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A productive passion for wine

Tom Cooper is technical director of the Foster’s Group’s Napa Bottling Co. facility in Napa, CA, that packages the company’s Beringer Estates products.

October 3, 2007

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Closures

Custom glass bottles for cocktail mixes

In January 2007, Creative Juices, Inc., Beverly, MA, introduced “Mixerz”—a new line of fresh-tasting, all-natural cocktail mixers for home bartenders, packaged in distinctive, sleek, 750-mL glass bottles custom-designed by TricorBraun .

October 3, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Global growth seen in compostable bioplastic bottles

European food and drink consultancy Zenith Intl. Ltd. (www.zenithinternational.com) reports that the global market for drinks packaged in compostable bottles rose 150% to reach 10 million liters of volume sold in 2006.

October 3, 2007

Closures

Thermoformed cups give pâté long shelf life

Increased competition for space in refrigerated cases at grocery stores is shifting product marketers’ focus toward food packaging that can deliver a long, ambient shelf life elsewhere in the store.

October 3, 2007

Beverage

Design competition / intl. trade fairs

iF Intl. Forum Design GmbH will present the “iF Packaging Award” at interpack (www.interpack.com) Process and Packaging 2008, organized by Messe Düsseldorf North America, April 24-30, 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

October 3, 2007

Recycling

The wrap-up: Truly custom packaging

One-of-a-kind packaging with a personal touch.

October 1, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Sustainability: buzz or business?

Why did packaging automation supplier ELAU participate in the recent Sustainable Packaging Forum? Because enabling technology will make the difference between achieving sustainability and tomorrow’s cliché. Why did packaging automation supplier ELAU participate in the recent Sustainable Packaging Forum? Because enabling technology will make the difference between achieving sustainability and tomorrow’s cliché.

October 1, 2007

Beverage

Bottled fruit juices are on the mark

Marked glass bottle for “true fruits” wins market share, awards.

September 28, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

A Unilever perspective on controls integration

A recent lunch with David Atherton, engineering director personal care liquids at Unilever, produced a number of insights into the packaging machinery controls integration and automation space. To wit:

September 27, 2007

Sustainability

Does media 'think smart' about packaging?

USA Weekend’s ‘ThinkSmart, The Green Issue’ presented a negative, one-sided view.

September 25, 2007

Beverage

Blaze orange can in beer market hunt

Miller's special edition hunting season cans benefit wildlife funds.

September 20, 2007

Flexibles

Packaging Hall of Fame selects three inductees

Industry veterans Terry Bedell, William LeMaire, and Jerome Heckman are selected for 2007.

September 19, 2007

Beverage

Video: Beringer's PET project moves downstream

Watch this video that shows the automated loading of carriers and cases of 187-mL PET bottles of wine.

September 10, 2007