Flexibles

Salad maker targets conveyor cleanliness

Green Cuisine upgrades salad assembly ops, enhancing production speeds as well as sanitation and quality controls.

January 10, 2007

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Sustainability

CPG companies hunt for warehouse club treasure

Success in packaging for the warehouse clubs requires innovation and an understanding of the needs of this unique channel.

January 10, 2007

Containers

Skin care products don fresh packaging

France-based skin care products company Yves Rocher debuts new tube and jar packaging for its Inositol Vegetal skin lotions to achieve greater differentiation on the store shelves.

January 10, 2007

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Coalition's diversity as dramatic as its message

At least some people know how to play nice in the sandbox.

January 10, 2007

Flexibles

Making market research work for you

“No matter what the direction, market research can show packagers how to deliver success, cost-savings, or bigger market share.”

January 10, 2007

Contract Packaging

Catching up with fickle consumers

It is a time of change for the contract packaging industry.

December 19, 2006

Consumer packaged goods

RFID reluctance remains

According to our exclusive survey and industry experts, concerns about RFID costs and complexities continue.

December 18, 2006

Flexible packaging

What's new in food & bev?

Convenience is king in food and beverage packaging—now and for the foreseeable future. But other trends bubbling to the surface bear watching.

December 18, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Answering innovation's challenges

Pick a leader to champion your cause, prove out your ideas with senior management, and observe ‘category cues' while pushing beyond them, say the experts.

December 18, 2006

Closures

Dispenser gives closure to carpet cleaner

Spartanburg, SC-based Milliken & Co.'s Capture Carpet Cleaner now enjoys trouble-free dispensing thanks to the hinged Flapper® closure from Weatherchem (www.weatherchem.com).

December 18, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Specialty soap grows with eco-oriented clamshell

Pangea Organics, Boulder, CO, selected a molded fiber clamshell for its repackaged line of Ecocentric Bodycare organic bar soaps for environmental reasons. It also received a big sales boost as a bonus.

December 18, 2006

Tamper-evident machinery

Crisis planning takes exercise

Proper response to a terror tampering will require planning, communication, and action by and among a number of different parties.

December 18, 2006

Labels

EPA prescribes pest product packaging

Concentrated chemicals sold in small, plastic, non-refillable containers are most affected. But label changes will be mandated for all products of all sizes.

December 18, 2006