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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings
Del Monte adds zest to salsa containers
San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods is taking an innovative tack to woo salsa consumers away from more established brands. The company is reportedly the first to use a three-panel, promotional fold-out label from Sonoco Engraph Label Group (Atlanta, GA).
March 31, 1997
Food: Page 378
Sustainability
Setting up shop
Merck, Revlon and Clorox developed unique packaging technology for their own use. Now those developments are generating revenue through licensing to other firms.
March 31, 1997
Sustainability
Bottles grow 'greener' with PCR
It took three years of development work, HDPE bottles produced for Clorox household cleaners by Owens-Brockway now incorporate 25% PCR material.
March 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
El Jawhara bags snacks in burgeoning Egyptian market
Bagging equipment helps El Jawhara develop a strong presence in Egypt's rapidly growing snack food market. The equipment is expected to provide a three- to four-year payback by economically producing high volumes of bagged snacks.
March 31, 1997
Secondary Packaging
Pouches stand up around the globe
Stand-up pouch development is on the march (see Kellogg item, top of page). Among the possibilities are pouches with ribs for gripping, pouches with new styles of drinking/dispensing spouts, and, on the airlines, pouches prized for making substantial source and weight reduction possible.
March 31, 1997
Protective/transport packaging
Distribution packaging by the numbers
Using real-world shock and vibration data to design your pack can speed development, prevent damage and economize on materials. Collecting such data isn't easy, but now new ideas for sharing the burden-with the help of the Internet-are taking root in the
March 31, 1997
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Machine technology that slashes changeover
In this second report from our survey of changeover trends, readers describe how new equipment technology like control programming and tool-free adjustments helps them attack downtime.
March 31, 1997
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
J.R. Simplot weighs accuracy's advantages
Revamped lines and switch to bags trigger savings
March 31, 1997
Bakery/Snack
Kraft covers up
For its Post Honeycomb cereal, Kraft Foods launched a promotional tie-in last December featuring the teen stars of Nickelodeon's "Kenan and Kel" comedy program.
March 31, 1997
Flexibles
Kellogg tests stand-up pouch for new cereal
Cereal manufacturers are sure to be keeping an eye on the stand-up pouch with zipper reclosure used by Kellogg Canada for a test of Hot Krumbly instant hot cereal.
March 31, 1997
Controls & machine components
Sensor controller
The PLATO sensor controller from Entry Technology (Cream Ridge, NJ) can be used with sensor-based inspection systems to provide quality assurance on packaging lines.
February 28, 1997
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Packaging jobs on the line
Responding to Packaging 2000, our three-part series on packaging job skills, readers ascertain what will likely be necessary for packaging professionals in the new millenium.
February 28, 1997
Flexible packaging
Foods fit fine in flexibles
Half of the 12 winners in this year's FPA awards competition for excellence in flexible packaging are food packages. A broad range of food categories are represented.
February 28, 1997
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