Industries: Page 609

Beverage

PEF makes final distribution

The Packaging Education Forum announced that as part of its final distribution of funds to support packaging education, it is distributing $400ꯠ in assets to packaging programs at six universities.

January 31, 2004

Bakery/Snack

Numerous packaging redesigns: Too confusing for consumers?

Have you ever considered that the amount of packaging changes is leaving consumers befuddled and frustrated? I heard that from a man stocking shelves at a Ralph’s Supermarket in San Luis Obispo, CA, who wasn’t who I thought he was.

January 31, 2004

Beverage

New Age wines: B-I-Bs and screw caps

A blind taste test of bag-in-box versus bottled wines yielded a surprising result, one of several notable observations in a recent newspaper article by a savvy CA-based reporter and wine connoisseur.

January 31, 2004

Fruits/Vegetables

How does that work?

The www.howstuffworks.com Web site is both interesting and informative, and it offers packaging information.

January 31, 2004

Sustainability

Driving the use of renewable resources

Aveda's John Delfausse offers advice for those involved in advancing the use of renewable resources in their companies’ packaging operations.

January 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

A glimpse into global beverage applications

Wondering what’s going on around the globe when it comes to beverage packaging? A look at a recent elotalk newsletter yields some insights, though it’s important to note that these insights and applications are through the lens of supplier Elopak.

January 31, 2004

Protective/transport packaging

Package testing at Cal Poly

Like many universities, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, is involved with collaborative projects with industry.

January 31, 2004

Closures

Dispenser pumps up sales of olive oil

A specially adapted pump dispenser, developed at the request of purchasing manager Nikos Zanas, has helped transform sales of Minerva Greek Olive Oil in 5-L metal cans.

January 31, 2004

Flexibles

Chef Creations has taste for aseptic cartons

Chef Creations, a division of Orlando, FL-based Culinary Concepts, in August launched what’s reportedly the first aseptically packaged gourmet hollandaise sauce and crème brulée in the United States.

January 31, 2004

Dairy

Cabot's wrappers tighten savings

Cost savings from an automated wrapping and vacuumizing system for large blocks of cheese has Cabot Creamery personnel smiling.

January 31, 2004

Closures

Aesthetic tube packaging

CCL Plastic Packaging recently helped Slatkin & Co., a New York City-based home fragrance marketer, launch its ultra-stylized, personal care products line called Slatkin’s Body Therapy.

January 31, 2004

Labels

Royal label redesign

Indiana-based Oliver Winery recently hired Flowdesign to redesign two of the labels for its best selling wine products. Both wines use newly designed bottles topped with decorated corks that are seen through the clear glass.

January 31, 2004