Bio-based

PLA 'milks' new market

Sustainable packaging is a hot and growing trend. Recently, BIO—TA Brands of America introduced water bottles made of polylactide (PLA) (see packworld.com/go/c123).

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Beverage

TAKE IT BACK! 2005

Take it Back!

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Flexibles

Custom-shaped retort plastic baby food cups

Babies in France have a new food packaging option courtesy of Nestlé France’s Coeur de Saveur baby food brand and customized, high-barrier, retortable, microwaveable plastic cups manufactured by EDV Packaging Group.

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Flexibles

Golden Mummy awards unwrapped

The 18th annual Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards from the Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical were celebrated Nov. 8 during Pack Expo International.

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Closures

New glass stopper for wine closures

Another alternative to natural cork as a closure for premium wines is now being trialed in Germany.

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Beverage

Citrus growers' box tax threatened

A citrus promotion program in Florida, largely supported by a tax on each box of citrus products, is now being threatened with extinction.

December 31, 2004

Labels

Holiday launch for three-packs

Aunt Lydia’s Italian Crème toppings are now available in multiflavor three-packs from FACT Corp., Freehold, NJ, in two packaging formats.

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Closures

Closures bring classics to life

In Vienna, Austria, gourmet jam producer Staud’s Vienna has successfully launched its Kunst und Genuss (Arts and Delights) promotional campaign with custom-designed steel caps from Crown Closures Europe.

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Converting equipment

CMM ADDRESSES END-USER NEEDS; SEARCHES FOR CONVERTER OF THE YEAR

An upcoming forum for information exchange between packagers and converters is the Consumer Packaging & Converting Connection Event created by Converting Machinery/Materials International (www.cmmshow.com).

December 31, 2004

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Wal-Mart Supercenters are 'case-ready'

Bentonville, AR, retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., sells prepackaged, case-ready meats in more than 1귔 Supercenters nationwide. Spokeswoman Karen Burk addresses the growth of case-ready meats at Wal-Mart.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Data synch or sink

How important is data synchronization to your radio-frequency identification program?

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Beverage

New package debut

Flowdesign helped redesign the Blue Ice Vodka bottle, lifting its profile by 2” to help it stand as tall as its competitors on the shelf.

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Protective/transport packaging

Companies

Sonoco is manufacturing self-heating containers at a plant in Wausau, WI. Sun Chemical has formed Sun Chemical Security, a new global business unit that will provide a wide range of products used to print packages that incorporate security measures.

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