OAL Connected, UK, introduced data-embedded barcodes.

Pretium Packaging, Chesterfield, Mo., is pioneering a new innovation approach for private label and independent brand companies at its new Pretium Innovation Center in Aurora, Ill.

Chamber Pouch, Inc., Canada, announced Chamber Pouch to the North American market.

The Cary Co., Addison, Ill., acquired Three Rivers Packaging, Inc., a McKees Rocks, Pa.-based industrial container and packaging distributor.

Providing better fresh produce, bakery products and proteins thanks to quality packaging that extends shelf life is the core objective of the EU-funded NanoPack Project.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., launched a connected packaging platform, designed to transform milk and juice cartons into interactive information channels, full-scale data carriers and digital tools.

Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc., Brooklyn Park, Minn., introduced the new CoPilot Flex Inkjet Printing System, designed to print superior quality high-resolution characters, razor-sharp text, real-time information, scannable barcodes and logos on pulp, foam or PET egg cartons at 135 feet per minute.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., launched the Tetra Classic Aseptic 65ml Cube package for dairy, juice and liquid food.

Golden West Packaging Group LLC, a New York-based holding company for packaging businesses, acquired Allpak Container, LLC, Renton, Wash.