Bakery/Snack

Bakery-friendly case sealer

Video from BestPack shows a case sealing environment well suited to light or empty cases in bakery environments.

June 23, 2008

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Flexibles

Snacks debut in resealable pouches

Stand-up pouches provide greater merchandising options.

June 10, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging: the new enabler

Our PTIS group of packaging thought leaders from across the value chain and across packaging functions is happy to be contributing to Packaging World on a regular basis.

June 2, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Beating the e-Pedigree deadline

The January 2009 e-Pedigree deadline set by California may have been pushed back two years, but that didn’t stop Biogen Idec from forging ahead with a solution.

June 1, 2008

Beverage

Fabric care bottle conjures cosmetics appeal

The elements of fragrance, fabric, and fashion are uniquely intertwined in a new line of "fabric enhancers" from Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble.

June 1, 2008

Flexibles

Spicy chips receive fiery graphics

Summer snack launches in two bag sizes—and with unique partnerships.

May 30, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Packaging--get beyond the box first!

For packaging to have a seat at the executive dinner table, it has to grow up.

May 13, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

High-end embedded PC

Beckhoff has announced the new CX1030 embedded PC to provide automation and control applications with powerful PC-based controllers.

May 13, 2008

Flexibles

Laminated cereal bag is fully compostable

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

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

The buzz on the bee bottle

Launched in fall 2007 by Golden Heritage Foods LLC, the Barry’s Busy Bee Pure Honey product, in a 2-oz shaped bottle with a shrink-sleeve label, brings the likeness of animated feature film Bee Movie star, Barry B. Benson, to life.

May 12, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Kellogg films raise the bars

Around 1990, Kellogg Co.’s Rice Krispies Treats squares were transformed from a cereal-box recipe into a sweet retail option for snackers.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Jordans gains expertise in biopolymers

In 2007, Jordans, a leading cereal products company in the United Kingdom, announced the development of a new biodegradable bag for its organic products—a bag that is fully compostable in garden compost bins.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Snack brand gets turned on its side

New Lay’s Cracker Crisps and Cheetos Cracker Trax baked snack crackers are taking the traditional Frito-Lay snack experience and turning it on its side—literally.

May 12, 2008