Flexibles

The power of paperboard

For the 62nd time the Paperboard Packaging Council presents its awards to an assortment of paperboard packs that catch consumers’ eyes.

April 30, 2005

Industries: Page 550

Flexibles

Onions take to thermoforms

For both foodservice and retail channels, Gills Onions is now offering rigid packaging as an alternative to flexible film bags.

April 30, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Moving an 'industrial' brand into home décor

Chapin achieves double-digit sales increase by restaging lawn and garden sprayers as gender-neutral and calling attention to product benefits that consumers care about.

April 30, 2005

Labels

How color is used (sidebar)

Besides container shape and a shrink label, Chapin International uses color to create a contemporary brand for its namesake line of lawn and garden sprayers.

April 30, 2005

Confection/Candy

Godiva's boxed artistry beckons

Godiva Chocolatier uses distinctive high-end packaging for both visual and tactile appeal.

April 30, 2005

Closures

Eastpack plus five co-located shows

Eastpack, running June 13-15 at New York’s Javits Center, is the biggest event of its kind on the East Coast and is one of five co-located shows that can be accessed with one badge.

April 30, 2005

Dairy

Expo Pack Mexico 2005

Mexico City hosts the 2005 version of Pack Expo Mexico from June 21 to 24. New this year is a focus on logistics service providers.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Drug import bill could speed RFID adoption

New legislation mandates chain-of-custody requirements for pharmaceutical products that may be imported.

April 30, 2005

Cosmetics/Personal care

Connect on the "I" level for brand success

Today’s successful package designer/brand strategist faces a much more difficult job than a decade ago.

April 30, 2005

Beverage

TUF box design wins award

Bell Inc. has won a gold award in the Ronkonkoma, NY-based Flexographic Technical Association’s 2005 Design Awards Competition.

April 30, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Paper Discovery Center opens

After years of planning and fund-raising, The Paper Discovery Center is now open to the public in Appleton, WI. Located in Kimberly-Clark’s former Atlas Mill on the Fox River, the mill has been transformed into the only science and technology museum in Northeast Wisconsin.

April 30, 2005

Flexibles

Retort pouches convey freshness in mushrooms

Grupo Ayecue, a manufacturer and marketer of mushrooms in Spain, has a reputation in Europe as a pioneering research and development company.

April 30, 2005

Detergents/cleaners

Convenience strikes again at Dutch Boy

Hot on the heels of its revolutionary Twist & Pour plastic 1-gal and 1-qt paint containers, Sherwin-Williams Co. is now introducing another plastics-driven innovation in its Dutch Boy paint line: the Ready to Roll “project-sized” paint container.

April 30, 2005