Other Packaged Goods: Page 113

Sustainable Packaging

Carton pack suits soup maker's sustainability goals

Aseptic retort carton is the first used nationally for chunky soup varieties from feel-good food company.

November 10, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Intermittent-motion cartoner

Balcony-style machine reaches the performance level of continuous-motion cartoners.

November 9, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

Mass flow feedback optimizes filling efficiency

PneumaticScaleAngelus has developed a mass flow meter feedback capability for its fillers to control rate of rise of the filling head diving nozzles. It applies to the company’s new dual phase or swirl filling systems introduced last year as well as its conventional single product fillers.

November 9, 2009

Containers

Tiger Beer uses packaging and "blogosphere" to stand out

Case study illustrates how this Asia-Pacific beer reinvented itself by tapping into the internet to win over key influencers.

November 9, 2009

Beverage

The 'oldest profession' still follows the money

Packaging technologies serve as part of the ‘tool kit’ to identify pharmaceutical counterfeits.

November 2, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging: let's do it right

Often seen as the “bad guy,” packaging can actually contribute to a company’s sustainability goals. But proper research and knowledgeable package design and sourcing are essential.

November 1, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

Domed oval bottle

Alpha’s PET Domed Oval 8 oz. bottle features a different shoulder profile than either of its existing lines of ovals (Capri Ovals and Vale Ovals).

October 31, 2009

Recycling

Shelf impact

October 31, 2009

Sustainability

New void fill boosts sustainability

Creative Memories switches to a new kind of air pillows to support its brand’s environmental positioning.

October 31, 2009

Beverage

Wins and losses at the shelf: What drives purchase intent?

10% of package redesigns spike sales and 20% spur declines. What do the winners have in common? They create visual disruption and entice shoppers to reconsider a brand.

October 31, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

A time to burn?

There was a time not so long ago when lightweighting of food and beverage packages was driven primarily by an interest in cost savings.

October 29, 2009

Labels

Is "smart packaging" just a dumb idea?

Just to be clear, there’s “dumb” packaging (just a box, no matter how pretty the graphics), “self-aware” packaging (with Electronic Article Surveillance/EAS tags), and “smart” packaging (with RFID tags).

October 29, 2009