Coding, Printing & Labeling

Cal Poly: Coffee singles can

This theoretical development from Cal Poly packaging students centers on a welded can containing individual filter packs of instant coffee.

April 30, 2004

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Getting smart with RFID

Automation World’s May issue presents a special feature on RFID that includes a user’s experience and a sidebar on “old school” technology: the bar code.

April 30, 2004

Additives, coatings & inks

Color trends in cosmetic packaging predicted

Through studies of current global trends in materials, textures, and colors, Engelhard Corp., a maker of colorants, claims to have identified the color trends for cosmetics and cosmetics packaging for 2005.

April 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

CPG companies: Bridging processing and packaging

“This is a moment where silos are being broken down, where those who make and those who package are talking together. It’s a great first step.”

April 30, 2004

Flexibles

Retort pouches: Hottest packaging market?

A new study and a conference presentation concur: Retort packs are thriving and poised for growth.

April 30, 2004

Sustainability

CPGs focus on graphics

Where packaging is concerned, consumers often judge a book by its cover. Therefore, glossy coatings and stunning graphics can greatly influence a shopper’s purchasing decision.

April 30, 2004

Flexibles

Bacardi focuses on consumers

Maintaining a consumer focus when developing new products and packaging is critical to the success of Bacardi, said Yousef Zaatar, vice president, product manufacturing development, for Bacardi Bottling Corp., Jacksonville, FL.

April 30, 2004

Beverage

Doing business in China

How to avoid looking like a sha lao wai (silly foreigner) when dealing with Chinese businesspeople.

April 30, 2004

Flexibles

Nestlé dons shrink labels in Canada

Shrink labels are helping Nestlé dress up its high-density polyethylene containers of Coffee-Mate non-dairy creamers, and Nesquik, Rolo, and CoffeeCrisp ready-to-drink milk beverages recently introduced in Canada.

April 30, 2004

Reusable/Returnable

PPC Gold award winners

Following is a list of Gold award winners from the PPC annual competition.

April 30, 2004

Reusable/Returnable

PPC Gold award winners

Following is a list of the Gold Award winners from the PPC annual competition.

April 30, 2004

Closures

Pet product closure

Precious Cat, a Colorado-based pet care company, chose a closure from Weatherchem to top its 20-oz container for cat litter additive called Cat Attract™.

April 30, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Stonyfield opts for in-line tf/f/s

For four years, Stonyfield Farm filled its 4-oz YoBaby organic yogurts for babies and toddlers into injection-molded polypropylene cups, with six filled and lidded cups automatically unitized in a wraparound paperboard carton.

April 30, 2004