Beverage

What GFSI auditors want to know from you and your employees

Prevent food safety audit failure by treating your employees as auditors do…as critical control points! And realize that training is key, according to this Pack Expo 2013 presenter...

October 2, 2013

Industries: Page 250

Flexibles

Leak-resistant packaging ensures a drier retail poultry case

Cryovac poultry films, bags, absorbent pads and trays allow retailers to create a more appealing display and relieve shoppers from handling wet, sticky poultry packages. Cryovac also supplies vacuum shrink wraps and tray lidding for hundreds of retail food applications.

October 2, 2013

Flow wrapping

Snack bar packaging at 500 products/min

Food producer Nature’s Path installs an automatic packaging line for its organic rice and granola bars that provides up to six times the output of its previous system.

October 1, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Standardization = success at Nestlé España

By standardizing on equipment and employing continuous improvement methods, Nestlé’s new Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee capsule plant in Girona, Spain, is thriving.

October 1, 2013

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Contract manufacturer accelerates its packaging operations

New facilities and equipment investments drive LiDestri Foods’ operations in Rochester, NY, and Fresno, CA.

September 30, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Chicken Packaging is something to cluck about, says AMERIPEN

New study from AMERIPEN cites how packaging for chicken reduces contamination, increases product variety and convenience, and reduces food waste.

September 27, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Video: IPak Debuts Enhanced TF-300CT Tray Former for Protein Packaging

At speeds up to 10 percent faster and a 24 percent smaller footprint, the IPak TF-300CT is the ideal solution for meat and poultry producers looking for greater efficiency and layout flexibility in their packaging lines.

September 25, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Recyclable PP coffee cup keeps contents hot, surface cool

Under development for six years, Berry Plastics' new Versalite™ thermal management technology for hot or cold beverage cups allows for superior insulation, keeping hot beverages hot and cold ones cold, while keeping the surface temperature cool for consumers' hands. The reusable, durable, laminated PP cup allows for 10-color reverse flexo-printed graphics and full recyclablility.

September 24, 2013

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Video: Federal Features Premium Filling and Capping Machines

Federal’s 12-valve model GWSS2/12.4 monoblock filler/capper and 30-valve net-weigh filler/capper with extended-shelf-life (ESL) option are unmatched in the packaging industry in terms of sanitary construction and ruggedness. These machines function for decades and hold their value for resale.

September 24, 2013

Filling/capping, dry

Video: Jim Beam Excited About its 30th Fowler Capping Machine – on Display at Pack Expo

Jim Beam’s Senior Corporate Engineer Robert Land introduces this video on the Fowler/Zalkin 10-head capper applying ROPP aluminum closures for the Pinnacle Vodka brand.

September 24, 2013

Flexibles

Cereal maker introduces plant-based box liner

Organic products maker Cascadian Farm now lines its Cinnamon Crunch cereal box with a new bag made from 57% certified plant-based material.

September 18, 2013

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

Video: Matrix offers high-speed packaging solution for bagged health foods and snacks

The Matrix high-speed, high-accuracy Mercury HS vertical form-fill-seal machine with the patented Smart Gate™ product concentrator significantly improves throughput for contract packagers and brand owners filling both narrow and wide bags, increasing their profits.

September 18, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Eco Friendly vodka goes from glass to PET

Custom 1.75-L PET bottle for McCormick’s Eco Friendly 360 Vodka offers lighter weight with glass-like appearance, and is first to feature a swing-top closure.

September 18, 2013