Package Design

Package Design

Package Case Study
| February 22, 2012

Easter egg candy packs are renewable, compostable

Canadian candy company selects cellulose-based film for its stand-up pouch packaging for competitive advantage with Easter treats.
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Feature Article
| February 21, 2012

Cost of recycling: EPR gains ground in U.S.

Local and state governments’ lack of funds and brand owners’ desire to see their packaging materials recycled are driving a movement toward EPR in the U.S.
Lactalis
Package Case Study
| February 17, 2012

Lactalis uses bioplastics for its cheese snacks

Precious Sticksters cheeses are filled on hf/f/s equipment using a 50-50 film blend of polylactic acid and petroleum-based materials.
 Video | February 15, 2012

OFF THE SHELF: Portion cups make cooking convenient

Anne Marie Mohan shares a cook’s new best friends: concentrated chicken stock in a mini-tub and vitamin-enhanced egg whites in 4-oz portion cups—both packaged in clever resealable paperboard packs—that add convenience to food preparation.
Ceethree's iO all-natural energy drink
Feature Article
| February 15, 2012

Beverage packs quench thirst for innovation

Survey of beverage packaging suggests that the big winners in design approach innovation from a holistic perspective.
Ferrari Maximum labels
Package Case Study
| February 14, 2012

Wine labels extraordinaire

For Ferrari Spumanti, Italy’s leading producers of sparkling wines, labelling is a means of conveying the quality, heritage, and style of a product that has been in production for more than a century.
Package Case Study
| February 13, 2012

Planters peanuts switches to plastic packaging

A move from glass to plastic jars for Planters Dry Roasted Peanut varieties results in 84% less packaging by weight.
 Video | February 10, 2012

Package Design Video Shorts: Bold branding through shape and structure

Stuart Leslie, president of 4sight, Inc., looks at how package shape and structure—from a simple, cylindrical form to a bold, molded pack—can be used effectively to support a product’s brand message.
Gas injection process is central to the Micropast technology.
Package Case Study
| February 8, 2012

New technology for pasteurization

The DLG German Agricultural Society (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) will present a Gold medal to a novel technology for in-pack pasteurization at the upcoming International FoodTec award ceremony.
Package Case Study
| February 7, 2012

Clever combo kit extends Kraft cheese’s reach

Convenience, taste, and freshness are the key qualities emphasized in packaging for Kraft Food’s new line of Fresh Take meal solutions in six varieties.
Loddon's new look.
Package Case Study
| February 2, 2012

Rebranded beer

Loddon Brewery of Oxfordshire, England, has unveiled a new look for its range of bottled beers.
Moonshine jug won NACD award.
Package Case Study
| February 2, 2012

New thinking for moonshine jug

White lightning strikes again with the introduction of the Original Moonshine clear corn whiskey marketed in a bootlegger-style jug.
Materials Product Brief
| January 31, 2012

CO2 reducing label

With the addition of a special CO2 absorbent being added to the label’s adhesive, SATO’s ECONANO series of labels absorb and reduce the CO2 that is released into the atmosphere when labels are incinerated.
There is a unique combination of properties in the multilayer coextrusion.
Package Case Study
| January 27, 2012

Protective packaging cuts waste and cost

A multilayer blown coextrusion with Surlyn at the core is the key to keeping a high-gloss, thermoplastic washing machine door ‘bezel’ from getting scratched.
Package Case Study
| January 27, 2012

Sweet-pepper glaze in 32-oz PET bottle ideal for club-store use

Move to decanter-style, lightweight PET bottle by Heritage Family Specialty Foods for its sweet-pepper glaze provides entry into club-store market segment.
Column/Opinion
| January 27, 2012

The polar bear debate

Like many others, I was confused when Coca-Cola launched its flagship Coke product in a primarily white and silver polar bear can. To me, the beverage I call “Coke” comes in a can that is red.

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