Detergents/cleaners

My personal favorite "package of the year"

This hand cleaner works on so many levels I have to vote it the best package I have seen this year, for both graphics and Shelf Impact! http://www.shelfimpact.com/

December 18, 2009

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Beverage

Gatorade looking to add muscle in 2010

Product and packaging moves are at the starting line for the company, which apparently plans to continue with its much-debated G logo.

December 17, 2009

Recycling

Nestle Waters launches next-generation 9.3-g Eco-Shape bottle

Weighing 25% less than the company’s original Eco-Shape bottle, a new package design from Nestlé Waters will help the company exceed its sustainability goals.

December 17, 2009

Confection/Candy

Crestor closer to expanded use

FDA advisory committee voted 12 to 4 (one abstaining) to broaden use of cholesterol-lowering Crestor to people with normal cholesterol and no history of heart disease.

December 17, 2009

Flexibles

Nestlé replaces CPET with paperboard for Stouffer's trays

A change from plastic to paperboard trays for family-size Stouffer’s entrées, as well as other packaging changes, yields a material savings for Nestle of nearly 3,000 tons annually.

December 16, 2009

Labels

Do uninviting labels jeopardize sales of good beers?

One author’s observations suggest this possibility. Consumers may be turned off by unappealing graphics and question brew quality when certain information is absent.

December 15, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Validation insights for medical device packaging

Medical device packaging validation can be confusing, so here are a few helpful resources to guide your efforts…

December 15, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Simple, sustainable design for organic dairy and meat and cheese packaging--got it half right?

Lindsay Perkins’ packaging for organic farm products from Maine really delivers on so many points, misses the mark on a few.

December 15, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

Survey: Chinese women find secondary uses for cosmetic packaging

Nearly 1,500 young women relate that cosmetics containers have additional value for them after the product is used up. Therein lies potential for extending brand recognition.

December 14, 2009

Beverage

Remarkable robotics and more

I had a stimulating run through France this week, and if anything sticks in my mind where packaging is concerned, it’s this: innovation will win the day.

December 11, 2009

Flexibles

Major Hormel brands are lightweighted for substantial materials savings

Product packaging ranging from cartons and glass jars to tubs and corrugated cases slim down in Hormel’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.

December 11, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Robotic handling of bottles sets the bar high

Maximum versatility, minimal operator involvement, gentle handling, high speed, and automated end-of-arm tooling changes are highlights at VCP champagne plant.

December 10, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

SPC releases sustainability metrics

Version 1.0 of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s new Metrics Framework is intended to standardize the measurement of sustainable packaging.

December 9, 2009