Sustainability

Revisiting Las Vegas

Their 2005 visit to Pack Expo Las Vegas yielded big dividends, so these two packaging professionals plan a return to Vegas for another look-see.

August 9, 2007

Flexibles: Page 190

Flexible packaging

Packaging machinery revs Fine Foods' production

Much like drivers appreciate the performance, handling, and flexibility of the finest sports cars, Italian contract manufacturer/packager Fine Foods opts for similar characteristics in the packaging machinery it specifies.

August 9, 2007

Flexibles

French Rabbit came first

Boisset’s first alternative package for wine was French Rabbit, a 1-L Tetra Pak Prisma®. Like Yellow Jersey, this paper/foil/polymer lamination was launched through Ontario’s LCBO and was driven largely by environmental concerns. The promotional tag line accompanying the launch: “One smart rabbit. Savour the wine. Save the planet.”

August 9, 2007

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Poultry/pork processor bags big benefits

Albertville Quality Foods saves labor, improves bagging speeds, cuts giveaway by installing intermittent-motion vf/f/s machine and radial scale.

August 9, 2007

Flexibles

Snack brand refines and aligns to maintain category leadership

Sahale Snacks helped create "nutritional snacks," and its Sahale brand is No. 1 in the trail mix category. The Seattle, WA-based company wanted to visually extend its "culinary magic" to its line of award-winning, premium nut blends.

August 9, 2007

Flexibles

Sleeved bottles a hit for Caribbean promos

As the baseball season winds down in October in the United States, it’s on the upswing in the Caribbean. During this past season that ended in January, Presidente brand in the Dominican Republic conducted a Viva la Pelota! or Hurrah Baseball! campaign for its beer in 12-oz glass bottles with promotional sleeve labels. Presidente regular featured sleeves printed with a ball and bat, and Light featured sleeves showing a jersey and hat.

August 9, 2007

Flexibles

Innovation galore in wine category

The once stodgy wine industry is currently awash in packaging innovation (see page 44). Few of these novel packs are more unusual than the 2-L stand-up pouch shown here with an integral handle up top and dispensing spigot at the bottom. PW spotted it in the May issue of South Africa’s Packaging and Print Media, where editor Gill Loubser was kind enough to "share" it with us.

August 9, 2007

Cartoning

Automation initiative brings sweet results

A robotic solution lets Necco put its popular Sweethearts Conversation Hearts on a fast track to greater throughput at higher speeds with reduced labor costs.

August 8, 2007

Sustainability

The vinyl frontier: Dispelling myths about PVC and sustainability

Assessing the facts about polyvinyl chloride ends up dispelling myths about this oft-maligned, but invaluable polymer used extensively in packaging.

August 2, 2007

Flexibles

Nylon barrier bag

The Next Generation Nylon Barrier Bag from the Engineered Films Div. of Next Generation is a nylon/poly barrier bag used to package a variety of edible foods.

July 12, 2007

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

Cost-effective form/fill/seal

J&J's Mira-Pak vertical form/fill/seal machines provide cost effective, flexible packaging solutions for businesses big and small. See video overview.

July 11, 2007

Cartoning

More lessons learned

PW asked for your packaging advice, and more than 440 shared their wisdom and insights.

July 11, 2007

Flexibles

Bagged carry-on bottles kit takes off

Tumi, Inc., New York City, has chosen O.Berk Co. (www.oberk.com) to provide the PET bottles for its newest product, the Carry-On Essentials Kit, for airline passengers. It is a response to the Transportation and Security Administration’s latest restrictions on what passengers can take with them aboard airplanes.

July 11, 2007