Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling regulations: A bug's life?

“Stop bugging me: Consumers unwittingly eating insects.”

May 31, 2006

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging plays a role in combating obesity?

It could, says a recent report to FDA.

May 31, 2006

Beverage

When packaging overcomes the 'Great Divide'

Marketers should focus packaging communications on consumer product uses rather than ingredients, features, and price.

May 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.S. vintners bubbly over wine agreement with EU

“The Europeans will be out to force the grandfathered California wineries to cease and desist in their use of terms like champagne and bordeaux on their labels.”

May 31, 2006

Labels

Shrink labels dress up new smoothies

Brown Cow Farm, Antioch, CA, a member of the Londonderry, NH-based Stonyfield Farm family, has adopted shrink labels supplied by Seal-It, Inc. (www.sealitinc.com) for its new low-fat yogurt smoothies.

May 31, 2006

Dairy

Cosmetics receive special treatment

Marie Carrier, founder of Officina Ltd., Quebec, Canada, created her cosmetics based on natural ingredients.

May 31, 2006

Flexibles

Chicken multipacks take wing at FMI

As seen at the Food Marketing Institute 2006 show, a line of multipacked, individually wrapped chicken breasts from Coleman Natural Foods, Golden, CO, is taking flight nationally starting this month, following test marketing in the northeast.

May 31, 2006

Dairy

Consumer packaging expectations rising

Laura Bix, PhD., is an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging. Her appointment dictates teaching, outreach, and research in medical packaging.

May 31, 2006

Dairy

Costco resizes Kirkland ice cream

A repackaging of Kirkland Signature ice cream from Costco is done with consumers—and their freezers—in mind.

April 30, 2006

Dairy

Gateway to Mexico and Central America

Some 30ꯠ visitors are expected to descend upon Mexico City’s Centro Banamex for the June 27-June 30 Expo Pack Mexico.

April 30, 2006

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sidel Inc: Gravity Weight Filler

The Sidel GWm low-to-high speed gravity weight filler has now extended its range to cover pasteurized milk products. Platform accommodates all varieties of plastic bottles at output rates from 6ꯠ to 40ꯠ bph.

April 30, 2006

Containers

Club store fills bulk bags on demand

PriceSmart club stores in Latin America offer on-demand, in-store bulk packaging of dry and liquid commodities.

April 30, 2006

Flexibles

World cap and closure demand forecast

By 2009, the global demand for caps and closures is expected to reach $25.9 billion, or 1.5 trillion units.

April 30, 2006