Coding, Printing & Labeling

Shrink label gives this mule a kick

From Russia by way of the U.K. comes a vodka-based drink called the Smirnoff Mule in a glass bottle with a label that's nearly as exotic as the beverage itself.

December 31, 1996

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Beverage

Coke surges ahead with new soft drink

Surge, Coca-Cola USA's "fully loaded citrus soda," hits store shelves across the country this month in both cans and bottles. The 12-oz cans use an EZO wide-mouth end for easy drinkability.

December 31, 1996

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

No-fluff package

O'Tec, Inc., one of the few producers of bagged cotton candy for the retail market, attributes much of its success to the high-barrier flexible bag it uses to protect the spun sugar from moisture.

December 31, 1996

Detergents/cleaners

Pack size increases usage-to a point

Brand managers at packaged goods companies have always kept a sharp eye on how packaging influences the way consumers choose one brand over another. But what about how consumers use brands once they've chosen them?

December 31, 1996

Consumer packaged goods

Controlled dosing gel pack

A custom package for Colgate-Palmolive's Mennen Speed Stick® Gel anti-perspirant/deodorant allows users to control precisely how much gel is dispensed from the package.

December 31, 1996

Flexibles

Patent infringement suit judgment expected soon

As Packaging World goes to press, a U.S. Federal District Court judge in Chicago had yet to make a final decision concerning the dollar amount awarded to Viskase (Bedford Park, IL).

December 31, 1996

Bakery/Snack

Packagers challenged on logistics engineering

As a packaging professional, where do you go with Efficient Consumer Response?

December 31, 1996

Containers

Recycling programs

Return Logistics (Elmhurst, IL) offers recycling programs for industrial packagers aimed at increasing the number of steel drums that are returned to the proper recycling facilities.

November 30, 1996

Flexibles

P-s label film

Dow Chemical (Midland, MI) has developed two new p-s label films for use with squeezable bottles. New versions of Opticite(TM) SQZ White and Opticite(TM) SQZ Clear films conform to bottle shapes and can be squeezed in multiple directions, says Dow.

November 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

PET bottles

Knap-Pac (Ft. Lee, NJ) and Robb Container (Naperville, IL) have introduced a line of PET bottles suited for the cosmetics and personal care markets.

November 30, 1996

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New bottle packers help Modelo deal with refillables

Southern Mexican brewery installs high-speed rotary bottle packers that are now used throughout Modelo's system. Efficency soars even with returnable cases of marginal quality.

November 30, 1996

Flexibles

Uncanny developments at Campbell Soup

Campbell Soup Co. (Camden, NJ) has an undeserved reputation as a one-product/one-package company. It almost never has been a single product company, and it has always used a variety of packaging forms.

November 30, 1996

Flexibles

Only leaders need apply

In the year 2000, say Packaging World sources, the key ingredient in a director of packaging will be dynamic leadership skills. The candidate had better be a people person, too, and be able to wear a number of interdisciplinary hats.

November 30, 1996