Contract Packaging

CPA Annual Meeting Feb 21-24 touts big CPG names, great games

Agenda features CPG Town Hall with ConAgra and Florida's Natural; keynote on 'Great Game of Business' and much more.

January 24, 2013

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Sustainability

Video: Recyclable produce box pilots are promising

Global Green pilot shows that replacing paraffin-coated produce cases with recyclable-coated boxes could divert waste from landfills and save money for the foodservice and retail industry.

January 23, 2013

Contract Packaging

Saddle Creek Logistics adds a new facility in Birmingham, AL

Third-party logistics company to relocate wine-distributing customer's operations to a new facility of its own.

January 22, 2013

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Windowed bag reveals jerky has nothing to hide

All-natural beef and pork jerky product is launched in a 3-oz, flexible film pouch with a window that showcases the product’s handcrafted appeal.

January 20, 2013

Dairy

Clever cows are brand ambassadors for U.K. froyo brand

U.K. frozen yogurt brand Yoomoo conveys a fun and quirky personality through the use of whimsical cow illustrations on its range of take-home froyo tubs.

January 20, 2013

Contract packaging

16-oz hot-fill PET for BBQ sauce

Copacker Old South Foods’ first use of PET delivers glass-like appearance, reduced breakage, and improved filling.

January 18, 2013

Protective/transport packaging

On-demand bubble cushioning protective packaging system

Watch how the AirPouch® FastWrap™ protective packaging system inflates and dispenses a continuous stream of inflatable bubble or tube cushioning for on-demand cushioning, interleaving, and block-and-brace applications.

January 15, 2013

Containers

Total makeover for Ansell personal lubricants

Structural and graphics packaging improvements earn awards.

January 14, 2013

Containers

Aluminum cans are catching on

One notable trend in beverage packaging these days is the growing popularity of aluminum cans for craft beers.

January 9, 2013

Flexibles

BOPP bag for cat litter delivers shelf appeal, reduces damage

Dissatisfied with damage from its previous paper bags, MFM Industries, Inc. switches to polywoven BOPP bags that add strength and offer market differentiation.

January 4, 2013

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bottling line cost savings stick like glue at brewery

A new high-velocity blower and air knife system at Lakefront Brewery saves costs on glue and provides greater labeling productivity.

January 4, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Automation hastens case-packing speeds and pack-pattern changeovers

Giant Snacks seeds growth in productivity with robotic pick-and-place packing equipment.

January 4, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Danone thermoforms PET for a niche line of products

Danone sought an alternative to an EBM bowl made of clarified PP, but it didn’t want to lose the bowl’s unusual shape or its clarity. The answer: PET and ‘open-mold’ tooling.

January 3, 2013