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Coding, Printing & Labeling

New RFID consortium misses the mark

The recent announcement of the formation of a new intellectual property (IP) licensing consortium sounds like the same group that lost out in seeking free/open intellectual property is trying another approach.

July 31, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

2005 IoPP AmeriStars bestowed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) announced in early August its 2005 AmeriStar Award winners.

July 31, 2005

Cartoning

The road to Las Vegas: PFM does M2P, IMA intros BFB CP18, ARC on ELAU

This week’s PACK EXPO Preview explains an alphabet soup of acronyms: PFM announces a Make2Pack machine, IMA intros side-loading case packer, ARC automation analyst reviews ELAU acquisition

July 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Deluxe RFID solution is scalable

Deluxe Media Service’s RFID for boxed DVDs implemented at three distribution centers to meet a retailer mandate is flexible and scalable.

July 31, 2005

Bakery/Snack

From Spain...

...One European country, Spain, reports sweet and savory snacks growing due to change in consumer lifestyles. Like the U.S. in the ‘70s, increasing number of women joining the workforce robs them of time to cook family meals. Popcorn and healthier and tastier nuts biggest growth products…

July 31, 2005

Dairy

Europe sees a move to launch more food products incorporating anti-aging ingredients...

...like antioxidants. Targeting the sweet tooth of women 35-44 years old with dairy, chocolate bars, breads and hot and cold beverages…Anti-aging brew in Germany touts improvement in skin elasticity, iron and vitamins A and D…”The trend is 100% about marketing and positioning rather than new ingredients…”

July 31, 2005

Beverage

North American bottled water market grows...

...hurting carbonated soft drinks. And it’s tough to make money on water’s razor-thin margins. The drip has become a steady stream due in part to anti-obesity campaigns touting healthier drinking habits...

July 31, 2005

Bakery/Snack

New weapon using Nanotechnology fights fraud without...

…tags, chips, inks or labels. The surface of the structure of the package itself--paper or plastic--provides “fingerprint” for impossible-to-alter and easily read code with hand-held scanner authentication…

July 31, 2005

Flexibles

Thermoformed plastic cup

New from Sonoco is a clear, high-barrier 12-oz thermoformed cup with high clarity and shelf appeal. Suitable for barrier food applications such as snacks, nuts, and cereals, the XCHB Series 12-oz cup offers good oxygen and moisture barrier characteristics.

July 31, 2005

Closures

Onions jump on the fresh-cut bandwagon

A recent addition to the growing ranks of fresh-cut produce in branded packaging sold at retail are green onions from Boskovich Farms of Oxnard, CA.

July 31, 2005

Containers

New plant food package reduces product returns

Retailers were returning a percentage of EnviroSafe Lab’s Dynamite Plant Food unsold because the product’s tubular containers cracked during distribution or became weathered over time when exposed to rain and the sun’s heat on the shelves outside of lawn-and- garden centers.

July 31, 2005

Closures

Anheuser-Busch to double aluminum beer bottle capacity

According to St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, demand from retailers, wholesalers, and consumers for its beer in 16-oz aluminum bottles is so strong that the brewer will double its capacity for the package by this fall.

July 31, 2005