Marci Merola

Associate Editor

Best of Brand Design honored

Sponsored by the newly renamed Brand Design Assn., the 1998 Gold Awards competition honored outstanding package design from around the world.

Bag-in-box packages of Mont Blanc syrups are designed to sit on coffeehouse and ice cream parlor counters for simplified use by

Bag-in-box success is sweet

Chocolate syrup manufacturer Mont Blanc Chocolatier adapts bag-in-box technology for use in coffeehouses and restaurants. Extended shelf life and shelf stability are said to be industry firsts.

The introduction of a heat-sealing system (left) combined with in-bag pasteurization gives Quality Bakery?s newest product a six

A bread-winning package

An unusual method of in-bag pasteurization extends bread shelf life to six months, offering this Canadian bakery expanded distribution opportunities. Unique stand-up bag attracts attention.

Labels of the five wines below were winners of recent competitions sponsored by the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute and

A good year for wine labels

Reflecting a surge in the wine industry, wine labels take precedence at recent awards competitions.

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Designed to minimize operator bending, a custom carriage stop allows the film to stop at any height

Carton producer stretches savings

Paper company Rock-Tenn switches from a shrink wrapping system to a customized stretch wrapper to unitize skids of paper. Benefits stretch beyond expectations.

An improved bag for Manzate Fungicide (top) increases productivity by 25%. GardenTech Singles (above) were developed with custo

Agricultural winners at FPA

Two innovative flexible packages merit an 'A' for Agricultural.

Loose-fill dispersion at Borders (above) is activated by a footpedal. A central conveyor moves cartons into position to be fille

Saving more than just peanuts

Bookstore chain Borders Group moves to a customized loose-fill system for distribution of its products to stores nationwide. Yearly savings are in excess of one million dollars.

GardenTech Singles (top) are insecticide, fungicide and herbicide concentrates available in unit-dose portions. They?re packed

Unit-dose packaging for the garden

Consumers crave convenience, so this lawn and garden products manufacturer serves it up: single-dose pouches of home insecticides.

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Flexible package cans aroma

This French coffee producer is the first to use a unique "flexible can" produced by an integrated grinding/packaging system that allows immediate filling and keeps aromas in.

At the pre-tare station (above), empty bottles are individually weighed, then conveyed to the dosing station (left). A dust shr

Sweetening your medicine

A new auger filler/checkweighing system allows Canadian pharmaceutical manufacturer to double its output and incorporate a new formulation onto its line.

Retailers find security in source tagging (sidebar)

Who's got the beta tape player?

The Ultra-Strip label is shown here, affixed to CD jewel boxes.

Retailers find security in source tagging (sidebar)

The acoustomagnetic side

The illustration (above) depicts where the security label might be applied by a manufacturer. A close-up of the label (left) sho

Retailers find security in source tagging

National drug retailer Walgreen Co. is one major chain that is experiencing significant cost savings through the use of security labels added to packages. Manufacturers are feeling increased pressure to supply product pre-labeled.