Beverage

Digitally printed label lends personality to Wisconsin bistro's sauce

Carmella’s Italian Bistro. When the family-owned restaurant in Appleton, WI, decided to market its popular, authentic Carmella’s House Marinara Sauce outside of the bistro, the owners concluded that the right label design was essential for conveying the personality of the restaurant, while also allowing Carmella’s sauce to stand out on shelf at four local retail outlets.

February 8, 2011

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Tamper-evident machinery

New packaging service established

Bill Zito, internationally recognized expert in the field of induction sealing, has formed a packaging consulting service, named ZITO (Zito Induction Technology Options).

January 25, 2011

Containers

Famous Philadelphia soup brand selects glass packaging

Bookbinder Specialties chooses glass jars for new line of all-natural, gluten-free gourmet soups that meet consumer desire for resealability.

December 1, 2010

Containers

Sauce jar for LiDestri Foods wins WorldStar Award

LiDestri Foods, Fairport, NY, is a marketer of food items such as pasta sauces.

November 27, 2010

Labels

Distinctive label lends personality to Wisconsin bistro's sauce

Digital, pressure-sensitive labels help establish Carmella’s as a private-label sauce.

November 19, 2010

Plastics/resins

Peanut butter jar lightens up 90%

Converting its well-known curvy glass jar for Sun-Pat peanut butter to a custom PET jar, U.K.’s Premier Foods sees sustainability, logistic improvements.

November 15, 2010

Converting equipment

Sonoco Plastics unifies company's plastics operations

Sonoco has announced that it is centralizing its various plastics operations under a single corporate umbrella and brand, Sonoco Plastics.

November 11, 2010

Dairy

KUKA evaluating robotics for food packaging

Converting from conventional to robotic packaging offers a cost-saving, productivity-improving solution for food processors faced with labor challenges, product integrity concerns, floor space limitations and the need for flexibility in packaging applications.

October 19, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rfid-enabled packaging is a gold mine waiting to be tapped

Conferences, tradeshows, and seminars around the world continue to make the statement that embedding RFID in product packages is a great idea.

October 12, 2010

Cartons and boxes

Twang Beer Salt rises above beer cooler clutter with new clip strip

Vibrantly printed and whimsical, a new hanging display improves visibility and increases sales of miniature, beer bottle-shaped salt shakers.

October 12, 2010

Labels

Extended-text label spices up sales of seasoning blends

A new peel-back, three-panel label for a line of Club House brand One Step Seasoning Blends from McCormick Canada, Inc. has uncovered more than additional label space.

September 15, 2010

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

White paper explores advancements in water vapor permeation testing in ultra-barrier films

This journal-quality white paper from MOCON provides a thorough analysis of the issues and offers a solution for measuring water vapor transmission rates in ultra barrier-films that protect such products as organic light emitting diodes (OLED).

September 13, 2010

Sustainability

New PET condiment packaging

Best Maid Products Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX, is a leading Southwest regional supplier of pickle/relish products and dressings for retail and foodservice markets.

September 8, 2010