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Sleeve labels fly at White Rock

Late last year, Lewiston, ME-based White Rock Distilleries switched to full-body, shrink-sleeve labels for its 50-mL (far right in photo) line of glass-bottled premixed martinis and vodkas sold at retail and to airlines.

December 31, 2003

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2-in-1 packs 'TAP' Rx simplicity

Prevacid NapraPAC™ in two strengths is available from TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc., Lake Forest, IL.

December 31, 2003

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People

Afflink (Tuscaloosa, AL) hired Dennis Riffer (above) to the position of executive vp, business development.

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Club store packaging and beyond

Written by Jim Peters and published by Packaging Strategies, a recent report analyzes key tactics used by high-volume retailers. Here is the Executive Summary.

December 31, 2003

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

Bagger's better control is set into motion

Kliklok-Woodman improves the reliability and speed of its Cyclone vertical form/fill/seal machine with new motion control.

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Redesigned graphics pour Welchito into Hispanic markets

A pilot aluminum can-decorating line in suburban Chicago helps Welch Foods introduce new flavors of Welchito juice drinks to children in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Alcan wins two awards

Alcan won two awards at this year’s European Rotogravure Association Packaging Gravure Awards.

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Bowen joins Vifan

Ezra Bowen has joined Vifan as vp of sales.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Additional articles from Packaging World

For additional information regarding flexible packaging and labeling excellence, please click here.

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Labels

Golden Mummy winners

Kraft Macaroni and CheeseKraft Food and Cello FoilKraft Foods recently changed the packaging format for its 12 and 15-pack bundles by replacing a shrink film, to improve appearance and eliminate loading problems due to skewed bundles, with ExxonMobil Chemical’s Bicor® AB-X film.

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Pouch maker for customized applications

Polyair offers its Kangaroo automatic pouch maker designed for organizations such as pharmaceutical and electronics companies, small parts distributors, and custom converters that require just-in-time packaging solutions involving small volumes of customized or odd-sized shipping pouches.

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Flexible packaging and labeling winners

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