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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Flexible packaging
Food, beverage packaging to star at supermarkets
New packages stand out for major brands like Snapple, Mrs. Butterworth's and Sara Lee at this year's FMI show.
June 30, 1999
Food: Page 340
Coding, Printing & Labeling
A Whoopi champagne celebration
Korbel attempts to bring champagne into summer celebrations with a Brut Rose bottle decorated with artwork by comedienne Whoopi Goldberg.
June 30, 1999
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Nitrate labeling debate
California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) wants a panel of scientific experts to review data on sodium nitrite before listing it as "harmful to consumers" under the State's Proposition 65 chemical warning label law.
June 30, 1999
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
Show me the symbol
USDA has received more than 700 responses from consumers demanding that irradiated ground beef be clearly labeled so consumers know what they're buying.
June 30, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Luxurious look for premium products
A new line of Log Cabin syrups and pancake mixes fills a gap in the marketplace between mainstream brands and high-priced specialty brands, says Ed Yuhas, director of con-sumer marketing for Aurora Foods, Columbus, OH.
June 30, 1999
Flexible packaging
Migros 'MAPS' out a meat strategy
The Migros chain of supermarkets in Switzerland relies on barrier materials and centralized, modified-atmosphere packaging for its case-ready fresh ground beef.
June 30, 1999
Labeling
Alcoholic beverage packaging ban stuns
A new proposal to limit packaging options staggers industry. Agency would ban alcohol in packages that could lure underage drinkers.
June 30, 1999
Conveying & accumulation
Shrink-wrapped protection for white goods
When a British manufacturer of freezers and refrigerators entered a more upscale segment of the market, shrink film was the packaging material of choice.
June 30, 1999
Flexible packaging
Pouch is economical, ecological
The formed hamburger patties produced at Micarna require a thermoformed tray for a package because their shape must be protected through distribution. Unformed ground beef, however, needs no such protection, so Micarna relies on a simpler, less expensive and "greener" alternative: modified-atmosphere pouches produced on a vertical form/fill/seal machine.
June 30, 1999
Conveying & accumulation
ABB Robotics: Depanning system
Designed specifically for bakeries, ABB's (New Berlin, WI) RollBot(TM) moves baked goods from pans to conveyors or trays at a rate of 30 pans/min using vacuum or needle lifting mechanisms.
June 30, 1999
Tamper-evident machinery
Swinging design 'shakes' up cocktail market
June 30, 1999
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
French dogs taste 'fresh' cuisine
Thanks to the first installation of a newly developed form/fill/seal machine, French dogs and their owners are receiving first-class treatment. Effems, a European company of M&M Mars, is now packaging its Frolic™ dog food in a stand-up bag with edge seals that features easy opening and a Trans-Zip™ zipper for reclosure.
June 30, 1999
Converting equipment
Square PET jar in a round hole
AC Humko has successfully fit a square peg in what ordinarily is a round hole on the store shelf. The Memphis-based firm's new plastic jar for non-dairy creamer is square while just about everyone else's is round.
May 31, 1999
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