Labels

Champagne labels get regal redesign

Labels with strong tactile feel combine with distinctive color schemes for luxurious presentation of French champagne brand Canard-Duchêne that helps drive differentiation at the shelf.

March 1, 2012

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Cartons and boxes

Black label suits Miller Genuine Draft’s global trade dress

New U.S. package design creates global consistency for Miller Genuine Draft across 60 countries and on all packaging.

March 1, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tray packs promote tomatoes as nutritious ‘candy’ for kids

On-the-go snack and lunch-box packaging options for cherry tomatoes are as kid-friendly as the contents are nutritious.

March 1, 2012

Containers

Premium cigar brand gets embossed metal tins

Attention to molding detail and rich colors are among the features that make this tin for premium cigars a special kind of package.

March 1, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Banded bundles replace shrink film wraps

Banding equipment slashes energy and packaging material costs, while also reducing both floor-space and environmental footprints.

March 1, 2012

Containers

Innovative PP packs at Ipack-Ima

A single booth was a wealth of information today at Ipack-Ima, the Italian packaging show running this week in Milan.

February 29, 2012

Conveying & accumulation

Tervis Tumbler gains repeatable efficiency with 'Precision' conveyors

Robotic cells use advanced conveyor technology to accurately index inner and outer beverage container tumblers for assembly and packaging functions.

February 29, 2012

Flexibles

Miss Muffet uses compostable cellulose material for candy packaging

U.K.-based Miss Muffet & Co. wraps its fairytale and nursery rhyme-inspired confectionery in material that fits into its environmental stance.

February 29, 2012

Containers

New packs for paint

Jewson, the UK's leading supplier of sustainable timber and building materials, is launching newly designed 2.5- and 5-L paint cans in addition to 10-L pails.

February 24, 2012

Flexibles

Pouch with spine is upstanding innovation for refills

Making the product refill experience more palatable for consumers, the new Method Laundry & Dish Refill Pouch (with Spine), supplied by Innovative Packaging Solutions, Inc., has been awarded Gold by FPA for Technical Innovation.

February 23, 2012

Flexibles

Dog bone packaging fetches Gold

Technical Innovation, Printing Achievement, and Packaging Excellence Gold Awards have been earned by Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC for development of flat-bottom, stand-up, window bags with oxygen and moisture barriers.

February 23, 2012

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Breakthrough in meat packaging

Vacuum-packaged fresh red meat shipped refrigerated in corrugated cases has long been viewed as an eminently sensible case-ready packaging format.

February 23, 2012

Fruits/Vegetables

Single film fits range of microwavable products

FPA’s Gold winner for Technical Innovation is Berry Plastics Corp.’s microwavable “One Size Fits All” film packaging.

February 23, 2012