Confection/Candy: Page 24

Containers

Specialty packaging

VisiPak offers its line of specialty packaging, including Gift Paks such as the candy cane tube packages, POP-Pak header cards that help eliminate the middleman and complete the entire package, Compartment Paks that separate products in one container, Donation Containers for fund raising, and Golf Ball Tubes for promotional campaigns.

December 31, 2005

Flexibles

Candy company sweetens packaging efficiencies

Farley’s and Sathers adds versatile vertical cartoning line to keep pace with growing product demand.

December 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Sustainable packaging from Nestlé UK

With its recent launch of assorted chocolates in the Nestlé Dairy Box, Nestlé UK becomes the first in the UK to commercialize packaging made of Plantic®.

November 30, 2005

Flexibles

Freezer drink mixes in gallon HDPE pails

El Paso Chile Co., El Paso, TX, is a producer of gourmet “Tex-Mex” foods and beverages.

November 30, 2005

Flexible packaging

Look what's coming down the packaging pike

From sustainability to high-pressure sterilization to nanotechnology, developments in food and beverage packaging hold tremendous promise.

November 30, 2005

Recycling

Soon playing on a shelf near you: Packaging

Thanks to electrochromic technology, these animated displays can turn a cereal box into a TV screen.

September 30, 2005

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

Luciano Packaging: Multifunctional vf/f/s machine

The new Key-Pak Model El-1200 produces flat-bottom, side-gusseted stand-up packages and standard pillow packages on the same vf/f/s machine. Features include quick tooling and program changeovers, stepper motor film drive system, PLC controls with color touchscreen, easy program selection from a list of various bag and product combinations, and free training on all Key-Pak models.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Kraft's Chips Ahoy! launches in resealable packaging

In July, Kraft Foods introduced its Chewy Chips Ahoy! soft chocolate chip cookies in its patent-pending Snack ’n Seal resealable packaging.

September 30, 2005

Dairy

Improved horizontal flow packer

Cavanna has partnered with Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik to develop the Flowsonic, a horizontal flow pack machine equipped with Ultrasonic sealing technology in the longitudinal and transversal sealing areas.

August 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Plastic pack contains unit-dose blister packs

Child-resistance, senior friendliness, patient compliance, product protection, brand differentiation, and the ability to run on existing blister packaging equipment are the key benefits that earned a DuPont Silver Award for Shellpak™ from MeadWestvaco Healthcare Packaging.

August 31, 2005

Confection/Candy

Jam plant integrates packaging and processing

Integrating the packaging and processing areas of manufacturing proves to be anything but a sticky situation at this Oregon jam and jelly plant.

August 31, 2005

Dairy

Europe sees a move to launch more food products incorporating anti-aging ingredients...

...like antioxidants. Targeting the sweet tooth of women 35-44 years old with dairy, chocolate bars, breads and hot and cold beverages…Anti-aging brew in Germany touts improvement in skin elasticity, iron and vitamins A and D…”The trend is 100% about marketing and positioning rather than new ingredients…”

July 31, 2005