Flexibles

Bud Light goes to no-label look

Bud Light 12-oz glass bottles get a fresh look this summer as glue-applied paper labels give way to clear film labels and the no-label look.

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Flexibles

Clear pouch claims to be first

A clear stand-up pouch holding 6.75 oz of flavored water is now reaching store shelves in select eastern U.S. markets. It’s claimed to be among the first clear pouches in a category where opaque metallized films or foil-based laminations dominate (see CapriSun from Kraft Foods and Hi-C Blast from Coke’s Minute Maid Div).

June 30, 2004

Containers

New custom design

XanGo, LLC is releasing its dietary supplement beverage, also called XanGo, in stylish, custom-made glass bottles. The bottle is designed to solidify the brand and set it apart from other health and wellness beverages on the market.

June 30, 2004

Labels

Anniversary makeover

Shikatani Lacroix Brandesign developed a new look for the 2003 vintage of the Hillebrand family of wines in conjunction with the winemaker’s 25th anniversary.

June 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

June 30, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Innovation Lab Web site launched

Eastman Chemical Co. has launched the Eastman Innovation Lab Web site (www.eastmaninnovationlab.com), an interactive, community-based resource for designers and brand owners.

June 30, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Companies

Performance Systematix opened a new global headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI. The building spans 72ꯠ sq’ of expanded manufacturing and warehouse space.

June 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ban trans fat?

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has petitioned FDA to prohibit the use of partially hydrogenated oil, commonly referred to as trans fat, as a food ingredient.

June 30, 2004

Closures

Dual bottle dials in a custom tan

Fiji Blend debuts tanning lotion innovation through a nifty two-in-one bottle and a lenticular carton.

June 30, 2004

Flexibles

Clear pouch claims to be first

A clear stand-up pouch holding 6.75 oz of flavored water is now reaching store shelves in select eastern U.S. markets.

June 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID enabled label printers

Tharo Systems offers the Easylabel® labeling software equipped with an RFID Wizard. Printers currently supported include the RFID-enabled Zebra and Printronix thermal-transfer label printers.

June 30, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

UF juiced for R&D

The University of Florida’s packaging department kicks off with a full slate of applied research projects including these for food and RFID.

June 30, 2004

Labels

UF juiced for R&D (sidebar)

UF’s RFID portals proliferateSee video

June 30, 2004