Plastics/resins

Water brand infused with environmental reverence

A carefully chosen packaging design facilitated by a state-of-the-art bottling plant offers consumers a window to the soul of a natural artesian water brand from Panama.

September 1, 2011

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Tamper-evident machinery

Induction sealer secures products & contracts

Green cleaning-products company squelches leakers and lands more business by incorporating induction seals for certain distribution channels.

August 31, 2011

Converting equipment

Winnie the Pooh makes splash in HDPE bottles

New Windsor Brands launches line of infant washes, lotions, and shampoos in a custom bottle that provides shelf appeal and functionality.

August 31, 2011

Containers

U.K. gin brand gets 'radical and contemporary' refresh

For it’s 250th anniversary, Greenall’s Original London Dry Gin gets modern update, with stylized graphics meant to appeal to a younger generation of gin drinkers.

August 30, 2011

Cosmetics/Personal care

Black packaging for shampoo and skin care

Originally packaged in a plastic white bottle with black lettering, black is now the look for Awapuhi Wild Ginger brand from Paul Mitchell hair care products.

August 29, 2011

Containers

Bold colors, photorealistic imagery distinguish new baby yogurt packs

Nostalgic baby illustrations coupled with vibrant colors and photorealistic fruit imagery assure mothers of the purity and freshness of new Earth’s Best Organic Baby Yogurt.

August 29, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Compact case packer and sealer for folding cartons

Video from Bergami shows compact balcony-stye case packer solution for packing folding cartons into cases. Shows motorized tape dispensers and loading tunnel inside the case. Includes footage of a personal care application for hair color.

August 29, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Snack-friendly paperboard carton

Nabisco is launching four varieties of its famous Triscuits Thin Crisps in a 7.6-oz package that has a “snack-friendly” paperboard carton.

August 26, 2011

Containers

German firm uses machine vision for toothpaste tube inspection

Toothpaste helps you maintain healthy, attractive, and clean teeth, but only in recent years have vision systems been used to check whether the actual product packaging is clean and safe before the toothpaste tubes are filled.

August 26, 2011

Sustainability

Spanish still-water bottler lightweights bottle neck

A smaller water-bottle neck size accompanied by an easier-to-open cap saves Aguas De Mondariz 40% in package weight and adds to consumer convenience.

August 26, 2011

Sustainability

30% PCR PET for Marks & Spencer HBA bottle

Launched recently in the UK, a 300-mL PET bottle for Marks & Spencer’s Essential Extracts personal care range incorporates 30% Post-Consumer Recycled material.

August 26, 2011

Containers

Social media input energizes Verve Energy Drink packaging redesign

Vemma employs the input of 23,000-plus Facebook followers to help design a more modern look for its aluminum can-packed energy beverages.

August 25, 2011

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Ground beef recall

Vantage Foods, a Lenoir, NC establishment, is recalling approximately 1,642 pounds of ground beef products that may contain foreign material, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

August 25, 2011