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More consumer-convenient, eco-friendly rotisserie chicken packaging

The Hot N Handy (HNH) Rotisserie Pouch has garnered an FPA Gold Award in the Environmental and Sustainability Achievement category for Robbie Manufacturing, Inc..

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'Full-panel' reseal realizes gold

Reseal options give companies more ways for providing consumers with added package convenience. One new technology, which adapts the entire front of a package into a recloseable panel, has been recognized with gold-level honors in packaging excellence by FPA judges.

March 4, 2008

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Package 'steams' into frozen vegetable pack

Microwaving frozen vegetables can be messy and inconvenient for consumers. That no longer needs to be so.

March 4, 2008

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Better bags are the cat's meow

Sometimes looks do count. Such was the case for Nestlé Purina Pet Care Fancy Feast Gourmet Gold cat food, which earned a gold for printing achievement for Nordenia U.S.A.. The better-looking bags also reflect functional improvements.

March 4, 2008

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Hot pouch, highest achievement

A clever design for a pouched line of microwavable heat-and-serve sauces and gravies helped earn CLP Packaging Solutions Highest Achievement honors in this year’s FPA competition.

March 3, 2008

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Exopack names Tom Vale COO

Exopack announces that Tom Vale has been named Chief Operating Officer.

March 3, 2008

Flexible packaging

Nuspark makes custom packaging standard

Compact vertical and horizontal cartoning, case erecting & packing, robotic pick & place – Nuspark does it all and more. And they build customized solutions from pre-engineered packaging modules, a perfect fit for ELAU Intelligent Servo Module technology.

March 3, 2008

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Stik Pak machines go mainstream

Ropak took stick pack machinery to a new level in time for the single serve packs to become the hottest trend in consumer packaging – and they’ve achieved some incredible throughputs -- up to 1,000 per minute.

March 3, 2008

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Wet wipe maker pioneers 'Eco-Choice' sustainability platform

Contract manufacturer/packager Guy & O’Neill, Inc. rolls out an ambitious plan that incorporates sustainability into wet wipe manufacturing, materials, and packaging.

March 2, 2008

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Kodak rocks the packaging boat

When Kodak brought its patented MEMS print head to market, predictable packaging just would not do. A stand-up pouch stands out on store shelves.

March 2, 2008

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DVD package built with sustainable 'ark-itecture'

Evan Almighty launches in a special, paper-based DVD package in Canada.

March 2, 2008

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

'Crisper' snack packaging performance

With a projected two-year ROI, a new popcorn bagging machine runs faster and reduces packaging material waste.

March 2, 2008

Flexible packaging

Industry watch

March 2, 2008