Contract Packaging

Assuring brand loyalty: Make yourself a 'need' rather than a 'want'

Have you noticed how waves of financial success, followed by strife, over time, spell a very unpredictable future for contract packagers? We are no different than any other segment of the packaging industry.

June 30, 2011

Beverage: Page 132

Containers

Tea redesign reflects growing sophistication of organics consumers

For Choice Organic Teas, the redesign of the packaging for its Original tea line could be likened to polishing a gem.

June 30, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Honey-sweetened, natural attributes lead beverage bottle redesign

Just several years after hitting the market, the Honeydrop brand of honey-sweetened, natural beverages has undergone a makeover.

June 30, 2011

Sustainability

PepsiCo's challenge to Coke's reigning PlantBottle

In the soft drink wars, a new battle is being waged.

June 29, 2011

Dairy

Washdown demonstration of metal detector simulates harsh environments

The Thermo Scientific APEX 500 Metal Detector not only offers the highest level of brand protection in the most demanding environments, but also is IP69K compliant. Video shows a high-press washdown performed on the Apex 500.

June 23, 2011

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Cama USA hires Billy Goodman as North American Managing Director

Billy Goodman has been hired as North American Managing Director for Cama USA, Inc., which moved to its new headquarters in Deerfield, IL this month.

June 21, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Honeywell announces winners of its 2011 Channel Partner of the Year awards

Honeywell has announced the winners of its annual Channel Partner of the Year awards at the 2011 Americas Distribution Channel Executive Conference, being held in conjunction with Honeywell’s flagship annual Americas Users Group Symposium.

June 20, 2011

Beverage

Amcor Rigid Plastics' president retires

Bill Long, President of Amcor Rigid Plastics has announced his decision to retire from Amcor; Mike Schmitt has been appointed the new President of Amcor Rigid Plastics, effective 1 July 2011.

June 13, 2011

Beverage

A life in packaging

It was 48 years ago that I walked into an office in London’s West End to begin my first job in packaging.

June 9, 2011

Labels

Label adds splash of flair to dairy's marketing effort

Roberts Dairy Foods, Omaha, NE, puts its namesake milk through rigorous quality testing, and it is leveraging the label on its milk cartons to reflect the product’s high standard.

June 9, 2011

Reusable/Returnable

Sliced cheese line is keyed by automation and accuracy

Among the highlights on this new line is a novel use of X-Ray scanning combined with powerful controls technology capable of processing data in milliseconds.

June 8, 2011

Sustainability

PepsiCo elaborates on new green PET bottle technology

Denise Lefebvre, director of Advanced Research – Beverage Packaging, for PepsiCo reveals additional details on the announcement of a 100% plant-based PET bottle expected to pilot in 2012.

June 7, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Online forum on sustainability and design

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers has announced that it will host a global online Packaging Exchange focused on addressing sustainable packaging issues and package design considerations to improve sustainability and reduce waste.

June 7, 2011