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| June 30, 1997

Wraparound origins

When it came time for Tayland Cellars to bottle new L'Ecosse wine, original was the operative word. Since the wine is made from grapes that originated in the French region where Joan of Arc was born, the label depicts a nouveau-like illustration of the heroine.
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News
| June 30, 1997

Zipper boosts sales of bagged carrots

After introducing a reclosable zipper for its 2- and 5-lb bags of peeled baby carrots last March, Grimmway Farms of Bakersfield, CA, saw its sales jump, says marketing manager Patty Boman.
News
| May 31, 1997

Freeze-dried veggies enjoy PVOH shield

A 0.84-mil oriented polypropylene with a coating of polyvinyl alcohol plays a key role in the distribution of Veggibles(TM), a novel freeze-dried vegetable snack from Beverly Hills Farmers Market.
Cups are denested and sent into the packaging line by two rotary cup feeders, each of which holds 20 stacks of 50 nested cups.
Feature Article
| April 30, 1997

The king of cups

Start-up company Dr. McDougall's Right Foods had lofty targets for packaging speed and accuracy. So it invested heavily in sophisticated packaging equipment before it even had a product ready for the marketplace.
Feature Article
| April 30, 1997

Matrix finds 'suede' takes special handling (sidebar)

Additional winners include:
Video monitors in the background display an image of the printed film taken by a camera mounted above the press. Press operator
Feature Article
| November 30, 1996

Duralam presses for short and sweet runs

Flexible packaging converter Duralam is among the first to use a quick changeover flexo press for short-run jobs. One of its most challenging is a reverse-printed OPP structure used for bags of Sun*Maid candy.
Several pack and sauce varieties have helped Burns? retail customers regain market share from fast food outlets
Feature Article
| June 30, 1996

Film pack launches sub sandwich in Canada

Printed film replaces a manually applied label for Burns Meats' EZee Sub sandwich meat packs, saving 50% in combined material and labor costs.
Each vf/f/s machine is paired with a volumetric cup filler to crank out bags of berries at about 40/min
Feature Article
| April 30, 1996

Berry bagging gets better

Northland Cranberries installed eight volumetric fillers and as many vf/f/s machines for its line of branded fresh fruit. Automation increases its case-per-day capacity by 50%.
French consumers are so impressed with Pulpea orange they named it the product of the year in the beverage category in the annua
Feature Article
| March 31, 1996

New twist on aseptic juice bottling

In France, orange juice joins the ranks of fruit juices aseptically packaged in rigid plastic containers. The six-month shelf life comes with an assist from a layer of EVOH.
2 Microperforations in the film are invisible to the naked eye
Feature Article
| February 29, 1996

Films let produce breathe comfortably

Passive controlled atmosphere technology that lengthens the shelf life of fresh-cut produce takes many forms, as these three FPA award winners demonstrate.

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