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Jugos debuts juice in 2-L cartons in Mexico

The first 2-L aseptic carton for juices and drinks in Mexico has been introduced by Jugos del Valle, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City. The Pour 'n Seal® carton produced by Combibloc Inc.

March 31, 1997

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Sustainable Packaging

Life-cycle analysis gains political cachet

The President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD), having received a new lease on life, will be pushing ahead with its efforts to proselytize on behalf of "Extended Product Responsibility (EPR)," a concept that has numerous implications for users of packaging.

March 31, 1997

Juice

Conveying a premium image for Sunkist

Private label orange juice producer Lykes-Pasco, based in Dade City, FL, hopes that by licensing the Sunkist brand name and using it prominently on its package, it can be successful with a new premium-branded orange juice.

March 31, 1997

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

J.R. Simplot weighs accuracy's advantages

Revamped lines and switch to bags trigger savings

March 31, 1997

Bakery/Snack

Kraft covers up

For its Post Honeycomb cereal, Kraft Foods launched a promotional tie-in last December featuring the teen stars of Nickelodeon's "Kenan and Kel" comedy program.

March 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: International agreements

Dex-Plastomers V.O.F. (Geleen, The Netherlands) began commercial production of Exxon Chemical's (Houston, TX) EXACT® metallocene plastomers.

March 31, 1997

Cosmetics/Personal care

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Flexpaq Corp. (South Plainfield, NJ) and Kasper, Inc. (Mahwah, NJ) formed an alliance to offer customers streamlined product development in the cosmetics, fragrance and personal care industries.

March 31, 1997

Cosmetics/Personal care

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL): Jonathan Fenster, vp, operations; Kathleen Galvin, dir., mktg., cosmetics and fragrances.

March 31, 1997

Beverage

Speed and flexibility sought in equipment

A combination of speed with flexibility was cited as the most often selected approach to buying new equipment. So reports the research into packaging productivity conducted by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (Arlington, VA) that will be made public at PMMI's Productivity Forum, April 28 to 30, at the Wyndham Hotel near Chicago.

March 31, 1997

Containers

Supplier news: International agreements

Greif Bros. Corp. (Delaware, OH) has agreed to purchase the Merced, CA, and Oakville, Ontario, Canada, steel drum manufacturing facilities of Southcorp Packaging USA, Inc.

March 31, 1997

Flexibles

Kellogg tests stand-up pouch for new cereal

Cereal manufacturers are sure to be keeping an eye on the stand-up pouch with zipper reclosure used by Kellogg Canada for a test of Hot Krumbly instant hot cereal.

March 31, 1997

Protective/transport packaging

Beaulieu tries starch-based cushioning

A 97-year-old Napa Valley winery is embracing today's latest environmentally-sound technology to protect wine bottles it ships in pairs across the country via small-parcel carriers as part of its wine society program.

March 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Returnable hot melt totes

National Starch and Chemical (Bridgewater, NJ) now offers its hot melt adhesives in returnable totes to simplify material handling operations and reduce waste.

February 28, 1997