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Sustainable Packaging
Defending Miller's plastic beer bottle
Ever since Miller Brewing announced a major test of plastic beer bottles, the Milwaukee-based brewer has been roundly criticized by environmental groups.
March 31, 1999
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Flexibles
Oscar Mayer extends Carving Board line with MAP pack
Fully cooked, refrigerated, ready-to-eat chicken breast strips have been added to the Louis Rich Carving Board line from Oscar Mayer Foods. When asked about packaging materials and suppliers, about all the Madison, WI, firm would say is that modified-atmosphere packaging is used.
March 31, 1999
Consumer packaged goods
Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements
Ampacet Corp. (New York, NY) has signed a letter of intent to purchase the concentrates and compounds business of Equistar Chemicals L.P. (Houston, TX).
March 31, 1999
Labeling
Country-of-origin labeling bills anew
Several new bills have been introduced in Congress to require country-of-origin labeling on products containing imported meat and meat products. The bills would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act so that packaging not containing a label identifying the country of origin of imported meat and meat products would be considered misbranded.
March 31, 1999
Recycling
Supplier news: Achievements
A new plastic frozen juice can from Welch's (Concord, MA) has been named as the first recipient of the "Design for Recyclability" award by the Assn.
March 31, 1999
Filling/capping, dry
Glass shapes up new launch, revitalization
Ferrolito Vultaggio & Sons, creator of dazzling packages for its AriZona Beverages, is at it again. Blue Luna Caf/, a line of ready-to-drink coffees, debuted last month in a double-handled blue-tinted glass bottle resembling a Grecian urn.
March 31, 1999
Sustainability
Cleaner and greener
Lexmark gains multiple benefits by replacing corrugated shippers with reusable plastic containers for laser printer parts shipped to Lexington for printer assembly.
March 31, 1999
Sustainability
Frozen baby food debuts in ovenable paperboard trays
When author O. Robin Sweet and her husband ventured to St. Petersburg, Russia, six years ago, writing two new books and starting a food processing business were the farthest things from her mind.
March 31, 1999
Flexible packaging
Roskam Baking 'falls' for in-tube metal detection
In-tube metal detectors are helping contract packager Roskam Baking grow its business. The CP packs dry food products such as cereal and snacks at four plants in its home city of Grand Rapids, MI.
March 31, 1999
Soups/Condiments/Sauces/Spices/Dips/Dressings
Packaging for a global marketplace (sidebar)
Heinz adopts a global vision
March 31, 1999
Sustainability
Polaroid pictures a perfect pack
Polaroid prepares for the launch of a global product in a global package. The I-Zone instant pocket camera will also test the company's new regional packaging strategy.
March 31, 1999
Protective/transport packaging
The difference isn't all language
Like virtually no other packaging commodity, corrugated paper quality varies widely from pulp-rich North America to markets that import recycled paper like the Far East. Now, the economic slowdown in the Far East may be changing the outlook for corrugated.
March 31, 1999
Beverage
The difference isn't all language (sidebar)
Modern testing lab in China
March 31, 1999
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