Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Meat- and poultry-friendly carton sealer video

BestPack Packaging Systems is introducing its latest Top/Bottom carton sealing machine, Model MBD22 for only $2,500.

October 15, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood: Page 33

Protective/transport packaging

Insulated shipping containers

ACH Foam Technologies has launched DuraTherm™, a durable shipping container for shipping perishable meats, pharmaceuticals, and other products that require thermal protection.

October 5, 2008

Sustainability

Smart's light still burns bright

Smart packaging thrives, with innovations that drive greater brand marketing and product communication, as well as enhance product quality and safety.

October 4, 2008

Flexibles

Nanotech and food

Nanotechnology holds great promise in the food packaging arena.

October 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New law tries to wake up sleepy commission

When is a regulatory agency not a regulatory agency?

October 3, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Fishing for customers

Ronnie Wrenn waits patiently for retailers and consumers to catch on to fresh, never frozen case-ready seafood from his company, Fresher Than Fresh, which provides its products in modified-atmosphere packaged overwrapped trays (see www.packworld.com/casestudy-26065)

October 3, 2008

Flexibles

Car-care product's gloss properties conveyed by prismatic label

Consumers have taken a shine to Meguiar’s new Ultimate Quik Detailer car-care product, launched by the Irvine, CA-based company last fall in a slick, sporty bottle with shimmering holographic label decoration.

October 3, 2008

Flexibles

Digital labels enhance sales samples

Freudenberg Household Products uses digitally printed labels to bring a retail-ready appearance to sales samples of its new Professional line of cleaning products.

October 2, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Reining in the rogues

With the exception of an infectiously joyous masterpiece known as “Where the Hell is Matt,” I’m no fan of YouTube.

October 2, 2008

Sustainability

Promoting PLA to the consumer

The claims made about PLA to consumers differ in their relevance, as well as in their susceptibility to attacks; therefore, strategic thought should go into their choice.

September 26, 2008

Sustainability

ELAU addresses machinery at Sustainable Packaging Forum

It’s far too easy to forget the critical role of packaging machinery to achieve sustainability initiatives. Is there a collaboration gap?

September 14, 2008

Containers

Shelf-set advertising is not a cognitive exercise

Eye-tracking and other methods have their place in analyzing consumer purchase behavior. Facial coding is an emerging tool for understanding consumer experiences.

September 10, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Optical electronic sensor passes with flying colors

When this packaging machinery OEM was asked to integrate sensors that would verify accuracy in labeling, the CVS2 was part of the answer.

August 31, 2008