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Converting equipment

Packaging 'Payback'

Sonoco creates economies of scale that accelerate speed-to-market and reduce obsolescence in helping manufacturers meet the emphasis on outsourced packaging that works at retail.

March 31, 2005

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Meaty design

Pioneer Snacks called on Flowdesign to create a new way to package their meat snacks.

March 31, 2005

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Whitener pens niche with cosmetics

Out-of-the-carton thinking for BriteSmile Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, has pushed the retail version of its product into a premium niche at cosmetics counters.

March 31, 2005

Sustainability

Consumer survey identifies package challenges

Packaging for liquid soap and for ready-to-eat, precut fruits were identified by consumers as the most consumer-friendly in a new survey and report from Mona Doyle/The Consumer Network.

March 31, 2005

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Vendange varietals select Prisma Aseptic

Just months after Canandaigua Wine introduced its Almaden Sangria in a Prisma® Aseptic carton from Tetra Pak, the company has introduced four varieties of its Vendange wines in the same 500-mL carton with an innovative resealable screw cap.

March 31, 2005

Flexibles

On paper, a world of opportunity

The consensus view is paperboard is hardly old-fashioned. But both consumers and retailers believe it can do far more to intensify the visual theater, clarify the price-value relationship with the product, and improve security.

March 31, 2005

Flexible packaging

The machine factor in flexible packaging

What flexible package designers should know about packaging machinery.

February 28, 2005

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Baby boomers may be the demographic 'bomb'

Companies would be wise to develop convenient packaging for aging baby boomers that have plenty of disposable income.

February 28, 2005

Flexibles

Recloseable MAP bags differentiate Farmer John's bacon

Farmer John Meats/Clougherty Packing Co., Los Angeles, CA, is marketing precooked bacon in a uniquely designed, contoured bag made of barrier film supplied by Curwood.

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A daring new design

US Beauty Group Coty Inc. hired designer Denis Boudard, president and founder of QSLD New World Inc. design studio, to create the packaging for its new women’s fragrance and beauty line: Daring for Isabella Rossellini.

February 28, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling comments

For nearly a decade, the Food and Drug Administration has been seeking comment on issues related to health claims and nutrient content claims in food labeling prior to issuing final rules.

February 28, 2005

Flexibles

The right innovation can redirect a category

Leveraging structural opportunities to ease consumers’ stress can elevate a brand’s stature and build additional sales.

February 28, 2005