Bakery/Snack

Heading North

As some of you know, and others may have noticed, this month marks a bit of a change at Packaging World as Pat Reynolds succeeds me as VP/Editor and I assume a less day-to-day operational role as VP/Executive Editor.

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Industries: Page 659

Converting equipment

'Healthy' carton energizes nutritional beverage

Multilayer, skived-edge gable-top carton for NuVim’s energy drinks virtually eliminates previous carton’s tendency to bulge.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Double (and triple) dose of convenience?

Co-packaging of drugs can help medication compliance. But lack of FDA policy impedes packaging applications.

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Contract Packaging

Salaries satisfy (sidebar)

Who participated in survey

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Prepared Foods

Salaries satisfy (sidebar)

Few dissatisfied with salaries

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Beverage

Salaries satisfy

Packager salaries and benefits remain robust, according to an exclusive Packworld.com survey.

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Beverage

PET bottle converter racks up efficiency

Manufacturer of PET containers uses new dome-and flange-trimming machine to cut scrap rate and increase throughput by 20%.

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Flexibles

2001 PLGA Printing Awards

Packaging World highlights winners of the Packaging and Label Gravure Assoc. 2001 awards for excellence in printing.

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Flexibles

The skinny on job satisfaction

Packaging professionals seem to have nicely weathered the recent economic downturn, with its layoffs and pay cuts.

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Heinz adds stick packs

Beginning in April, Heinz European Foodservice began selling seven of its condiments in a 12 cm (4.72") x 2 cm (.78") flexible stick pack.

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Flexible packaging

PEF names Eastman Kodak Packaging Leader of the Year

The Packaging Education Forum (PEF) awards Eastman Kodak Co. as its Packaging Leader of the Year 2002-2003.

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Beverage

Sanford bolsters theft protection

Fine writing instruments make attractive targets for retail theft the world over.

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Containers

Prototype wrapper's feeder suits Sara Lee

An automated mini-donut sorting and wrapping system improves efficiency at Sara Lee’s Paris, TX, bakery.

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