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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
Resin performs swimmingly for Salmolux
Federal Way, WA-based smoked seafood producer Salmolux Inc. markets gourmet smoked salmon at retail and restaurants internationally. Recently, Salmolux changed packaging film specs for its skin-packs.
August 31, 1999
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Converting equipment
Plastic pleases Mrs. Butterworth's
Mrs. Butterworth'sĀ® 24-oz syrup moved from glass to a three-layer polypropylene bottle starting August 2. This change is the first step in a national plan to phase out glass completely in all Mrs.
August 31, 1999
Bakery/Snack
New health claim for whole grains
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new health claim for labels of foods containing 51% or more of whole grain ingredients by weight. Labels of products meeting this standard may state: "Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fats and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers." This is the eleventh health claim approved by FDA for food labels and the first one to link a food's effect with two diseases.
August 31, 1999
Conveying & accumulation
Pre-made bags bring consistency
For a more consistent look for its line of frozen Mexican foods, Ruiz Food Products of Dinuba, CA, is using the Promobag(TM) from Robbie Mfg. (Lenexa, KS).
August 31, 1999
Flexibles
Carrot producer 'slides' to new zipper
Bakersfield, CA-based carrot producer Wm. Bolthouse Farms is among the first packaged goods manufacturers to use of the Slide-Rite(TM) zipper from Pactiv Inc.
August 31, 1999
Labels
Bailey's celebrates St. Patrick's Day
Marketers at United Distillers and Vintners (UDV) of Stamford, CT, wanted a way to liven up bottles of Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur for St. Patrick's Day.
August 31, 1999
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
U.S. Bottlers Machinery Company: Pusher/filler
U.S Bottlers' (Charlotte, NC) pickle pusher/syruper is a monobloc pusher/filler that first presses fruits/vegetables fully into their containers, then indexes the containers to a vacuum filler that supplies the juice or syrup.
July 31, 1999
Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings
Del Monte pioneers salsa in aseptic cartons
Mexico's Del Monte company responds to market with chunky salsas packed aseptically in easy-to-open paperboard cartons.
July 31, 1999
Sustainable Packaging
New coating slakes Finnish dairy's thirst
Helsinki dairy Valio substitutes a plastic barrier coating for aluminum foil in its paperboard cartons for drinking water. The change meets environmental objectives while providing the necessary barrier performance.
July 31, 1999
Closures
FDA radiates antipathy on irradiation labeling
Agency appears reluctant to let food processors use less-frightening labeling declaration for foods that are irradiated. Consumer opposition to any change is very strong.
July 31, 1999
Dairy
Worldwide Food Expo creates 'big blend'
By combining the Food & Dairy Expo with the Intl. Meat, Poultry and Seafood Expo, the second Worldwide Food Expo promises the year's largest display of packaging equipment and supplies exclusively for food processors.
July 31, 1999
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Shiseido shines at short-run flexibility
Shiseido's tabletop labelers provide short-run solutions for applying language-specific labels on bottles and jars of cosmetics for export.
July 31, 1999
Conveying & accumulation
Aseptic PET is Henniez's cup of tea
A leader in the bottled water business in Switzerland, Henniez is making a bold move into in-line blowing and aseptic filling of plastic bottles for iced teas.
July 31, 1999
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