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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Converting equipment
Barrier technology impresses judges
The prestigious Diamond Award of the eleventh annual DuPont Awards went to Continental PET Technologies (Florence, KY). CPT was honored for the high-barrier 400-mL (13.524-oz) polyethylene terephthalate single-serve bottle it developed for Atlanta-based Coca-Cola.
October 31, 1997
Food: Page 369
Flexibles
An easier Caesar
In 1994 Saco Foods of Middleton, WI, launched its Easy Caesar salad kit, consisting of croutons, grated cheese, and salad dressing each individually pouched and combined in a folding carton.
October 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
Vertical f/f/s system
The Phaser vertical form/fill/seal system from Eagle Packaging (Oakland, CA) is a low-cost machine designed for customers who want to upgrade from manual to automated operations.
September 30, 1997
Controls & Machine Components
Rollstock, Inc: Vacuum packaging machine
Rollstock (Kansas City, MO) offers an automatic vacuum packaging machine for fresh or frozen food applications, including cheese, vegetables, meat, seafood, soup and sauces.
September 30, 1997
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Flexible package cans aroma
This French coffee producer is the first to use a unique "flexible can" produced by an integrated grinding/packaging system that allows immediate filling and keeps aromas in.
September 30, 1997
Flexibles
Pleasing consumers with unexpected packaging
Around our way, a Coca-Cola vending machine at the Cleveland Zoo recently surprised my wife and me by delivering a 20-oz contour PET bottle after forcefully pulling a dollar bill out of our hands.
September 30, 1997
Labels
FDA guidance for closures opens can of worms (sidebar)
Sour grapes on wine labels?
September 30, 1997
Dairy
McCormick Place becomes food 'store'
The Worldwide Food Expo '97 combines the efforts of U.S. dairy, meat and food processing associations at McCormick Place in Chicago. Attracted also by technical seminars and other meetings, nearly 35ꯠ are expected October 30 to November 2.
September 30, 1997
Flexible packaging
Stand-up pouch stands out on the shelf
Canadian marketer of coffee, nuts and spices jumps ahead of the competition by installing a versatile pouching system for nuts and coffees. Private-label packaging beckons.
September 30, 1997
Closures
FDA guidance for closures opens can of worms
Pharmaceutical packagers will have to ride a much tighter herd on suppliers if draft guidance is issued. Additional extraction studies and food additive petitions may inflate packaging costs.
September 30, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
Filler enables DriWater to eject rejects
Auger filler more accurately fills 1-qt paperboard cartons containing DriWater, a time-release liquid gel for areas where water is scarce. Greater fill accuracy reduces product and packaging material waste, and labor costs.
September 30, 1997
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Components help conveying system find its bearings
Self-lubricating bearings make for smooth sailing of pasta-carrying buckets at Dakota Growers Pasta plant in Carrington, ND.
September 30, 1997
Flexible packaging
Nature's Pleasures launches fresh-cut apple slic es
This processor may not be the first to package apple slices in an extended shelf-life MAP format. But management believes its technology gives it an edge over those who pioneered the concept.
September 30, 1997
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