Rick LingleFlexiblesSleeved bottles a hit for Caribbean promosAs 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, 2007Bakery/SnackBush Brothers cooks up faster labelingBaked beans packer Bush Brothers and Company, Augusta, WI, needed to speed up its can-labeling operations to more than 1,000 cans per minute, which exceeded what its existing labeler could do.August 9, 2007Bakery/SnackKellogg's to be up front about nutritionKellogg Co., Battle Creek, MI, announced June 14 that it is undertaking two major initiatives that further strengthen its commitment to meeting consumers’ health and nutrition needs.August 9, 2007Blisters/clamshells/skin packagingThe wrap-up: Wacky packagesThey're back: Those wacky stickers that parodied consumer products have never really gone away.August 2, 2007SustainabilityThe vinyl frontier: Dispelling myths about PVC and sustainabilityAssessing the facts about polyvinyl chloride ends up dispelling myths about this oft-maligned, but invaluable polymer used extensively in packaging.August 2, 2007Coding, Printing & LabelingUnit-level traceability debuts for produceEagle Eye Produce began using HarvestMark™ (www.harvestmark.com),July 23, 2007BeverageTopped off by lady luckThere is a saying that you make your own luck, but sometimes it just happens, as this example shows from Tom O’Brien, purchasing manager, White Rocket Wine Co., Napa, CA:July 11, 2007CartoningMore lessons learnedPW asked for your packaging advice, and more than 440 shared their wisdom and insights.July 11, 2007ContainersBush Brothers sticks it to glue problemsNew can label adhesive applicators reduce adhesive use by 25%.July 11, 2007FlexiblesBagged carry-on bottles kit takes offTumi, 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, 2007Previous PagePage 20 of 73Next PageTop StoriesDigital TransformationQR Code Brings Play to Danone’s Plant-Based Kids LineDanone brings connected packaging to its new Alpro kids range of soy beverages and yogurt in Europe, blending plant-based products with a digital game that entertains while it educates.SustainabilityGlobal Packaging Trends Point to a New Strategic ApproachDigital TransformationThrough the Line Podcast: Humanoid Robots in PackagingDigital TransformationHumanoid Robots in Packaging Part 1: Continuous Upgrades, Some Industry AdoptionSponsor ContentTraceability in Packaging: From Obligation to Opportunity
