Consumer packaged goods: Page 65

Petfood/Pet Care

Eliminating pathogens in pet foods

This Wisconsin pet food manufacturer uses Hydrostatic High Pressure processing to chase pathogens from foods it makes for cats and dogs.

February 25, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Call for entries: Greener Package Awards

Companies with packages and processes demonstrating the best practices in packaging sustainability are encouraged to enter the second annual competition from GreenerPackage.com.

February 23, 2010

Petfood/Pet Care

Premium Packaging Showcase featured at Sino-Pack 2010/China Drinktec 2010. . .

February 19, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Three Pack Expo initiatives

PMMI announces not only a Manufacturing Excellence Conference at Chicago’s Pack Expo International this Fall but also two special pavilions.

February 17, 2010

Consumer packaged goods

Exquisite CD boxed set wins Grammy Award

How can a complete boxed set of Neil Young's early music fetch as much as $300?

February 10, 2010

Flexibles

: Coating for labels, packaging

CodeStream® is a laser-writable coating for marking variable data on labels and packaging from WS Packaging Group.

February 6, 2010

Recycling

Scientists set sail for first global study of 'plastic soup'

The 5 Gyres Project, a marine study of the plastic debris found in the world’s five oceanic gyres, launches in the North Atlantic Ocean.

February 5, 2010

Recycling

Biodynamic, organic winery finds new uses for bottles and corks

Oregon winery seeks to “close all the loops” in its business, including upcycling bottles and recycling corks and cork covers.

February 3, 2010

Sustainability

Packaging's curse--bad press blues

{easycomments}Website, The Daily Green, wails on wasteful food packaging, no mention of single households demographics or convenience.

January 28, 2010

Recycling

Switch to recyclable poultry packs provides industry roadmap

With help from Global Green, the largest U.S. poultry plant sees reductions in cost and environmental impact after a full conversion to recyclable transfer packaging.

January 27, 2010

Beverage

Meeting the challenge of mold on wood pallets

It's not an appealing topic, but it has grabbed recent headlines.

January 20, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Six packaging automation trends to watch in 2010

I know the year is already a little long in the tooth for New Year’s predictions; most people get those out of the way much earlier than January 15.

January 15, 2010