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Shaped aluminum bottle energizes Snapple's Elements

Aluminum containers continue to boost the energy drink category. Elements Beverage division of the Snapple Beverage Group, White Plains, NY, is using marketing alchemy to switch bottles of its Elements energy drinks from glass to aluminum.

March 31, 2003

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

DreamPak: Forming for unique packages of cheese, neutraceuticals, and snacks

Packaging material is fed from two unwind stands at floor level. Dancer bars help feed the material freely. Before any forming or filling can take place, the two webs must first travel to an overhead level.

February 28, 2003

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DreamPak: Filling of unique packs for cheese, neutraceuticals, and snacks

Exiting the forming station, the material passes through a die-cutting operation that trims the top off the entire piece and then cuts free from the continuous sheet of material a strip containing anywhere from four to 15 containers. T

February 28, 2003

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Strong visuals help launch product

Ionic Communications Group (Cincinnati, OH) created a packaging strategy to launch a line of frozen, breaded shrimp for Cincinnati-based Azure Waves Seafood, Inc.

February 28, 2003

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Organic equals healthy, GM = ?

More than 6 in 10 American shoppers believe organic foods are better for their health. But, according to a new study by the Food Marketing Institute and Prevention magazine entitled “Shopping for Health 2002: Self-Care Perspectives, Volume 2: Organic Foods and Genetically Modified Foods,” many remain confused about genetically modified foods.

February 28, 2003

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Following a dream

Thanks to two new vtf/f/s machines, entrepreneur Dr. Aly Gamay was able to expand his cheese processing and flavoring businesses to include nutraceuticals, snacks for kids, and contract packaging, too.See in-plant video

February 28, 2003

At left, the vtf/f/s machine at the DreamPak plant is used for both contract packaging, as well as the creation of the company's

Flexible packaging

Technical Innovation shines

Food packaging was well represented among the winners in the Technical Innovation category of this year’s FPA awards competition.

February 28, 2003

Stonyfield Farm blows its cover

Stonyfield Farm, the Londonderry, NH-based organic yogurt manufacturer, replaced the plastic lid and plastic inner seal on its 6- and 8-oz cups with a durable foil seal at the end of December 2002.

January 31, 2003

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Folgers packs a coffee house experience

An octagon-shaped high-density polyethylene canister is helping Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble’s Folgers-brand Café Latte deliver to retail markets a true coffee house experience.

January 31, 2003

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Ice cream packaging redesign

To help breathe new life into its ice cream packaging, Cumberland Farms enlisted Sheaff Dorman Purins (Boston, MA). Working with Cumberland Farms’ marketing and manufacturing departments, Sheaff designers conducted competitive research and explored a variety of approaches to develop new flavors, a new structure, and a new look for the packaging.

January 31, 2003

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Black Bear hugs new labeler

Regional beverage bottler adds a p-s labeler that increases packaging speeds compared to its former paper label applicator.See in-plant video

January 31, 2003

Bottles index single file from front to back through a timing screw (left) before a label is wiped on.

Canine candy for all markets

Chomp is a ‘virtual’ company that now sells candy for dogs just about anywhere candy for people is available.

January 31, 2003

A vending machine operator stocks dog candy and breath mints in a machine at a Maine highway rest stop.

Aluminum tube for 'best results'

Novitra is the brand name for a new cold sore treatment that’s packaged in a 0.25-oz aluminum tube inside a colorful five-panel folding carton.

January 31, 2003

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Products

ELCAT automatic loading system for mozzarella and cheese production with industrial machinery

Automatic Loading Systems for Mozzarella and Cheese

ELCAT Food Technology’s automated mozzarella handling system combines water infeed, conveying, positioning, robotic multi-pick handling, and synchronized loading into thermoforming machines for controlled handling of delicate cheese products.

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