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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Flexibles
Cryogenic cooling of heat-set PET awaits patents
The technology's not commercial yet, and it certainly has its skeptics. Test results show that thermal and barrier properties are enhanced significantly by blowing PET into heated molds and cooling with LN2 delivered by a unique new system.
July 31, 1997
Food: Page 373
Sustainability
KFC tests new meal plate
An ongoing test at select Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets will soon determine if a plated meal package for single servings should be adopted throughout the Louisville, KY-based KFC chain.
July 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
WestPack draws from far and wide
Featuring four specialty pavilions, including a brand new Materials Handling Pavilion, WestPack '97 unfolds at the Anaheim Convention Center September 23 to 25.
July 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
Zippered packs sparkle for Diamond Walnut
Stockton, CA, growing cooperative adds zippers to walnut bags. New hf/f/s machine and modular case erector/packer/closer efficiently pack four bag sizes.
July 31, 1997
Sustainability
'Green' lights for Cambridge
This lighting and accessory manufacturer switched from paper-based void fill to a biodegradable mold-in-place system that sheds light on productivity and environmental issues.
July 31, 1997
Closures
Deep skirt delivers strong shelf impact
When El Paso Chile Co. of El Paso, TX, started shipping its dips and salsa, it used a conventional continuous-thread closure on its glass jar. Its chief appeal was a deep skirt that allowed room for plenty of graphics.
July 31, 1997
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Glutamate labeling?
FDA's proposal to require new labeling declarations about the free glutamate content of foods is "scientifically unwarranted," the American Frozen Foods Institute told the agency.
July 31, 1997
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
Supplier news: Appointments, promotions
Rennco, Inc. (Homer, MI): John F. Fisher, COO.
July 31, 1997
Flexible packaging
Pouch brings fruit smoothies to the supermarket
Houston-based Tropeak® is banking on a stand-up pouch with zipper reclosure to make Smoothy fruit drinks an everyday beverage in homes across America.
July 31, 1997
Flexibles
Land O'Lakes tests fresh meal kits
In May, a new contender in the burgeoning home meal replacement category quietly appeared in the refrigerated produce section of Chicago-area grocery stores.
July 31, 1997
Dairy
Supplier news: Appointments, promotions
Huhtamaki (DeSoto, KS): Mark E. Dowey, vp, dairy sales.
July 31, 1997
Flexibles
New look for tubes
Freeman Cosmetics' new Aromatherapy line, introduced in July, includes two packages that are real departures for the Los Angeles-based company.
July 31, 1997
Beverage
Dairy, juice products come up short
U.S. packagers of fluid milk, juice, yogurt and cottage cheese can expect more unannounced inspections from federal and state agencies seeking underfilled products.
July 31, 1997
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