Dairy

Flip-top jar covers

O.Berk has reintroduced its Flip-Top Jar Covers in 70/400 and 89/400 finishes for use in 4- and 8-oz low-profile PET jars.

May 13, 2008

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Flexibles

Water BIB flows in Brazil

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Tamper-evident machinery

Many sources of advice on enhancing supplier reliability

Food packagers always face challenges, of course.

May 12, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Moosehead muscles in on U.S. light beer market

In April 2008, Moosehead USA, Boulder, CO, the new U.S. importing arm of Canada-based Moosehead Breweries, launched Moosehead Light premium beer into select U.S. markets—including Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Nebraska, New Jersey, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.

May 12, 2008

Recycling

NC law mandates bar/restaurant container recycling

A North Carolina state law (HB 237) went into effect Jan. 1 requiring all Alcoholic Beverage Control permit holders to recycle beverage containers sold at retail for on-premise consumption.

May 12, 2008

Closures

Toddler juice packaging engages attention

In January 2008, First Juice, Inc., Mt. Freedom, NJ, launched a line of organic fruit and vegetable juice beverages specially formulated for toddlers.

May 12, 2008

Recycling

Green-conscious brown-box wines

Boho Vineyards, San Francisco, is thinking “inside the box” by serving up vintage-dated Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot wines packaged in eco-friendly 3-L bag-in-box wine casks made from unbleached, natural brown, chlorine-free kraft cardboard containing recycled paper.

May 12, 2008

Closures

Resealable can energizes Burn

There’s a new option in resealability for beverage containers.

May 12, 2008

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

ICA vf/f/s does coffee and more

In a booth filled with ELAU-equipped bagging systems, ICA's CSV40 Series Paket line demonstrated its ability to run multiple bag sizes and configurations, from simple pillow shaped bags to flat top and square bottom packs with longitudinal edge seams, tin-ties, degassing valves and gas flushing.

May 2, 2008

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Somic debuts tray erect/load/lid system

For Somic, the shipping case is the display for a wide array of flexible and rigid containers. Interpack saw operation of a complete tray erecting, packaging and lidding end-of-line system from Somic.

May 2, 2008

Dairy

Weber's newest slicer achieves

Weber's precise, high speed 904 high speed food slicer averages under 1% give-away -- with 0.2% common. That's especially important in a time of record high meat and dairy prices and transportation costs.

May 2, 2008

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

ACMA 32-head rotary liquid filler

Tool-less changeovers, modular design, easy to access and ultraclean -- ACMA's new WM filling machine is the culmination of 25 years' experience in electronic net weight filling systems.

May 2, 2008

Beverage

Wine for your furry friend

Bark Vineyards bottled varietals offer 'fine wine for your canine or feline.'

April 24, 2008