Ben MiyaresFlexible packagingConvinced container shape sells,Coke to change can's contoursThe long, hot summer much of the U.S. and Europe has been enduring this year has generally been good news for soft drink makers. In the U.S., supermarket sales of Pepsi products were up 5.1% early in July, according to Information Resources Inc.August 31, 1995Flexible packagingPackaging pros take Greeley's advice and "Go West!"If you want to test new packaging concepts, evaluate the latest in packaging technology or determine what new consumer packaging ideas are likely to be flowing through the American manufacturing-to-consumption pipeline in the next year or so, go West now.July 31, 1995LabelsSmart labels fight counterfeiters and provide product assuranceThe problem: In California earlier this year, a number of alert young mothers noticed something disturbingly different about the powdered infant formula they were giving their babies.June 30, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingNimble, facile, flexible:How packaging survivesPackaging has been called a chess game without checkmate-never ending, always evolving-reflecting the changing demands of product manufacturers who, in turn, are trying to satisfy the needs of the consuming public.May 31, 1995Flexible packagingNabisco enters variety snack category in stand-up pouchesNabisco Biscuit Co., East Hanover, NJ, is breaking into the variety snack category with Doyan-style stand-up pouches with reclosable plastic zippers.April 30, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingDiverse forces shape today's creative packagingThe four primary goals of packaging-product protection, identification, dispensing and merchandising-won't change in the 21st century. But as we near that milestone, the market forces that more subtly affect packaging are evolving.March 31, 1995FlexiblesEurope's Packaging Waste Directive: What will it mean to you?Packaging managers whose products are marketed in Europe need to know that the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU) finally adopted a Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive covering household, commercial and industrial packaging last December.February 28, 1995ClosuresElder-Friendly Rules May Eliminate Some Child-Resistant PackagesEver since President Nixon signed the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) into law in 1970, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been fielding complaints from adults who feel some child-resistant (CR) packages are too hard to open.January 31, 1995FlexiblesPharmaceutical Makers Show Preference for Dedicated SuppliersPace Foods, the San Antonio-based salsa producer, has gotten a lot of mileage out of a series of television commercials emphasizing its Tex-Mex heritage and deriding the competition's product for being made "in New York City?!!" In the same vein, Chi-Chi's, Inc., the Mexican restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, KY, has an amusing TV commercial for its retail-packed salsa in which the ceo of some unnamed competitor asks his managers whether the company should make salsa or oven mitts.December 31, 1994ClosuresBeverage Packaging Wars Pay Peace Dividends to OthersNo matter what your product, you probably have, or will, profit by some packaging development that first made its debut in the beverage packaging sector.November 30, 1994Previous PagePage 5 of 5Top StoriesSustainabilitySurvey: Cost Tops List of Biggest Barriers to Sustainable PackagingAccording to Packaging World’s inaugural Annual Outlook Report survey, cost is the biggest challenge to adopting more sustainable packaging, followed by limited access to materials — with respondents also citing material reduction as a top design priority.Reusable/ReturnableLisbon Introduces City-Wide Reusable Cup ProgramFlexiblesNew CPG Brand-led Initiative Aims to Recycle Flexible Packaging at ScalePMMI NewsPACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025: The Premier Destination for Industry Networking and ConnectionsSponsor ContentStutz Packing: How a Co-Packer Rolled Out ERP — Without the Chaos
