Beverage

Is Bud ready for plastics? (sidebar)

FDA foils Olympics bid

March 31, 1998

Industries: Page 809

Contract packaging

Tapping into the power of the Eastern market

EastPack '98 returns to Philadelphia May 19 to 21, growing to over 125ꯠ sq' of packaging products and two specialty pavilions. IoPP's development conferences will also attract packaging professionals looking to learn.

March 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

New machines and materials fuel prepackaged fresh beef

An unusual foam tray, seven-layer coextruded lidding, a high-speed rotary backflushing/lidding machine, and weigh/price labeling let this Florida meat packer respond to supermarket demand for case-ready ground beef.

March 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

'Houston, We have no problem!'

Anheuser-Busch's Houston plant brews efficiency on three glass bottling lines with automated systems that accumulate cases and deliver them on demand to case packers.

March 31, 1998

Flexibles

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Ashland Chemical Co. (Dublin, OH) has acquired the flexible packaging adhesives business of Century Intl. Adhesives and Coatings Corp. (Columbus, OH).

March 31, 1998

Cosmetics/Personal care

Acid-etched look for plastic

When the owners at Hair Success wanted to introduce a line of haircare products to sell in their salons in and near Fargo, ND, they knew only an upscale look would do.

March 31, 1998

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

National Starch & Chemical Co., Adhesives Div. (Bridgewater, NJ): Kenneth Werner, technical service mgr., p-s adhesives.

March 31, 1998

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: International agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) and LG Chemical Ltd. (Korea) have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to produce, market, and sell Calibre(TM) polycarbonate resins in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan.

March 31, 1998

Flexibles

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

DuPont Polyester (Wilmington, DE): Craig F. Binetti, vp/general mgr., Resins and Intermediates; Francine P. Cheeseman, vp/general mgr., Films.

March 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

A 'Delicious' extension

With exotic varieties like Orange and Honey, Tomato and Basil, and Sweet Red Pepper, Heinz U.K.'s new Delicious line of salad dressings represents quite a departure from "salad cream," the traditional British salad dressing akin to American tartar sauce.

March 31, 1998

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Achievements

ISO 9001 certification: Greif Bros. Corp. (Delaware, OH) for its corrugated manufacturing facility in Louisville, KY; Multisorb Technologies, Inc.

March 31, 1998

Beverage

Pete's brews beer launch, graphics changes

Redesigned graphics on carriers and bottle labels are helping Palo Alto, CA-based Pete's Brewing introduce a new beer brand and reposition some of its current brands.

March 31, 1998

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Hair volumizers launch in brushed aluminum

A unique aerosol can with a brushed aluminum finish and complementary oversized aluminum overcap is providing an upscale look for Minneapolis, MN-based Regis Corp.'s Volum hair volumizer product line.

March 31, 1998