Flexibles

Convenience foods to drive frozen food packaging

Demand for frozen food packaging is projected to climb 3.7% per year to $6.8 billion by 2013.

March 31, 2010

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Detergents/cleaners

Compacted bottle and formula pack a punch of laundry detergent

Method’s new ultra-concentrated 8X, plant-based laundry detergent offers definitive consumer convenience, in a hand-held pump-spray bottle.

March 31, 2010

Confection/Candy

Vertis wins awards for Hershey packaging: Great package design case history

From the website members.whattheythink.com, Vertis Communciations has won awards for packaging for Hershey chocolate and candy.

March 31, 2010

Cartons and boxes

OFF THE SHELF: General Mills tries retro packs at Target

Senior editor Anne Marie Mohan spotted a "new" look that was actually retro when she visited a Target store recently. Hear her observations on this clever promo that puts packaging front and center.

March 26, 2010

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

How the new generation of weigh price labelers enable agile packaging

How the newest generation of weigh price labelers' connectivity to modern networks and database technology enable a more nimble and flexible operation, according to a new white paper from Ossid.

March 25, 2010

Cosmetics/Personal care

'Eco-beauty enthusiasts': Packaging as important as the product

New breed of beauty products goes beyond skin deep, with products that make her look good as she also helps reduce the carbon footprint.

March 25, 2010

Containers

Tequila-based spirits launch in cartons

Portable, eco-friendly 1-L cartons are newest conveyance for premium tequila brand mixes.

March 25, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ink-jet print quality on butter packs

High-resolution print quality on a challenging foil substrate and improved machine reliability are key features for this Irish dairy producer.

March 25, 2010

Flexible packaging

The ties that more than bind

Specialty, multi-functional adhesives are a concept for the times.

March 24, 2010

Beverage

Chivas Regal introduces sturdier gift cartons with design flair

If there is such a thing as a galaxy of whisky brands, then one of the brightest shining stars might well be Chivas Regal 12 Years Old.

March 23, 2010

Containers

Co-packer provides the precision in applying Dipping Chocolates label

Some of the best ideas appearing on store shelves today have come about because brand marketers go outside of their companies for ideas.

March 22, 2010

Flexible packaging

Case study in automating the bagging of frozen meals

By automating the bagging of its frozen Asian entrées, Kahiki Foods reduces labor costs by 65%, without eliminating workers.

March 22, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Embedded parameter chip

B&R’s embedded parameter chip stores pertinent mechanical and electronic motor data such as serial number, type, parameters, and manufacturer specifications making the entire power transmission system clearly identifiable in the application program.

March 21, 2010