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Sustainability

What's happening in high-barrier PET?

PET bottles are a major segment in the U.S. packaging market and are being used for a whole host of products.

April 5, 2008

Flexibles

Seal integrity for meat

The newly developed, proprietary Q® series film technology from Alcan seals easily through marinade particulates, grease, salt, and acidic environments, allowing processors to address demands for convenient meal solutions in attractive, case-ready formats.

March 4, 2008

Flexibles

Solvent-free lidding films

Environmentally friendly, FDA-compliant, heat-sealable, solvent-free LumiLid® lidding films from Toray Plastics are made with a proprietary extrusion coating technology that does not require the use of odorous and potentially harmful organic solvents.

March 4, 2008

Flexibles

Bourbon chicken graphics are intoxicating

A stand-up pouch provides an ideal billboard at retail to showcase tasty, inviting food photography and consistent, colorful brand imagery for Perdue’s Bourbon Chicken, a frozen, cooked chicken breast product.

March 4, 2008

Flexibles

Hot pouch, highest achievement

A clever design for a pouched line of microwavable heat-and-serve sauces and gravies helped earn CLP Packaging Solutions Highest Achievement honors in this year’s FPA competition.

March 3, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

2007 AmeriStars revealed

A color-changing coffee lid and barrier PET bottle are the big winners in the annual awards conducted by the IoPP.

March 3, 2008

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

Sealing in savings

Workers at B&G Foods say they’re happily stuck on their new package sealing system. Reductions in maintenance, downtime, and adhesive costs are impressive.

March 2, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Mars takes holistic approach to sustainability

As director of sustainability for Mars North America, Kevin Rabinovitch works with all of the company’s units (food, snack, and pet care) in the U.S. He develops and executes sustainability strategies and initiatives aimed at improving triple bottom line results—environmental, social, and economic.

March 2, 2008

Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings

New liquid dispensing flip-top cap, ideal for marinades and sauces

Imagine your marinade pouring from the bottle with a controlled directional flow. No mess, no liquid running down the bottle sides. Watch the footage behind the scenes at a focus group to find out what consumers are saying about the new dispensing closure from Weatherchem.

February 7, 2008

Closures

Upscale glass jars reflect family pride

DelGrosso Foods chooses retro-look glass jars for its Italian sauces.

January 14, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Technical paper on Active Packaging Systems

Active or "smart" packaging systems create a new, interactive environment inside a package or pouch. Read about these "smart" packaging technologies in a white paper from Multisorb.

January 3, 2008

Sustainability

Cooking up a recipe for innovation? Serve it up in manageable steps

Start by defining innovation within your company culture. Then organize it, approach it strategically, and source it properly. If you fail, resolve to try again.

November 7, 2007