicinal Qualities

Most Americans associate peppermint only with the striped hard candies that come out during Christmas and other year-end holidays. But the global history of this plant is storied, and its uses are much more varied than commonly known. Flexible packaging can protect this versatile plant, preserving it for its many uses. A Versatile Herb The […]

Nutraceuticals: Packaging Products that Protect Our Health

As consumers look for ways to lead healthier lives, they are also driving up the sales of nutraceuticals, both in the U.S. and around the world. How do producers protect these goods with their steadily rising values? The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines nutraceuticals — a combination of the words “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical” — as fortified […]