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Flexibles
Plastics packaging for milk reduces waste
Despite a 22% increase in milk consumption within the province of Ontario between 1968 and 1995, the amount of solid waste from milk packaging is down 20%.
August 31, 1997
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Dairy
King case rules
Holding 24 7-oz bottles of Little Kings Cream Ale, the Little Kings King Case(TM) is among the early commercial applications of the Meta(TM) System from Mead Containerboard Div.
August 31, 1997
Dairy
Upstate's cartons milk Holstein motif
"What's 'moo' and improved?" asks Upstate Farms Cooperative. Its new Holstein-cow graphics, of course. The Leroy, NY-based dairy coop is using colorful spotted graphics and a "Taste Upstate Freshness" tagline to market 49 SKUs of new and existing milk and cream offerings sold in the refrigerated case.
August 31, 1997
Dairy
Errant label copy forces recall
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) announced the recall of some Ball Park Fat Free Franks and Eckrich Fat Free Bologna products. Both contained a milk protein not listed on the label.
August 31, 1997
Flow wrapping
Flow wrapper for heat- or cold-sealable films
The Pack 300 from Klockner Bartelt Medipak (Sarasota, FL) is a new servo-driven system for flow wrapping products in heat- or cold-sealable films. Operating at speeds of 300+ packages/min, depending on product and packaging material, the Pack 300 is suitable for multi-shift, non-stop production.
July 31, 1997
Closures
Deep skirt delivers strong shelf impact
When El Paso Chile Co. of El Paso, TX, started shipping its dips and salsa, it used a conventional continuous-thread closure on its glass jar. Its chief appeal was a deep skirt that allowed room for plenty of graphics.
July 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
Pouch brings fruit smoothies to the supermarket
Houston-based Tropeak® is banking on a stand-up pouch with zipper reclosure to make Smoothy fruit drinks an everyday beverage in homes across America.
July 31, 1997
Dairy
Supplier news: Appointments, promotions
Huhtamaki (DeSoto, KS): Mark E. Dowey, vp, dairy sales.
July 31, 1997
Flexibles
New look for tubes
Freeman Cosmetics' new Aromatherapy line, introduced in July, includes two packages that are real departures for the Los Angeles-based company.
July 31, 1997
Beverage
Dairy, juice products come up short
U.S. packagers of fluid milk, juice, yogurt and cottage cheese can expect more unannounced inspections from federal and state agencies seeking underfilled products.
July 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
Stand-up pouch stands tall on the shelf
A first-of-its-kind rotary hf/f/s machine helps Indiana candy and snack maker Golden Stream introduce 30 products in stand-up pouches. Retailers like the ways pouches can be merchandised; consumers like the resealable zipper that's applied in-line.
June 30, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Cheese wrapping on the double
State-of-the-art dual-lane 'hot pack' technology produces cheese slices hermetically sealed in film at 1길/min, with one operator. Integrated ink-jet printers code each slice for consumer convenience and quality control.
June 30, 1997
Flexible packaging
Rounding out paperboard packages to set them apart
When product/packaging development teams turn to the subject of paperboard carton structures, the discussion is generally pretty "boxy." How long, wide and deep must the carton be to hold the product?
June 30, 1997
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