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

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Tamper-evident machinery

Crisis planning takes exercise

Proper response to a terror tampering will require planning, communication, and action by and among a number of different parties.

December 18, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Publix, others learn from RFID visibility pilot for produce

Movement glitches and other challenges are part of an ongoing University of Florida RFID pilot to track fresh produce in the supply chain. Temperature monitoring is next.

October 19, 2006

Bakery/Snack

Fresh trends in flexibles for food packaging

Dow Chemical's senior value chain manager cites trends for convenience, freshness, and safety.

July 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.S. vintners bubbly over wine agreement with EU

“The Europeans will be out to force the grandfathered California wineries to cease and desist in their use of terms like champagne and bordeaux on their labels.”

May 31, 2006

Closures

Apple-shaped bottles get plastic version

Watsonville, CA-based apple juice processing company S. Martinelli & Co. has partnered with Graham Packaging Co. L.P. (www.grahampackaging.com) to launch a PET plastic version of its 10-oz apple-shaped glass juice bottle.

May 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

MAP packaging hits turbulence

Petition raises questions of safety and approval of new, low-oxygen varieties of case-ready meat packs.

April 30, 2006

Fruits/Vegetables

Transport system satisfies need for speed, flexibility

Strawberry co-op upgrades operations with high-speed chain conveyor and versatile aluminum modular assembly components.

April 30, 2006

Flexibles

Sliced apple fast-food snack packs

Packaging supplied by Printpack Inc.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

In-pack veggie steamer

According to Bev Dixon, general manager at Sun Valley Foods, she and her colleagues took one look at Simple Steps for Produce while at a trade show last year and knew they wanted to put it to work.

February 28, 2006

Closures

Employing a 'scents' of smell

"The latest and greatest packaging innovations are packages that smell."

December 31, 2005

Fruits/Vegetables

Flexible system masters hard-to-handle product

Stretch Island Fruit expands and automates packaging operations.

December 31, 2005

Dairy

With restage, brand's distribution widens

How can a regional brand of honey spread gain national distribution?

November 30, 2005