Sonoco, Clemson Partner On Packaging Initiative Sonoco, Hartsville, South Carolina, reportedly one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, has launched a new research partnership with Clem- son University. The Sonoco FRESH (Food Research Excellence for Safety and Health) initiative will develop new tech- nologies and new forms of packaging to optimize the fresh food lifecycle. “Sonoco is committed to serving fresh brands, using packaging to tackle the challenges they face,” Sonoco President and CEO Jack Sanders said in a news re- lease. “Optimizing fresh food packaging to extend shelf life and maintain quality makes fresh produce more accessible to communities and helps brands and retailers extend sales opportunities and elimi- nate food waste. “Each year,” Sanders continued, “the food industry loses $15.6 billion due to food spoilage at retail. Mod- ifying packaging design to extend shelf life by even one day can recover $1.8 billion of that loss — while feeding more people and reducing waste to landfills.” To establish the multidisciplinary hub for innova- tion and research to advance fresh food packaging and distribution, Sonoco will contribute $1.725 mil-
lion over five years. The company also will sponsor business-driven research projects totaling $1 million over that period. Sonoco FRESH is an extension of the partnership that created the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson.
Koenig & Bauer Richard Dreshfield will be joining Koenig & Bauer North America as Senior Vice President of sheetfed sales. He will begin his new role on January 1, 2018, and will report to Mark Hischar, President and CEO of Koenig & Bauer North America. Dreshfield will be based in Dallas, Texas, at the firm’s headquarters and will oversee the entire North Ameri- can sheetfed sales team. People & Places
Richard Dreshfield
Dreshfield, a native of the San Francisco Bay area, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Com- munications Management from California Polytech- nic State Univer sity and an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago.
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