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MAP expands German foodservice provider’s map

06/09

Content Type Image Bauer Funken’s two modified atmosphere packaging systems pack salads, sandwiches, and other foods for the German market.

Coles turns to RPCs

05/04/09

Content Type Image  Aussie supermarket chain removes 3,000 tons of packaging from the supply chain yearly.

Squeezable pouch is perfect for Squish’ems!

04/09

Content Type Image   A new vitamin-enriched fruit snack from Dole Packaged Foods Canada encourages kids to squeeze and slurp their food.

Wipe-on labeling system for clamshell packaging

03/09

Content Type Image  Fresh produce marketer installs label applicator that improves placement accuracies and reduces labor costs.

SpoonLidz offers a value-added solution

02/26/09

Content Type Image  A ‘sustainable spoon’ is part of the package for yogurt, pudding, chili, and other single-serve cups.

Salad Days: Profitably Packaging Greens

02/26/09    Sponsored Grey Star

Content Type Image  Making a salad used to be somewhat of a project. Grocery-store shoppers would buy ingredients separately, take them home and wash, chop, and mix their own greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables. They might even make their own dressing. But today’s time-starved schedules make that an increasingly daunting and archaic task. Enter the pre-washed, pre-cut, pre-packaged salad. Find out more in this White Paper from Harpak.

Feedback on oxo-biodegradables

02/09

Content Type Image  Research leading up to last month’s Lead Off column included a call to the Biodegradable Products Institute, whose executive director comments here.

Food protection plan summary

01/09

Content Type Image FDA’s recent summary of the progress of its Food Protection Plan included these specifics relating to the Plan’s three themes: 1) Prevention, 2) Intervention, and 3) Response.

FDA official analyzes current and future food safety efforts

01/09

Content Type Image The problem with thinking about how to protect the nation’s food supply is that when you get into it a little bit, it’s pretty frightening.

Pouch provides at-home meal prep

12/08

Content Type Image A confluence of food and beverage product and packaging trends are represented with the introduction of new Salad Finishers™ and Potato Finishers™ from Sargento Foods, Inc., Plymouth, WI.

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Oxygen-free filling line sets custom winemaker apart

Content Type Image  New custom-crush and wine-bottling company Terravant Wine selects state-of-the-art bottle-filling monobloc to ensure the integrity of its customers' wines.

Green packaging in Europe: the view from the U.K.

Content Type Image  In the U.K., as elsewhere in Europe, an analytical, holistic approach to sustainable packaging has taken root.

University of Florida: UF's RFID test portal

Content Type Image The University of Florida's new Research Center for Food Distribution and Retailing now includes five radio-frequency identification portals.

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