Closures

Apple-shaped bottles get plastic version

Watsonville, CA-based apple juice processing company S. Martinelli & Co. has partnered with Graham Packaging Co. L.P. (www.grahampackaging.com) to launch a PET plastic version of its 10-oz apple-shaped glass juice bottle.

May 31, 2006

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Closures

Unilever recaps popular China shampoos

Global consumer products company Unilever has launched new packaging for Lux, one of its leading brand shampoo and conditioner products in China.

May 31, 2006

Dairy

Cosmetics receive special treatment

Marie Carrier, founder of Officina Ltd., Quebec, Canada, created her cosmetics based on natural ingredients.

May 31, 2006

Flexibles

Sauces debut in retorted, microwaveable stand-up pouches at FMI

Also at FMI, McCormick & Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, served up a new line of shelf-stable finishing sauces in 5-oz retorted, microwaveable stand-up pouches supplied by Ampac Flexibles-Converted Products (www.ampaconline.com), a unit of Ampac Packaging, LLC.

May 31, 2006

Flexibles

Chicken multipacks take wing at FMI

As seen at the Food Marketing Institute 2006 show, a line of multipacked, individually wrapped chicken breasts from Coleman Natural Foods, Golden, CO, is taking flight nationally starting this month, following test marketing in the northeast.

May 31, 2006

Dairy

Consumer packaging expectations rising

Laura Bix, PhD., is an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging. Her appointment dictates teaching, outreach, and research in medical packaging.

May 31, 2006

Converting equipment

Valco Cincinnati acquires Melton S.L.

Valco Cincinnati Inc. acquired Melton S.L., an internationally recognized manufacturer of compatible hot melt equipment based in Navarra, Spain.

May 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Proximity Sensing in Harsh Duty Environments

Are the sensors you use built to withstand harsh environments? This white paper from TURCK, Inc., examines the types of hazards your sensors might encounter as well as solutions to help you choose the best products for your application.

May 15, 2006

Petfood/Pet Care

The wrap-up: An almost mothballed project

How a combination of ostrich feathers, mothballs, and bird flu made for a challenging packaging effort.

April 30, 2006

Flexibles

Higher-tech packaging makes competitive sense

There once was a time when colorful graphics provided shelf differentiation. Now packagers are using packaging to appeal to all five human senses to sell their products in the ever-competitive retail environment.

April 30, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

New Nestlé wrapper in Switzerland comes under fire

The relaunch of a popular chocolate brand owned by Nestlé is causing environmental concern in Switzerland.

April 30, 2006

Dairy

Costco resizes Kirkland ice cream

A repackaging of Kirkland Signature ice cream from Costco is done with consumers—and their freezers—in mind.

April 30, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging Automation Forum a 'resounding success'

The Packaging Automation Forum, produced by Packaging World and Automation World magazines, was everything we hoped it would be when we began planning it last October.

April 30, 2006