Industries: Page 338

Containers

'Big mouth' plastic containers are shrinking

Those jars that are popular in club stores for bulk products are seeing reduced diameters and improved geometry to cut costs while also retaining stacking strength.

August 18, 2010

Dairy

Kroger to boost private-label presence in beauty aisles

The retailer has beefed up its overall store-brand selection 25% during the past two years, and now it sees health and beauty as underserved by private-label.

August 18, 2010

Beverage

Reduced-plastic bag serves up new Fresh Express salad line

New salad line from Chiquita meets consumers’ growing desire for artisanal products, while reduced-plastic bags are also good for the greens.

August 17, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Packaging sets the light-hearted tone for Jovial health food brand

Euro-USA Trading Co. Inc., North Franklin, CT, is introducing Jovial First Ever Einkorn Whole Grain Pasta, an innovative health food brand. Einkorn in the oldest species of cultivated wheat and has outstanding nutritional content, compared with common bread wheat.

August 17, 2010

Containers

OFF THE SHELF: P&G breakthrough with PP

Procter & Gamble pushes the boundaries of injection stretch blow molding with its range of household products packaged in bottles blown from polypropylene preforms.

August 16, 2010

Contract Packaging

Plastic or wood pallet choice prompts questions, confusion

Recent LinkedIn discussions raise questions about pallet choices. Tylenol recall adds another dimension to the issue.

August 12, 2010

Secondary Packaging

2-pack "convenience case" case packers

Schneider Packaging Equipment's 2-pack convenience case packing solution for packaging gable top cartons is designed for any application where gable cartons are packaged into corrugate cases.

August 10, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Report: 94% of Americans concerned about eco-effects of beverage purchases

New report pinpoints how beverage purchases and consumption are being influenced by consumers’ concerns about the environment.

August 10, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Holistic Packaging Optimization = productivity plus

Times are changing quickly for packaging in so many ways: open innovation on the rise, sustainability designed in, social media, shelf impact, and the consumer/shopper and retailer focus on lower-cost, more value-minded solutions.

August 9, 2010

Prepared Foods

Package sells freshness, simple preparation of Fruit Smoothie Kits

Smoothies have become popular with consumers. Many consumers would like to enjoy smoothies more often, but say they are too expensive and complicated to make.

August 9, 2010

Detergents/cleaners

Package reflects the toughness of new WD-40 products

WD-40 Co. faced a marketing challenge with its new Blue Works™ line of specialty maintenance products. It needed a package that was just as tough as the brand.

August 9, 2010

Flexible packaging

Mixing up fruits and nuts in weight-reliable bags

Sophisticated weighers and product transfers facilitate consistent blending of up to eight fruit and nut components per bag

August 9, 2010