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Shaking things up at Snapple
"A package that meets the targeted consumer's needs" is how Snapple marketing manager Sylvia Oriatti describes the new Snapple Squeeze line of juice drinks in 20-oz bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate.
June 30, 1997
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Protective/transport packaging
PEN polymers lure beverage marketers
Superior thermal properties, chemical resistance, and high barrier to oxygen transmission have made PEN and other naphthalate-based materials irresistable for a hot-filled isotonic drink and for citrus juices.
May 31, 1997
Closures
Ocean Spray restages drink concentrates in wide-mouth PET bottles
Around 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, 1997
Sustainability
Plastics' broken loop
Recycled-content legislation has receded, environmentalists have been quiet and virgin PET is plentiful and cheap. Packagers are divided on whether to continue their commitments to use post-consumer resin in the U.S. market.
May 31, 1997
Converting equipment
Pepsi tells Detroit shoppers to get a grip
In early May, Pepsi-Cola Co., Somers, NY, began testing its Quick Grip PET bottle in four Detroit area supermarkets. "Ease of handling and pouring, that's what's being tested here," says Pepsi spokesperson Larry Jabbonsky.
May 31, 1997
Closures
PET bottle helps Campbell extend V8 brand
Campbell Soup Co. attracted considerable attention in early '96 when it launched a heat-set polyethylene terephthalate bottle for V8 vegetable juice (see PW, Apr.
May 31, 1997
Containers
HDPE open-head drum
Sonoco's (Hartsville, SC) new 55-gal open-head HDPE drum is designed for overseas shipments of liquid and solid food products, including citrus juices.
April 30, 1997
Sustainability
Turning the shoe industry on end
Italian shoemaker challenges packaging conventions by adopting a vertical gable-top package that resembles both a doctor's bag and a milk carton. Patented carton design offers environmental advantages in waste-conscious Europe.
April 30, 1997
Flexibles
Getting noticed is now packaging mission #1
In today's market, there are more serious packaging developments than the emergence of beverage containers with walls purposefully bent out of shape.
April 30, 1997
Closures
Aseptic carton with screw cap juices sales
Dublin, Ireland-based Batchelors Ltd.'s share of the overall juice market in Ireland has risen approximately 10 percentage points since last October.
April 30, 1997
Closures
Jugos debuts juice in 2-L cartons in Mexico
The first 2-L aseptic carton for juices and drinks in Mexico has been introduced by Jugos del Valle, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City. The Pour 'n Seal® carton produced by Combibloc Inc.
March 31, 1997
Juice
Conveying a premium image for Sunkist
Private label orange juice producer Lykes-Pasco, based in Dade City, FL, hopes that by licensing the Sunkist brand name and using it prominently on its package, it can be successful with a new premium-branded orange juice.
March 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
Of communion cups and stand-up pouches
These three FPA award winners represent different industries to be sure, but they all have one thing in common: Their use of flexible films to meet packaging challenges.
February 28, 1997
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