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Flexibles

Slimmer sun-block bottle is easier to grip

In Brazil, Schering-Plough has introduced Coppertone Sun Block for Kids with a flip-top closure and a ribbed, slimmer waist. These features combine to make the 15-mL bottle easier for seniors and kids with moist hands to grip and operate using one hand. The bottle improves on earlier editions by discarding polyvinyl chloride shrink film, which eliminates the costs of applying the film in production.

April 4, 2007

Closures

Hall of Packaging Excellence spotlights AmeriStar, WorldStar winners

On the following pages, we present a sampling of the cutting-edge packages that will be on display at this year’s Packaging Summit.

April 4, 2007

Flexibles

Salsas in 48-oz bottle twin-packs

In February 2007, San Antonio Farms, San Antonio, TX, began club-store marketing of double-packs of salsas in 48-oz-volume, six-layer PP/EVOH barrier jugs with .015” wall thickness and 82-g empty-bottle weight. Shelf life of the bottled salsa is 12 months. Average retail price of the salsa twin-packs is between $5.00 and $6.00.

April 3, 2007

Closures

Single-serves with curves

Reid's Dairy milk launches in 250-mL cartons with screw caps and curved top and side panels.

April 3, 2007

Closures

Ring-hinge protects dental polishing discs

A metal tin with PP lid solves contamination concerns.

March 26, 2007

Flexibles

Artisan chocolate bars on-the-go in sleeve-pouches

Recchiuti chocolate bars in three varieties are all dressed up in reclosable, foil-lined packs.

March 16, 2007

Closures

Short-height PET closure

Bericap offers the SuperShorty, a 28-mm closure designed for short-height PET neck finishes, providing weight savings in the PET perform and closure, as well as offering an attractive closure design for single-serves.

March 9, 2007

Closures

Maple Systems: Preloaded panel PCs

Maple Systems has introduced the Gold Series Panel PCs, preloaded with Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional.

March 9, 2007

Flexibles

Chips bag print reflects gold

New York Style Lightly Salted Organic Pita Chips earned a Gold Award for Printing Achievement for Genpak (www.genpak.com).

March 9, 2007

Flexibles

Ready-made, portable beer cooler pack

Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI, and Curwood, a Bemis Company, (www.curwood.com) are recipients of an FPA Gold Award for Packaging Excellence in recognition of the Curwood Express Tote™ marketed as the Miller Lite Chill Bag.

March 9, 2007

Flexibles

Shaped SUPs replace pasta/sauce jars

Buitoni, a unit of Swiss-based Nestlé, and CLP Industries Ltd. (www.clp-packaging.com) have garnered an FPA Gold Award for Packaging Excellence in recognition of the development of shaped, stand-up retort pouches for Buitoni pasta and sauce products.

March 9, 2007

Labels

Nestlé Beneful receives Pack Expo Selects award

The dog food package for Nestlé Beneful Prepared Meals was selected the winner in the inaugural Pack Expo Selects™ program by packaging professionals attending last November’s Pack Expo Intl., which is sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org).

February 9, 2007