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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Cosmetics/Personal care
Skepticism surrounds rebuilt packaging equipment (sidebar)
Methodology
March 31, 2001
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Contract packaging
Pepsi caps its cans
In response to consumer concerns about hygiene, Pepsi-Italy has begun thermoforming HIPS overcaps onto single-serve cans of its soft drinks.
March 31, 2001
Flexible packaging
Rebuilt gear means speed to market
Beginning with two metal detector/checkweighers and moving quickly to htf/f/s machinery, Reichel Foods has had a positive experience with rebuilt packaging equipment.
March 31, 2001
Flexible packaging
Non-food flexible packs devour awards
FPA recognizes a multilayer p-s ‘book’ label for cleaners, a plastic header bag, a resealable stand-up pouch, a high-barrier industrial wrap, formable and peelable webs for a medical package, and a CR reclosable bag for pharmaceuticals.
March 31, 2001
Secondary Packaging
Technical prowess, flexible style
Two improved package materials, one for cup lidding, one for microwave wrapping, secured Technical Innovation awards in the Flexible Packaging Assn. competition. Printing and Environmental Achievement awards also went to new technologies.
March 31, 2001
Flexibles
Diners find film packs ideal for every meal course (sidebar)
Produce packs win two
March 31, 2001
Secondary Packaging
Diners find film packs ideal for every meal course
From soups and salads to poultry, foods of all types become winners at the market—and in the 2000 Flexible Packaging Assn. competition.
March 31, 2001
Closures
P&G puts packaging a click away
Procter & Gamble’s director of corporate purchases talks about how packaging design and procurement will become increasingly web-based and collaborative.
March 31, 2001
Flexible packaging
Bulk-packed Craisins pick up the pace
As demand for its sweetened dried cranberries in 10- and 25-lb boxes continued to increase, Ocean Spray responded with a brand new bag-in-box line.
March 31, 2001
Converting equipment
A clear 'Hero'
When Dutch drink manufacturer Hero Nederland BV launched its FruitOntbijt breakfast drink in April '00, it sought a transparent, cost-effective container to compliment its new beverage. Hero found its solution in Millad 3988, a clarifier from Milliken Chemical (Spartanburg, SC).
February 28, 2001
Containers
Alberto-Culver's all-natural bottle graphics
In an effort to recover its declining herbal shampoo/conditioner business, Alberto-Culver, maker of Alberto VO5 products, decided to modernize and naturalize its outdated bottles.
February 28, 2001
Beverage
Promo pack 'tees up'
Beginning Feb. 26, 2001, St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch made Michelob and Michelob Light available nationwide in new 12-oz aluminum cans with a golf ball embossed on both front and back. The cans are made in-house by A-B on embossing equipment from Alcoa Packaging Machinery (Crawfordsville, IN).
February 28, 2001
Flexibles
FPA recognizes flexible achievements
A stand-up pouch for refrigerated soup and a high-barrier material used primarily in industrial applications were named Highest Achievement Award Winners by the Flexible Packaging Assn.
February 28, 2001
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