Arnie OrloskiHomeCracker Jack back in Yankees' line-upFrito-Lay’s caramel popcorn brand, Cracker Jack, is now back at Yankee Stadium after a brief benching in favor of a competitor, ConAgra’s Crunch ‘n Munch.June 30, 2004DairyThe wrap up: Now that's l-o-n-g shelf lifeBritish archeologists have unearthed an ancient two-piece metal canister that’s believed to hold a beauty ointment that traces back to the Roman period in London, A.D. 43 to 410, according to a recent report in National Geographic.June 30, 2004FlexiblesNatureWorks wins food-contact approval in JapanNatureWorks™ PLA, a plastic resin made from corn, has won approval for use in food-contact applications from the Japanese Hygienic Olefin & Styrene Plastics Assn., that country’s equivalent to the Food & Drug Administration in the United States.June 30, 2004Protective/transport packagingAppliance maker chooses Sonoco as package partnerBSH Home Appliances Corp., Huntington Beach, CA, has entered into a five-year packaging supply agreement with Sonoco.June 30, 2004HomeRuptured pipeline for mechanicsWe’ve all been looking for good economic news—which we’re now hearing—and the same is true for the overall market for jobs. Even the current growth in employment has a long way to go to restore the majority of jobs that have been lost over the last three or four years.June 30, 2004FlexiblesReclosable pouch for dried fruitsSundora Foods of York, England, has relaunched its line of dried fruits in 250- and 500-g stand-up reclosable pouches using the Flexcan from Amcor Flexibles.June 30, 2004LabelingCampbell Soup selects vision system for soup cansCampbell Soup Co., Newark, NJ, has announced that it selected the MVS-8500 vision system from Cognex Corp. to ensure proper labeling of all of its canned soups.June 30, 2004Cosmetics/Personal careSleeve press and EB combine for savingsNew 67”-wide 10-station flexo press with electron-beam coating and curing earns Exopack lots of private-label lawn and garden packaging business with Fafard.June 30, 2004ContainersBrown-Forman adds 750-mLs in PETBased on the success of its 1.75-L bottles of spirits in PET bottles, Brown-Forman Corp., Louisville, KY, is now making available its Canadian Mist, Early Times and Southern Comfort products in new 750-mL bottles of PET, made by Amcor PET Packaging. The launch of the new bottles began early this year.May 31, 2004FlexiblesFresh salad, 'nature' packagingFirst tested last summer, Il Melograno srl, a produce company in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy, is now packaging its fresh, ready-to-eat salads using films made of corn-based NatureWorks PLA, from Cargill Dow BV in the Netherlands.May 31, 2004Previous PagePage 7 of 40Next PageTop StoriesBio-basedTums Switches to Bio-based BottleAt the Packaging Recycling Summit, Haleon and partner Pretium shared how a switch to bio-based resin is helping Tums cut carbon while keeping its iconic bottle—and consumer experience—consistent.Case/Tray PackingSoules Foods Serves as Proving Ground for Breakthrough RoboticsPMMI NewsInnovation Takes Center Stage with Technology Excellence Awards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025SustainabilityDanone’s Holistic Approach to Packaging InnovationSponsor ContentSemi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
