Dairy

Milk cartons already back to school

Before children returned to school this fall, Easton, PA-based Binney & Smith and International Paper Beverage Packaging (Memphis, TN) entered into a program that involves IP-supplied cartons to schools.

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Beverage

Graphics supply 'hot' new look

Squirt, a citrus soft drink from Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., unveiled a new look earlier this summer. The bolder, more contemporary image of its product line packaging was created by Landor Associates (San Fran-cisco, CA) to communicate Squirt’s refreshing and exhilarating burst of citrus flavor.

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Beverage

Fridge Pack rolls out for Dasani

Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated was the pioneer for the refrigerator-friendly 12-pack for Coke soft drinks in cans. Now it’s doing the same for Dasani water in 12-oz PET bottles.

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Flexible packaging

Flexible packaging reigns (sidebar)

Additional winners

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Flexible packaging

Flexible packaging reigns

Flexible packages predominate in this year’s DuPont Awards competition. Innovation in biodegradable packaging and convenience also shine.

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Beverage

Networks progress amid obstacles (sidebar)

Packagers intrigued by equipment monitoring

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Cartoning

Bringin' 'em back for more

Engineers from two packaged goods manufacturers, one based in Illinois and one in North Carolina, found more than enough at Pack Expo 2000 to bring them back in 2002.

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Beverage

InterBev draws a diverse beverage crowd

The beverage industry’s largest all-beverage trade show is expected to draw representatives from all beverage categories to view the offerings of some 600 exhibitors.

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Containers

E-commerce can enhance role of packaging distributor!

That’s the conclusion of Dr. Barry Lawrence of Texas A&M, a distribution systems specialist, who sees a changing role for packaging distributors.

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Flexibles

Kauai brings coffee packing in-house

An auger filler mounted over a vf/f/s machine equipped with a thermal-transfer printer was all it took at Kauai Coffee Co. to bring coffee packaging in-house.

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Sustainable Packaging

Analyze this (sidebar)

Yogurt cups to toothbrushes

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Sustainability

Analyze this

Yogurt producer Stonyfield Farm analyzes its ‘package delivery systems’ to determine environmental impact.

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Beverage

Pewter isn't only for tankards

EOS Estate Winery crafts a specialty port wine that’s decorated with a pewter label imported from France.

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