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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Service opportunities abound in foodservice
But it's also evident even in more expensive establishments. My wife and I have been disappointed for a wide variety of reasons, often because the restaurant didn't have the meal that we ordered from the menu.
November 30, 1999
Food: Page 333
Dairy
Supplier news: International agreements
Dairy Farmers of America (Kansas City, MO) and Stork Food & Dairy Systems, Inc. (Gainesville, GA) have formed Asep-Tech USA LLC, a joint venture created to develop processing and packaging technology for all types of products and containers in plastic and other materials.
November 30, 1999
Secondary Packaging
Labeler minimizes downtime at bundler
Dairy Crest of Gloucestershire, England, is the first to install a Harland Zeta thermal-print-and-apply labeler from Harland Machine Systems (Manchester, England).
November 30, 1999
Tamper-evident machinery
Smooth sealing of fruit smoothie base
When J.R. Wood Co. landed a contract to fill a fruit smoothie concentrate for a large convenience-store chain, management decided the best way to assure seal integrity and tamper evidence was through an induction-sealed foil membrane.
November 30, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Potato chip marketer rolls out a zipper
When it comes to packages with reclosable zippers, potato chip makers have not been able to get past test-market status (see Packaging World, Feb.
November 30, 1999
Converting equipment
Quality Dairy 'pops' with integral straw
By next spring, Quality Dairy Co. expects to be the first company to sell beverages in bottles equipped with an integral flexible straw that pops up and partially out of the bottle when its closure is removed.
November 30, 1999
Beverage
Beverage containers to exceed 217 billion in 2003
According to a recent study from The Freedonia Group (Cleveland, OH), demand for beverage containers is projected to advance at an annual pace of 2.2% through 2003, reaching 217 billion units.
November 30, 1999
Tamper-evident machinery
Nestle tests novel can technology in Brazil
An easy-to-open vacuum lid means no tools are needed to open this three-piece steel can. Once the can is opened, no rough edges threaten the fingers.
October 31, 1999
Cartoning
Flexible bag becomes all wet
Bag serves as a self-contained, disposable dehumidifier. Calcium chloride in a top portion absorbs moisture, that drains into the bag's lower portion. Filling machinery saves labor costs for DampRid.
October 31, 1999
Flexibles
Aseptic filling sans sterilants
When a Colombian beverage marketer became the first to produce a packaged version of the popular Avena drink, the company used aseptic technology that was simple and secure.
October 31, 1999
Flexible packaging
Favorable market conditions foster growth in flexibles
Flexible packaging material sales are expected to reach nearly $18.1 billion this year, a 3.7% increase from 1998. Converters expect the surgical/medical markets to show the strongest growth during the next five years.
October 31, 1999
Sustainability
Is recycling sacred in California?
If you've read through Michele Raymond's report on the upcoming battle over plastic containers and recycling in California (see p. 44), you recognize you're reading a piece that originates from someone with a pro-recycling bias.
October 31, 1999
Cartoning
New filler, cartoner, help 'moo-ve' multipacks
Renovation reaps rewards for yogurt maker (sidebar)
October 31, 1999
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