Other Packaged Goods: Page 169

Detergents/cleaners

Decorated caps pass P&G's speed-to-market test

Speed to market was a critical factor in producing the shrink-sleeve labels that decorate caps on two varieties of Tide with Febreze Freshness.

March 31, 2006

Detergents/cleaners

Coming clean with

The goal was a distinctive label for a Tide detergent sub-brand. Multi-Color and Quick Pak succeeded because they innovated—and they backed up their claims.

March 31, 2006

Confection/Candy

AVC's custom, rotating package stimulates purchase through interaction

Consumer product manufacturers are constantly on the prowl for package designs that compel consumers to say, “Got to have it!” Simply, they stimulate sales.

March 31, 2006

Containers

Adhesive reduces co-packer's labor, stretch-wrap costs

Labor, a major controllable element of contract-packaging costs, can make or break a project. With compressed margins, contract packagers are seeking any opportunity to reduce operating costs.

March 31, 2006

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Cloud expanding services in wipes, towlettes with Multi-Pack purchase

Cloud Packaging Solutions’ recent purchase of Multi-Pack is broadening its contract packaging capabilities within the household cleaning-products industry.

March 31, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

PLA folding cartons

AGI/Klearfold introduces NatureSource™ Visual Packaging—folding cartons made from NatureWorks PLA corn-based polymer.

March 31, 2006

Cartoning

New 200-degree F hot-melt with maintenance-free application equipment

National Adhesives, a National Starch & Chemical business recently unveiled Easy-Pac™, its complete packaging sealing solution that combines the first 200-degree F hot-melt adhesive with an integrated storage, filling, and application system.

March 31, 2006

Petfood/Pet Care

Container design delivers on retailer's needs

Target Stores wanted a package that stresses value but also with a softer visual profile. A rigid container for 9Lives cat food scores on both accounts in part by piggybacking a free incentive can of cat food onto the primary package, distributed by All-Pak.

March 31, 2006

Containers

Project pail takes pain out of painting

Winning Best of Show honors at the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ (IoPP) 2005 AmeriStar competition, Sherwin-Williams Co.’s Ready-to Roll PP paint container oozes with convenience features.

March 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Xbox plays to the environment at Sam's Club

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game system sold exclusively at Sam’s Club appears in a new kind of environmentally friendly packaging.

March 31, 2006

Flexible packaging

Survey says validation tops packaging issues

Validation issues, FDA regulations, and personnel skills are key concerns for healthcare professionals responding to an exclusive Packworld.com survey.

March 31, 2006

Labels

When less is more

Used wisely, subtlety and sophistication are winning design tactics. But the wrong approach risks commoditizing sophistication, a leading designer advises.

March 31, 2006