Cartons and boxes

Router pack redesign connects with consumer needs

New graphics for Cisco’s Linksys routers alleviate consumer confusion in an overly complicated category and communicate the powerful potential of the technology.

February 27, 2013

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Flexibles

2013 FPA Silver Award Winners

Following are the 2013 FPA Silver Award winners.

February 27, 2013

Flexibles

Innovation is king

The winning entries of the Flexible Packaging Association’s 57th annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards feature innovative enhancements that integrate consumer trends and needs with technical advancements in materials, graphics, structure, and sustainability to produce outstanding flexible packaging solutions. In all, 78 flexible packages were submitted into the 2013 competition by 29 flexible packaging companies. Of those, 25 packages will be honored with 29 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards within one or more categories including Packaging Excellence, Printing Achievement, Technical Innovation, and Environmental & Sustainability Achievement.

February 27, 2013

Containers

Arizona’s first seasonal canned beer series

SanTan Brewing Co., one of Arizona’s fastest growing breweries and a leader of the Arizona canned craft beer revolution, is launching an exciting new CanVenture: Arizona’s first ever seasonal canned beer series.

February 27, 2013

Containers

Cans are catching on

Beer, mead, sparkling water, energy drinks—the marketers behind these and other beverages are lately finding aluminum cans very much to their liking.

February 26, 2013

Additives, coatings & inks

UV offset ink for high-speed printing

High-quality performance and exceptional rub-resistance for folding carton and commercial applications.

February 26, 2013

Cartons and boxes

Aveda shines light on water conservation

This year’s Light the Way candle, a part of Earth Month at Aveda, raises money for clean water causes, while utilizing sustainable packaging materials.

February 25, 2013

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

PP container showcases goat's cheese

Highly-transparent Ppure polypropylene containers have been chosen by leading Dutch goat’s cheese manufacturer Bettinehoeve for a range of its successful products.

February 21, 2013

Containers

Nutritional drink differentiates through clean simplicity

Health drink Rumble distinguishes itself in the crowded functional beverage category through a clean, uncluttered design with artwork chosen to appeal to the emotions.

February 20, 2013

Labels

“one touch” temperature tag

TempTRIP®, LLC introduced a new “one touch”, ultra high frequency (UHF) radio identification temperature tag that now makes food and pharmaceutical cold chain management simple, yet more “intelligent” than ever before.

February 20, 2013

Flexible packaging

Off The Shelf: Stand-up pouch for rice delivers innovation

Lundberg Family Farms recently launched a new pouch for its organic rice that employs Velcro® closure technology that allows consumers to easily open and reclose the pack without having to align zippers.

February 19, 2013

Containers

'Cans Get You Cooking' promotes canned foods’ benefits

Can Manufacturers Institute partners with major brands and retailers to drive center-of-store sales nationwide.

February 14, 2013

Flexibles

Seed mix entices in new windowed bag

A new package design for 20-lb bags of food-plot seed for deer allows for gravure-printed graphics across the entire bag, as well as a see-through window insert.

February 13, 2013