Secondary Packaging

Marinade design exudes New York

A label with unique styling adds excitement, curiosity, and intrigue to Mikey’s New York Steak Marinade introduced into New York City in April 2005.

September 30, 2005

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Consumer packaged goods

Game pack stands out in 3-D

Games are among the most colorful and alluring packs on retail shelves, so differentiation means taking things to a new height...or dimension.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Kraft's Chips Ahoy! launches in resealable packaging

In July, Kraft Foods introduced its Chewy Chips Ahoy! soft chocolate chip cookies in its patent-pending Snack ’n Seal resealable packaging.

September 30, 2005

Consumer packaged goods

Buy-back program announced for PLA bottles

NatureWorks LLC plans to institute a large-volume buy-back program in North America for post-consumer bottles made from its corn-based NatureWorks PLA in mixed plastic waste recycling streams.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID R&D at MIT

It seems logical that the smartest minds should tackle the toughest challenges. That’s the mindset at the Auto-ID Labs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

September 30, 2005

Dairy

Worldwide Food Expo '05

A must-see food processing and packaging event, Worldwide Food Expo looks to bring some 1겨 exhibitors to Chicago for its October 26-29 run.

September 30, 2005

Recycling

Five tactics for retaining equity in extensions

The key to successful brand extensions is determining that they are consistent with the brand’s values. Not from the marketing department’s point of view.

September 30, 2005

Labels

Lid provides structural support for bundled jars

Secondary package stability is crucial for success in shrink-sleeve bundling two or more products into multi-packs that won’t tip over or tear when handled.

September 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Weber Marking Systems announced that its subsidiary company, Tape & Label Engineering, will be consolidated as a Weber label manufacturing facility.

September 30, 2005

Beverage

Achievements

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

September 30, 2005

Sustainability

New bottle brings new site

A new Web site has been created to accommodate the need for information associated with a line of aluminum bottles.

September 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Making more corrugated recyclable

A new coating for corrugated paper holds the promise of bringing to an end the need to separate old corrugated containers (OCC) and waxed corrugated boxes.

September 30, 2005

Dairy

Aseptic and ESL packaging keeps evolving

Packaging World editors take a look at recent developments in the technologically challenging, but decidedly growth-oriented, world of aseptic and extended-shelf-life packaging.

September 30, 2005