Flexibles

Chef Creations has taste for aseptic cartons

Chef Creations, a division of Orlando, FL-based Culinary Concepts, in August launched what’s reportedly the first aseptically packaged gourmet hollandaise sauce and crème brulée in the United States.

January 31, 2004

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Flexibles

Turkey Hill's cool new label

Following a successful market test of a new insulating label that keeps cold beverages cooler, Turkey Hill Dairy plans a broader use of the novel label come spring.

January 31, 2004

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Companies

Sonoco (Hartsville, SC) completed a 10-year agreement with Pasco Beverage Co.

December 31, 2003

Flexible packaging

Club store packaging and beyond

Written by Jim Peters and published by Packaging Strategies, a recent report analyzes key tactics used by high-volume retailers. Here is the Executive Summary.

December 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

High-speed robotic case packer

Delta-style robotic solution is suitable for high-speed packaging of frozen food products or flow-wrapped or shrink-wrapped products.

November 30, 2003

Beverage

Worldwide Food Expo numbers

Sponsors of the Worldwide Food Expo 2003 reported that the October 29 - November 1 event hosted 28ꯠ attendees from more than 100 countries. The biennial global show included more than 1겨 exhibitors in 1.2 million sq’ of space.

November 30, 2003

Coding, Printing & Labeling

COOL update

The fight over mandatory country-of-origin labeling goes on. According to those trying to get Congress to roll back the law and make such labeling voluntary, the producers who originally backed COOL are beginning to realize the costs and liabilities involved.

November 30, 2003

Controls & Machine Components

Ink-jet coding goes wireless

Produce grower Mills, Inc., uses standard protocol 802.11b to wirelessly connect four large-character ink-jet printers to the PC that controls them.

November 30, 2003

Prepared Foods

Vial packing extraordinaire

Bio-Rad Laboratories boosted its vial filling/capping/labeling capacity with all new equipment. Highlights include a twin-head labeler and a custom-built tray loader.

November 30, 2003

Labels

'Tis the season

Newly revised graphics now decorate Smith Dairy's 30- and 11-oz bottles of premium and low-fat Moovers-brand eggnog. Both products from the Orrville, OH-based dairy are ultra-pasteurized to offer 120-day shelf life. The refrigerated products reached store shelves in mid-October.

November 30, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Small package checkweighers

Thompson Scale introduces two types of small-package checkweighers; drag chain for rigid containers, and belt conveyor for flexible and unstable products.

October 31, 2003

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Edible packaging?

USDA scientists have created edible food wraps made of vegetables and fruits. The flexible, paper-thin wraps can help preserve food and protect it in freezers.

October 31, 2003

Recycling

Tropicana's juiced about aseptic bottle filling line

New aseptic line opens the door for Tropicana Europe to expand its line of bottled juices and beverages produced at its new plant in Zeebrugge, Belgium.See video

October 31, 2003