Flexibles

Fruit snacks in 'hearty' cups

New Choice Foods, Irwindale, CA, is marketing fruit snacks in heart-shaped cups thermoformed of polypropylene. Packaged in Taiwan, Squez’N’ Bites have been introduced to the United States in 10.5-oz bags that contain 10 cups and retail for $1.19.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Delays in allergen labeling bill

After failing to act before the summer break, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions may take action on legislation mandating new requirements on labeling of food products with known allergens among their ingredients.

September 30, 2002

Flexibles

Bagging output soars at Crunch Pak (sidebar)

Bag film: A ‘touchy’ subject

September 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

Technology to take us forward

What are today’s leading thinkers and practitioners in the packaging field saying about packaging technology of the future?

September 30, 2002

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The packaging department of the future

Virtually no two departments will be alike, says a group of experts. And some say it also depends on a company’s strategic direction.

September 30, 2002

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How the recession affected packaging (sidebar)

Most of the comments made by survey respondents about capital expenditures had a negative tone, though some indicated understandable reasons for the curtailments.

September 30, 2002

Flexibles

Italian product applies shrink label design

Bologna, Italy-based Amarena Fabbri packages its new fruit-in-syrup “Frutto e Sciroppo” in a 4.5-oz (130-g) glass jar with a new nine-color printed shrink label.

September 30, 2002

Flexibles

ConAgra debuts aseptic pudding packs

ConAgra Foods, Irvine, CA, claims it’s the first-ever shelf-stable pudding in a single-serve tube pack. Another convenient, tube-packed fun food directed toward kids has been introduced (see packworld.com/go/c049): Hunt’s Snack Pack Squeez ‘n Go Portable Pudding.

August 31, 2002

Flexibles

Portability drives Nabisco/Kraft's 'Go-Paks!'

Nabisco Go-Paks!

August 31, 2002

Flexible packaging

Flexible packaging reigns (sidebar)

Additional winners

August 31, 2002

Flexible packaging

Flexible packaging reigns

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

August 31, 2002

Closures

DuPont Awards

Following is a list of articles previously written by Packaging World editors on this year’s DuPont award winners.

August 31, 2002

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Cinnamon you can see

In April, Quaker Oats, Chicago, IL, relaunched Cinnamon Life® cereal nationwide with a holographic red foil logo.

August 31, 2002