Judy RiceClosuresSingle-serves with curvesReid's Dairy milk launches in 250-mL cartons with screw caps and curved top and side panels.April 3, 2007FlexiblesSalmon jerky packs served here and over thereAlaska Spirit supplies the packs to hikers and climbers as well as to American troops serving overseas.March 16, 2007FlexiblesReady-made, portable beer cooler packMiller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI, and Curwood, a Bemis Company, (www.curwood.com) are recipients of an FPA Gold Award for Packaging Excellence in recognition of the Curwood Express Tote™ marketed as the Miller Lite Chill Bag.March 9, 2007FlexiblesShaped SUPs replace pasta/sauce jarsBuitoni, a unit of Swiss-based Nestlé, and CLP Industries Ltd. (www.clp-packaging.com) have garnered an FPA Gold Award for Packaging Excellence in recognition of the development of shaped, stand-up retort pouches for Buitoni pasta and sauce products.March 9, 2007FlexiblesRetorted pouch-within-a-pouch protects sensitive yeast productsWyeast Laboratories, Inc., Hood River, OR, a leading producer of pure liquid yeast products (fermentation cultures) for beer- and wine-making, and Ampac Flexibles (www.ampaconline.com), a unit of Ampac Packaging LLC, have earned FPA’s 2007 Highest Achievement Award, including Gold Awards for both Packaging Excellence and Technical Innovation. These awards are in recognition of the “Smack Pack” 50-mL and 125-mL retortable stand-up pouch packaging system for Wyeast’s home brewer’s and vintner’s lines of products.March 8, 2007FlexiblesAdding flexibility to case-packing & palletizingDean Foods fine-tunes packing and handling efficiencies for popular ‘Milk Chug’ products by installing versatile, easy-changeover case load/palletize equipment.March 8, 2007Tamper-evident machineryFlexible filler doubles pack speedsDual-head auger filling system with integrated checkweigher easily adapts to different powder density, humidity, and temperature conditions.March 8, 2007FlexiblesAttention--disposable cup packagingColor-Box®, a division of Atlanta-GA-based Georgia-Pacific (www.gp.com), has developed a unique package design for G-P’s patented Dixie® PerfecTouch Grab N Go 12-oz hot beverage, insulated cup/lid multipacks.March 8, 2007Cosmetics/Personal careTwo-piece cans update nail drying productIn January 2007, IQ Products Company, Houston, TX, introduced Envi-brand Salon Professional Nail Enamel Dryer packaged in two-piece, 9-oz, PET-coated steel cans from DS Containers (www.dscontainers.com), an affiliate of Japan’s Daiwa Can Co. The aerosol cans with sloped shoulders and necks are produced and decorated via four-color litho print on a white base at DSC’s new coil-to-can operation in Batavia, OH.March 8, 2007FlexiblesPizza dough gets custom gas-valve packagingNestlé’s subsidiary Leisi, Wangen, Switzerland, is using model R530 thermoforming machinery, custom-adapted by manufacturer Multivac (www.multivac.de), to package fresh, refrigerated Buitoni-brand rolled pizza dough.March 8, 2007Previous PagePage 32 of 38Next Page
