Containers

Portable "Sushi Popper" ultimate convenience food?

Uses for tubes have grown in the past few years, but this package may smell a little fishy!

February 26, 2010

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

High-accuracy labeler hugs honey bears

Golden Heritage Foods, LLC, Van Wert, OH, produces honey products and packages them in bear-shaped PET containers supplied by custom blowmolder Container Services, Inc..

February 5, 2010

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

Heinz lets consumers choose to dip or squeeze

New condiment package first innovation in food service packaging in 42 years for this major brand owner.

February 5, 2010

Sustainability

Packaging's curse--bad press blues

{easycomments}Website, The Daily Green, wails on wasteful food packaging, no mention of single households demographics or convenience.

January 28, 2010

Containers

European tube suppliers report relatively stable 2009

The tube’s versatility, and a strong presence in cosmetics and pharma, helped this package weather the economic storm across Europe.

January 18, 2010

Closures

Wegmans: Market savvy and co-packing lift private label

Northeast grocer delivers products that resonate with its customers by understanding trends and nurturing effective supply chain relationships.

January 7, 2010

Closures

Private brands--a new balance of power?

Retailers’ brands are creating distinctive identities via design. But at least one expert says the job isn’t finished, thereby providing opportunities across the board.

December 7, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Gourmet salsa maker greens-up its holiday gift boxes

A switch from an EPS to a corrugated insert for product protection during shipping makes Renfro Foods’ gift box more eco-friendly.

December 3, 2009

Sustainability

Award winning package

The Association for Dressings & Sauces gave its Package of the Year award to Del Sol Food Co. for their Briannas Dressing bottle with the LiquiFlapper closure from Weatherchem.

November 16, 2009

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

35 cpm Compact case erectors

See this video clip of Wayne Automation’s compact and affordable 5 - 35 cpm Case Erector for RSC, HSC, and AFM cases.

November 2, 2009

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

Palletizing robot streamlines food packing operations

Before the addition of a Motoman Robotics robot at Aliments Putter’s Foods, palletizing was a drag on operational efficiency. This application article chronicles the robot’s impact on facilitating the entire flow of goods on packaging lines.

October 26, 2009

Flexible packaging

Honey in a tube? Probably not in the USA

German package puts slightly flavored honey in metal tube.

October 23, 2009

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

Round, square, rectangular, and oval containers -- this pressure sensitive labeler handles them all

Well-produced video from NJM/CLI Packaging Systems International shows the key attributes of the Model 334 Charger oscillating pressure sensitive labeler in action.

September 7, 2009