Flexibles

The power of the 'aesthetic imperative'

The best packages compel consumers to sense the pleasure in using the product, giving them space to personalize meaning and build relevance. Here are four examples.

October 31, 2005

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Filling/capping, dry

Let's go bust some clutter

Seeing is believing. When it comes to consumer branding, the apt phrase might be “seeing is buying.” More accurately, it would be “unseen is unsold,” because consumers cannot buy what they do not see.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food biz summit focus on RFID

In early October, some of the world's largest food businesses openly discussed their RFID programs including Kraft, Wegmans, and Marks & Spencer.

September 30, 2005

Flexibles

Low-cost, high-performance formable bottom web

PACK EXPO : Rollprint offers its ClearForm thermoformable bottom web, a new economical option for t/f/s applications in both medical and frozen food end-use markets.

September 30, 2005

Dairy

Dairy advances aseptic/ESL plastic bottle technology

In June 2005, the Food & Drug Administration accepted a filing prepared by aseptic consultant National Food Laboratory, Inc. for the first rotary bottle filler for low-acid beverages in the U.S., installed at an HP Hood dairy facility in Winchester, VA.

September 30, 2005

Bakery/Snack

Packaging Hall of Fame welcomes three career pros

Toshio Arita, Ray Tucker, and Donald Reichert were inducted into the 2005 Packaging Hall of Fame during ceremonies held in conjunction with Pack Expo Las Vegas 2005.

September 30, 2005

Contract Packaging

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

PepsiCo’s got milk

September 30, 2005

Filling/capping, dry

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

Light barrier protects UHT milk

September 30, 2005

Tamper-evident machinery

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

‘Soup-er’ stocks served aseptically

September 30, 2005

Dairy

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving (sidebar)

Arla’s ‘clean blow’ technique

September 30, 2005

Flexibles

Seafood tray redirects microwave power

Trays of Cape Cod Cuisine frozen foods manipulate microwave energy to mimic conventional oven cooking results.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

M&S implements two RFID strategies

Marks & Spencer, one of the United Kingdom’s largest retailers, has implemented RFID initiatives in both its food and clothing divisions with the aim of improving stock replenishment, verifying shipment accuracy, and ensuring product quality.

August 31, 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