Cartons and boxes

Patient safety products

Intelsius, a DGP company, launches of its new Thermotrek™ range of products.

June 26, 2012

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Protective/transport packaging

Brand edge and strap protector product line

Intertape Polymer Group® launched ANGLEGUARD™ brand edge and strap protectors to its iCushion® Protective Packaging product line.

June 22, 2012

Flexibles

Flexible package specification guidelines

How to decide what film or films to use or include in your new flexible, semi-rigid or rigid composite package that incorporates one or more films.

June 18, 2012

Sustainability

OFF THE SHELF: Beer variety pack brews multiple advantages

For its Widmer Brothers beers, the Craft Brew Alliance uses a new variety-pack box that reveals up to four different 22-oz glass bottle brands inside, providing marketing differentiation and materials savings.

June 13, 2012

Containers

Raising spirits' packaging profile

Uniquely shaped bottles, screen-printed graphics, stopper corks, and shrink-sleeve neck capsules give Death's Door gin, vodka, and white whisky lively shelf appeal.

June 11, 2012

Plastics/resins

Kraft cooks up another quick-prep meal kit

Capitalizing on its salad dressing expertise, Kraft creates a kit of bottled sauce and dressing that, when added to chicken and salad, results in a quick, six-serving meal.

June 8, 2012

Sustainability

New Web site touts carton environmental benefits

Florida’s Natural, HomeMaker, and Prairie Farms Diary noted as Evergreen Packaging’s partners on interactive choosecartons.com site.

June 7, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Solid deck pallet

ProStack® solid deck pallet unveiled; features patented double leg ratchet design for superior damage resistance.

June 5, 2012

Flexibles

High-shrink polyolefin films

New high-shrink polyolefin films deliver improved recyclability and yield.

June 5, 2012

Cartons and boxes

Frozen packaging solutions

Newest addition to the line of frozen shipping solutions focuses on substantially reducing the amount of dry ice required for shipping.

June 5, 2012

Cartons and boxes

Traceable tomato products

In Italy, Consorzio Casalasco del Pomodoro, one of Europe’s biggest tomato products manufacturers, together with the C.I.O. (Consorzio Interregionale Ortofrutticoli) association, has opted for an unusual initiative to provide consumers with information about the source of its product ingredients.

June 4, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Sustainability helps advance molded fiber packaging

Philips Consumer Lifestyle is one company that’s using the newspaper/water material to improve sustainability, branding, and economics.

June 4, 2012

Labels

Snapware puts a lid on label variability

Using a single supplier for new labels and automated labeling equipment allows plastic storage container supplier to maximize efficiency and enhance product quality.

June 1, 2012