Packaging History 1940 – 1952

 

1940 — 1949 Industry
Frozen Food Packaging

Packaging developed for frozen food.

 

1951 Industry
The Tetra Pack

Tetra Pack is founded, driven by the innovation of tetrahedron packaging invented by Erik Wallenberg.

 

1952 Industry
Michigan State University – School of Packaging

Michigan State is the first institution to establish a School of Packaging in 1952 as a discipline within its Department of Forest Products, and then as an independent school in 1957.

 

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