Closures

Package design goes for the gold

In this year's annual Clio Awards a history-making computer game and a new beer take home two of many prizes.

July 31, 1999

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Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: International agreements

Montell Polyolefins Co. NV (Hoofddorp, the Netherlands), Showa Denko K.K. (Tokyo, Japan), Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) and Taiwan Polypropylene Co.

July 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Del Monte adds food to aseptic PET beverage line

A blow/fill system originally installed for aseptic packaging of teas and juice-based beverages now is being used to bottle a specialty tomato sauce.

July 31, 1999

Flexibles

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Mobil Chemical Co.'s Films Div. (Pittsford, NY) will increase its global film metallizing capacity by adding a 3.3-m metallizer in the Belleville, Ontario, Canada, facility of Mobil Chemical Canada Ltd.

July 31, 1999

Converting equipment

Water bottler in Spain launches handled PET

Solan de Cabras, a bottled water marketer in Cuenca, Spain, is among the first users of a new injection/ stretch blow-molding technology from Aoki (Elk Grove Village, IL).

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Colorful wine labels attract younger demographic

To revitalize the Sol/o brand and appeal to a younger audience, Trinchero Family Estates, formerly Sutter Home Winery, has redesigned the pressure-sensitive labels on its line of wines.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Moet & Chandon prepares for the millennium

As the world prepares for a new millennium, champagne makers find new and exciting ways to decorate champagne bottles (see Packaging World, July '99, p.24, or packworld.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Wine labels won't change

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has decided not to pursue its earlier proposal to change the net contents statement on wine labels. BATF had proposed allowing the net contents to be expressed in centiliters as an alternative to milliliters, but the majority of those who submitted comments on the proposal said it would be too confusing to consumers.

July 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

New CD case proves sturdier

Record label 32 Records wants to distinguish itself in the industry not only by the jazz artists it carries, but also by using a distinctive case for its CDs.

July 31, 1999

Dairy

Yogurt lid comes with spoon

Colombo has molded a spoon into the lid of all its 8-oz yogurts so consumers will never have to remember to take a spoon.

July 31, 1999

Flexibles

Viskase awarded $165 million over infringement

Viskase Companies, Inc. (Bedford Park, IL) was awarded a final judgment of $164.9 million in compensatory and enhanced damages and prejudgment interest in its patent infringement suit against American National Can Co.

July 31, 1999

Flexibles

Kal Kan whisks 'Whiskas' pouch

In April, Kal Kan Foods, Inc., launched nationwide eight 3-oz varieties of wet cat food in a retorted laminated foil pouch with a two-year shelf life comparable to its canned pet foods.

July 31, 1999

Contract Packaging

Smoothie label sends fresh message

Pacific Beach, the newest brand to merge into the herbally enhanced smoothie tidal wave, sets itself apart by listing non-fat yogurt and chunks of fruit among its ingredients.

July 31, 1999