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Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

October 3, 2008

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Nanotech and food

Nanotechnology holds great promise in the food packaging arena.

October 3, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Fishing for customers

Ronnie Wrenn waits patiently for retailers and consumers to catch on to fresh, never frozen case-ready seafood from his company, Fresher Than Fresh, which provides its products in modified-atmosphere packaged overwrapped trays (see www.packworld.com/casestudy-26065)

October 3, 2008

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Enhanced vf/f/s

The robag® 3 vf/f/s packaging system from tna includes new kanga jaw technology for high-quality, specialty bag formats and long bag applications such as cereals and frozen foods.

October 3, 2008

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Car-care product's gloss properties conveyed by prismatic label

Consumers have taken a shine to Meguiar’s new Ultimate Quik Detailer car-care product, launched by the Irvine, CA-based company last fall in a slick, sporty bottle with shimmering holographic label decoration.

October 3, 2008

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Digital labels enhance sales samples

Freudenberg Household Products uses digitally printed labels to bring a retail-ready appearance to sales samples of its new Professional line of cleaning products.

October 2, 2008

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Energy drinks hit high gear in shrink-sleeved multipacks

A drink for female off-roading enthusiasts is ‘pretty in pink,’ and in silver, and in black.

October 2, 2008

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Carton for salad-dressing singles offers a clear advantage

Go-anywhere salad-dressing portion packs in clear carton emphasize ‘Pure’ Kraft’ theme.

October 2, 2008

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Bite-sized dogs are in the bag

Oscar Mayer Mini Hot Dogs, in a compact, stand-up pouch, epitomize grab-and-go snacking.

October 2, 2008

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Tanning line saturated in 360-deg color

Full-body shrink-sleeve labels adorn slender-neck bottles to create a stir.

October 2, 2008

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Wine debuts in barrier-coated PET bottles

In March 2008, Artisan Wine Co., British Columbia, introduced to Canadian markets its Painted Turtle brand Semillion/Chardonnay and Cabernet/Shiraz wines in 750-mL silicon oxide-coated PET bottles from Ball Corp. (www.ball.com).

October 2, 2008

Secondary Packaging

18 servo modules power 17 cpm case/tray packer

Servo functionalities on Douglas Invex® case/tray packer prove popular with packagers.

September 22, 2008

Sustainability

ELAU addresses machinery at Sustainable Packaging Forum

It’s far too easy to forget the critical role of packaging machinery to achieve sustainability initiatives. Is there a collaboration gap?

September 14, 2008