Confection/Candy

Hershey calls for brainstorming expertise

The candy maker seeks a diverse range of backgrounds for a new packaging advisory board.

April 2, 2007

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

The wrap-up: Marshmallows are hard...to package

Can you figure it out why that is before I did?

March 20, 2007

Flexibles

Artisan chocolate bars on-the-go in sleeve-pouches

Recchiuti chocolate bars in three varieties are all dressed up in reclosable, foil-lined packs.

March 16, 2007

Bakery/Snack

Robotic packing capabilities video

New clip from Langen showcases robotic placing and packing capabilities including flexible product handling, innovative and reliable infeeds, and techniques to maximize OEE. Ideal for product placing, case packing, and palletizing.

March 16, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Data flows from ERP to packaging machines

Just five operators run two lines that span three floors and churn out 600 bottles/min. An automated order system plays a pivotal role in streamlining changeover.

March 9, 2007

Confection/Candy

Digital plates deliver for Hershey's converter

Pardon the pun, but The Hershey Co. is a pretty sweet customer for flexible packaging manufacturer/converter American Packaging Corp. (www.ampkcorp.com). So when the Hershey, PA-based confectionery/snack food company introduced its limited-edition Hershey Mounds Island Orange candy last year, it needed stunning packaging graphics to convey the candy’s bold orange and coconut flavors. APC prints the secondary bag that holds 11.1-oz of 24 individually packaged candy bar miniatures, earning a Flexible Packaging Assn. Gold Award for Printing Achievement.

March 8, 2007

Cartoning

Newest flowwrapping/robotic cartoning technology from Italy for confectionary applications

Video clip shows Cavanna Cartesio robotic flow wrapping and cartoning system for chocolate bars that integrates the forming, filling, and sealing of cartons in a single packaging cell whose footprint is about 16' x 6' x 6'.

February 21, 2007

Beverage

Funky or functional! Or both?

FDA examines label claims for foods with novel ingredients as new category of foods continues to grow.

February 9, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Labeling low-profile confectionary products

Low-profile plastic containers for flash breath strips are labeled in a special product handling system in this CTM Labeling application video.

January 29, 2007

Labels

Eclipse goal: build consumption with stationary pack

The Wm. Wrigley Co. challenged its Marketing Department to increase consumption among loyalists of the company's Eclipse chewing gum.

December 18, 2006

Flexibles

'Molten' chocolate bar flows from stand-up pouch

Billed as “the world's first liquid chocolate bar,” is Lava Bar from Calabasas, CA-based Lava Chocolate, LLC.

December 18, 2006

Flexibles

Food Packaging Safety Regulations

Download this white paper from Rohm and Haas to make the best decisions about selecting and handling food contact materials.

October 26, 2006

Flexibles

'Molten' chocolate bar flows from stand-up pouch

Calabasas, CA-based Lava Chocolate LLC's Lava Bar is billed as “the world's first liquid chocolate bar."

October 17, 2006