Beverage: Page 293

Flexibles

Coffee roaster sees packaging as a key to growth

F. Gaviña & Sons has plans to bust out of its California backyard and take on the competition nationwide.See in-plant video

May 31, 2003

Labels

New labeling, inspection gear at prize-winning water bottler

A switch to glue-applied roll-fed labeling and automatic fill-level inspection are the latest improvements at Mountain Valley Spring Co.

May 31, 2003

Recycling

Joint effort is less filling, saves weight

Joint Juice reformulates its beverages and downsizes from 11-oz glass bottles to 8-oz aluminum cans in a consumer-friendly change.

May 31, 2003

Closures

Sporty bottles stay cool

The Monarch Beverage Co., Atlanta, GA, highlighted its All-Sport body quencher beverages in new “Chill-In” PET bottles that rolled out in May 2003 in 24-oz and 32-oz sizes.

May 31, 2003

Tamper-evident machinery

Induction sealing now retrofittable for conduction applications

Are you looking for a better way to seal containers without a cap? If the answer is yes, Enercon has some important news for you.

May 31, 2003

Flexibles

Tropicana introduces Golden Carafe

Said to be the first true carafe molded of PET, Tropicana's new 1.75-L container for Pure Premium orange juice began shipping to stores early in May. With a 63-mm, wide-mouth opening, the carafe is blow-molded by Graham Packaging.

May 31, 2003

Reusable/Returnable

Promo bottles check in with special decoration

Labatt Breweries of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, expects hockey fans will go "Cup Crazy" for an "Original Six" promotion launched April 1 to coincide with the Stanley Cup playoffs.

May 31, 2003

Flexibles

Foil laminate bags and drum liners

Rexam introduces new low-density polyethylene and foil laminate bags and drum liners manufactured in a cGMP-compliant environment for use in packaging bulk drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

April 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

ISA conference now FREE!

Sold-out OMAC pavilion allows ISA to offer free admission to June technical conference for all.

April 30, 2003

Flexibles

Alcan refocuses in North America

On April 30, Alcan Inc. inaugurated the “Alcan Packaging Technology Center,” which integrates the global company’s North American packaging resources into a single development center in Aurora, IL. It combines Alcan’s Packaging and Rolled Products technical groups to better serve its North American customers in both rigid and flexible applications, according to Armin Weinhold, president of Alcan Packaging.

April 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Integrating processing and packaging

The integration between process and packaging automation in food, beverage, pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturing is on the rise.

April 30, 2003

Closures

NACD's Best of Show winner clears clogs

While the late Bernard Seid spent much of his professional life in Cleveland, the award bearing his name is taking up more than temporary residence in the Cincinnati area.

April 30, 2003