Secondary Packaging

Bioplastics magazine launches

First-of-its-kind Bioplastics magazine debuts in May featuring an interview with Nestlé’s VP of packaging.

May 31, 2006

Confection/Candy: Page 23

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

A roadmap for developing a new 'new look'

Define your visual equities, design for the future, trust your agency, and take a fresh approach to design. These steps will help you to keep the forces of the familiar at bay.

May 31, 2006

Flow wrapping

Form, Fill & Seal Machines, Horizontal Flowrapping

Candy SuperHorizontal flow pack packaging machine to make packs with three seals starting from a flat reel of hot or cold seal wrapping material.

May 31, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

New Nestlé wrapper in Switzerland comes under fire

The relaunch of a popular chocolate brand owned by Nestlé is causing environmental concern in Switzerland.

April 30, 2006

Contract Packaging

Making an effective connection

Finding a contract packager is easy. Contract Packaging Association’s online RFQ facilitates the connection between packagers and packaging services providers.

March 31, 2006

Confection/Candy

AVC's custom, rotating package stimulates purchase through interaction

Consumer product manufacturers are constantly on the prowl for package designs that compel consumers to say, “Got to have it!” Simply, they stimulate sales.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Little work, no mess with fondue pouch

The Cacao Noel Fondue au Chocolate Pouch takes the work and mess out of making dark-chocolate fondue while delivering shelf impact. The pouch, from LPS Industries, merely requires a cut along a line on the package and then to heat the contents in the package for one minute in a microwave.

March 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

European companies get ahead on labeling

With Britain’s Food Standards Agency expected to recommend a “traffic light” system to indicate levels of fat, saturated fat, salt, and sugar in nutrition labeling copy, several major food companies are instituting a nutrition labeling system of their own, based on guideline daily allowance (GDA) information for key nutrients.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Mini cookies big hit in PP cups

United Biscuits Southern Europe, Barcelona, Spain, introduced Nabisco-brand Mini-Oreos and Mini-Chips Ahoy cookies packaged in rigid polypropylene, 4-oz cups to Spanish and Portuguese markets in 2004.

March 31, 2006

Flexibles

Silver Award Winners

PACKAGING EXCELLENCE SILVER AWARDSKiMs Polly Peanuts, 350g/Amcor FlexiblesDuPont Cool2go Wrap/DuPont Packaging and Industrial PolymersCryovac Saddle Pack Multi-Unit Vacuum Package for Fresh Chicken/Cryovac Food Packaging, Sealed Air Corp.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

FPA Silver Award Winners, continued

This is a continuation of the photos of the FPA Silver Award Winners...

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Fondue maker's fond of stand-up pouch

Plastic tubs represent the most typical retail package for fondue products, says Dominique Noel, vice president and co-owner of Carlstadt, NJ-based Paris Gourmet.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

FPA Silver Award Winners, continued

This is a continuation of the FPA Silver Award winners...

February 28, 2006