Containers

E-commerce can enhance role of packaging distributor!

That’s the conclusion of Dr. Barry Lawrence of Texas A&M, a distribution systems specialist, who sees a changing role for packaging distributors.

August 31, 2002

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Beverage

PEF announces 2002 Hall of Fame inductees

The Packaging Education Forum (PEF) will induct five career packaging professionals into the Packaging Hall of Fame during its annual Packaging Leadership Awards ceremonies on Nov. 5th.

August 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

P&G, Wal-Mart on CorrExpo program

When merchandising executives from top retailers speak, packaging people tend to listen.

July 31, 2002

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

EPI Labelers announces death of founder

On August 8, EPI Labelers (New Freedom, PA) regretfully announced that its founder James P. Vonderhorst died Wednesday, August 7, as the result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

July 31, 2002

Protective/transport packaging

INTERNET SALES BENEFITS PROTECTIVE PACKAGING

Expanding Internet and mail order catalog sales will help protective packaging demand increase nearly 5% annually to $3 billion in 2006. That’s according to The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based market research firm.

July 31, 2002

Beverage

EDUCATION: Packaging grads win trip to Italy

In June, six recent college graduates of packaging programs traveled to Italy for two weeks as winners of the inagural Italian Packaging Technology award.

July 31, 2002

Secondary Packaging

When robots take over: A worker's tale

Bonnie Dean works in the packaging operations at Gray and Co., Hart, MI, makers of Queen Anne chocolate-covered cherries. She was one of 10 employees whose duties changed dramatically in early 2001 when the company installed robotic case packers.

July 31, 2002

Flexibles

Transforming the Egyptian dairy market

IGI aims to grow a market for packaged, branded milk in a country where 85% of the milk that’s bought isn’t even pasteurized let alone packaged. Aseptic packs are key.

July 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Polar Ice earns design award

The Glass Packaging Institute honored Corby Distilleries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with the 2002 Packaging Design Clear Choice award for Corby’s Polar Ice vodka brand.

July 31, 2002

Beverage

2002 GPI Clear Choice Awards

Packaging World highlights Gold winners of the Glass Packaging Institute 2002 awards for innovative glass packaging design.

July 31, 2002

Closures

Beverages flow boldly into aluminum bottles

The path to product differentiation for two new beverages is a metallic one.

June 30, 2002

Beverage

Tyson revamps packaging design

Tyson Foods just announced a “world-class” packaging makeover to give its products a fresh, new look.

June 30, 2002

Beverage

Salaries satisfy

Packager salaries and benefits remain robust, according to an exclusive Packworld.com survey.

June 30, 2002