Bakery/Snack

Q&A: Behind the scenes of P&G's Torengos

A collaborative discussion with Cincinnati, OH-based Procter & Gamble’s principal engineer Gerard Buisson (below right) and technology leader Doug Sena (below left) on how the unique HDPE container for Torengos chips was developed.

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Beverage

Nostalgic carton graphics

Assigned the task of creating nostalgic branding and imagery for a new line of cream pies from Mrs. Smith’s, DePersico Creative Group (Havertown, PA) took the traditional, old-fashioned themes specified by the pie baker and created a rich, soda-shoppe-esque package.

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Flexibles

Award-winning design 'pops'

“The Creativity Annual,” a book highlighting the year’s top designs, recently awarded its Creativity 31 Award of Distinction to Axion Design (San Anselmo, CA) for its design of Corn Poppers Popcorn Dippers.

March 31, 2002

Beverage

A light, crisp, and refreshing redesign

Time and time again, Diet Pepsi drinkers have described the product’s flavor as “light, crisp, and refreshing.” In-house packaging designers, with the help of Deutsch Design Works (San Francisco, CA), created a new design for all Diet Pepsi packaging that would reflect these three important attributes.

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Cartoning

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

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Flexibles

Companies

–Aetna Group has located its U.S. div. in a 77ꯠ sq’ facility in Duluth, GA. –MeadWestvaco Corp.

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Dairy

In memorium

–Peter Cloeren, Sr.

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Sustainable Packaging

Can ban lifted in Denmark

Finally bowing to the European Commission after a battle dating back to 1977, Denmark lifted its ban on cans for beer and soft drinks, effective January 23.

March 31, 2002

Prepared Foods

?®Everyday hero?? stretches savings at The Coleman Co.

A two-station machine stretch wraps a bundle of boxed coolers while a second is readied for the other station to save more than 37% in time and labor.

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Beverage

U.S. technology upgrades Australian water bottler

A 66% increase in productivity and a threefold boost in output accompany the installation of automated workplace water-bottle filling and handling.

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Proficiently packed Pringles

Weighing just 8 g and resting on two ‘feet’ instead of a flat bottom, P&G’s single-serve Pringles package is automatically filled and case-packed on custom-built gear.

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Controls & Machine Components

The packaging supply chain--what's next?

A new collaborative mentality fortified by the latest IT tools is reshaping the packaging supply chain.

March 31, 2002

Beverage

Coca-Cola endorses new mold-making technology

Soft drink bottler lauds new patented technology for manufacture of plastic molds, both for injection and blow molding.

March 31, 2002