Beverage

Duane Reade finds a cure in private label

The drugstore chain’s private-brand sales double as redesigned stores, repositioned brands, and feels-like-home package designs win back New Yorkers with ‘attitude.’

March 9, 2011

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Beverage

Five best practices for shoring up your package's backside

The back panel is more than just a placeholder for the ingredients label. It’s an underutilized area of the package that can sell an engaging brand.

March 9, 2011

Containers

Maui Brewing gets a handle on growth pains

The Hawaiian maker of craft beers expects to double production volume in 2011, and a new can carrier applicator is helping to dramatically increase line speed and cut costs.

March 8, 2011

Flexibles

Tray pack for cheese is brimming with benefits

Consumers are showing a keen interest in this tray-style packaging concept for sliced, shingled cheese. It’s all about ease of use and convenient re-closeability.

March 8, 2011

Containers

Ice River springs for a new PET line

The newest bottled water line at Ice River Springs blows and fills 1,200 half-liter bottles/min for private-label customers that include Walmart and Loblaw.

March 8, 2011

Beverage

interpack 2011: altbier, spargel, and so much more

It’s the largest packaging show in the world and will unveil a number of new pavilions, including a Save Food congress developed in cooperation with the UN.

March 8, 2011

Dairy

Featured discussions

March 8, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

61 million tons of trash recycled in 2009, says EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its annual report for 2009 on municipal solid waste (MSW) in the U.S., which includes a wealth of information on national recycling and composting trends.

March 8, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

New carton launched for eco-conscious wine enthusiasts

Bota Box, a wine producer of premium 3-L California varietals in Napa, CA, has announced an extension of its environmentally sensitive portfolio with the launch of 500-mL cartons from Tetra Pak.

March 8, 2011

Flexibles

FPA winners are good as gold

Notable advances in sustainability, shelf impact, laser micro-perforation, and shelf life extension are all on display in the Flexible Packaging Association’s Gold Award winners.

March 7, 2011

Beverage

GFSI and food packaging

For those who aren’t steeped in GFSI Certification, it stands for Global Food Safety Initiative. It is a nonprofit organization established as part of Belgian law and is being adopted globally as a benchmark for food safety and quality.

March 7, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Nestlé to describe how it wants packaging machines programmed

If optimizing manufacturing operations is anywhere on your list of things to do, be sure to attend the sixth Packaging Automation Forum April 26 in Chicago.

March 6, 2011

Closures

Tuna cans open with ease

Jealsa, the leading Mediterranean fish canner, is relaunching its oil-based tuna product using PeelSeam™ peelable ends.

March 6, 2011