Cartons and boxes

Warming winter drinks are convenient in aseptic cartons

New preservative-free European specialty beverages, such as punches, mulled wines, and juices, are packaged in aseptic cartons that offer product protection without refrigeration.

December 13, 2011

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Sustainability

Pizza Hut Costa Rica employs multifunctional pizza box to minimize waste

Multifunctional pizza box, which breaks down into plates and a small container for leftovers, is a big hit with Pizza Hut Costa Rica customers.

November 10, 2011

Sustainability

Fishery converts to 100%-recycled-fiber cases

Foodservice seafood provider makes transition to 100% recycled kraft for its master cases, printed with water-based, metal-free inks.

October 26, 2011

Cartons and boxes

A resealable carton first

On display at the T.H.E.M booth was the first commercial example of the Zipbox, a joint venture between Zip-Pak and T.H.E.M. that is a unique resealable carton format.

October 23, 2011

Containers

Just Chill offers new four-pack

Colorful cans and cartons help California company market its ‘relaxation’ beverage.

September 12, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Cryopak: Insulated shippers with refrigerants

Designed for 2° to 8° C (with excursions of 1° to 10° C) for 24-hour applications, the Tempak Plus insulated shippers with refrigerants are pretested against the standard ISTA 7D summer profile.

September 1, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

AccuDial spins children's liquid medication dosing into the 21st Century

AccuDial’s inner and outer labels provide parents and caregivers information to precisely dose their child based on weight, not age.

August 31, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Compact case packer and sealer for folding cartons

Video from Bergami shows compact balcony-stye case packer solution for packing folding cartons into cases. Shows motorized tape dispensers and loading tunnel inside the case. Includes footage of a personal care application for hair color.

August 29, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Snack-friendly paperboard carton

Nabisco is launching four varieties of its famous Triscuits Thin Crisps in a 7.6-oz package that has a “snack-friendly” paperboard carton.

August 26, 2011

Sustainability

Petite pouch for ironing board cover/pad brings big savings

A simple solution has yielded big sustainability benefits for Household Essentials LLC, Hazelwood, MO, which now adds a Gold award from DuPont for Innovation and Sustainability to the Greener Package Award it was honored with in 2010.

August 23, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

France embraces the 'box'

Technically speaking, it’s not a box at all, at least not in the packaging parlance of North America. Call it what you will, French consumers are nuts about this packaging concept.

August 8, 2011

Cartons and boxes

Russian toothpaste carton goes 'green'

Bionica is said to contain 94.2% natural components.

August 5, 2011

Flexibles

Castrol pack drives new facility design for Walmart tire and lube

New prototype shop for Walmart Tire and Lube Express has a smaller footprint and runs solely on Castrol's e-Dispense and e-Pack.

July 26, 2011