By Ben MiyaresMaterials & ContainersBeta testing will determine U.S. plastic beer bottle spec(s)Some time after a computer software code is written, but before it is commercially launched, it undergoes a period of beta testing. During this period, select users try the program out, spot bugs in it, figure out function shortcuts, criticize the program's performance and let the developer know what they like and don't like about the software.April 30, 1999Primary PackagingRounding out paperboard packages to set them apartWhen product/packaging development teams turn to the subject of paperboard carton structures, the discussion is generally pretty "boxy." How long, wide and deep must the carton be to hold the product?June 30, 1997Materials & ContainersOcean Spray restages drink concentrates in wide-mouth PET bottlesAround our way, clear, hot-filled plastic bottles of Ocean Spray shelf-stable juice drink concentrates began showing up on supermarket shelves in late March.May 31, 1997FlexiblesGetting noticed is now packaging mission #1In today's market, there are more serious packaging developments than the emergence of beverage containers with walls purposefully bent out of shape.April 30, 1997Materials & ContainersPackaging rediscovers the language of touchNew packages from Coca-Cola Co. (Atlanta, GA) and Matrix Essentials, Inc. (Solon, OH) provide dramatic evidence that the importance of a package's tactile quality is making a dramatic U.S.March 31, 1997FlexiblesThe Web: still searching for relevancyFor many packaging professionals, today's Internet experience is both irritating and irrelevant. In our view, that's because packagers have been deluded into wasting time searching for data that's not there rather than focusing on finding what is likely to be "enWebbed." Packagers who log on to the Web to find a piece of market data, for instance, "how much aluminum foil was sold in the U.S.February 28, 1997Primary PackagingPE/EVOH/PE bottles make shelf-stable splash for Hawaiian PunchUntil recently, bottlers of shelf-stable juice drinks had only two plastic packaging options: bottles of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene/ethylene vinyl alcohol/polypropylene (PP/EVOH/PP) containers.January 31, 1997Materials & ContainersStudy confirms bottles affect wine buyingA recent study on American wine purchasing shows that glass wine bottles play a key role in determining which wine is purchased. Marketers considering dropping glass in favor of some other packaging material would do well to analyze the study-perhaps even duplicate it in their own product categories-before making a move.December 31, 1996FlexiblesUncanny developments at Campbell SoupCampbell Soup Co. (Camden, NJ) has an undeserved reputation as a one-product/one-package company. It almost never has been a single product company, and it has always used a variety of packaging forms.November 30, 1996Sustainable PackagingShrinking U.S. glass container industry will likely raise prices next yearPaper. Metal. Plastic. Glass. In roughly that order, those are the materials from which packages have been made in the United States for the last half of the 20th century.October 31, 1996Page 1 of 2Next PageTop StoriesHomeA look at how inadvertent false claims and vague language lead to consumer confusionRecyclingNesquik’s New Shrink-Sleeve Labels Make Packaging 100% RecyclableBagging & WrappingLearn About 4 Different Types of Wrapping Machines for Your ProductSustainabilityNew EU Rules Adopted to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle PackagingSponsor ContentSupporting Demand for Plastic-Free Packaging with APP’s Foopak Bio Natura
