Flexibles

Fruit snacks in 'hearty' cups

New Choice Foods, Irwindale, CA, is marketing fruit snacks in heart-shaped cups thermoformed of polypropylene. Packaged in Taiwan, Squez’N’ Bites have been introduced to the United States in 10.5-oz bags that contain 10 cups and retail for $1.19.

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Additives, coatings & inks

Q&A: The man with X-ray vision

Wayne Knigge is a consultant who retired in June 2001 after 36 years as senior staff engineer with General Mills. He spent the last 20 years on quality/productivity improvements in packaging, the last three focusing on X-ray inspection.

September 30, 2002

Labels

Elegant new design

William Grant & Sons, U.S. importer of the Italian Tiziano wines, turned to Bailey Design Group (Plymouth Meeting, PA) to create a label for the new Tiziano Chianti Riserva.

September 30, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

People

TricorBraun (St. Louis, MO) hired Mark Polivka as the vp of supply chain management.

September 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Companies

LMC Intl. (Elmhurst, IL) and Dhiman Industries (Punjab, India) formed a strategic marketing agreement for the sales and service of Dhiman confectionery packaging machines in North America.

September 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Delays in allergen labeling bill

After failing to act before the summer break, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions may take action on legislation mandating new requirements on labeling of food products with known allergens among their ingredients.

September 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

MAP protects fresh pork (sidebar)

Material matters

September 30, 2002

Containers

MAP protects fresh pork

Barrier materials, MAP technology, and automation upgrades all combine to help Clougherty Packing extend shelf life and improve quality of ground pork and sausage.See in-plant video

September 30, 2002

Containers

Mass flow = efficiency squared

Unilever cleans up on faster changeovers and washout for monobloc mass-flow fillers on tool-less changeover lines. Network yields big savings.

September 30, 2002

Flexibles

Bagging output soars at Crunch Pak (sidebar)

Bag film: A ‘touchy’ subject

September 30, 2002

Containers

Bagging output soars at Crunch Pak

Low-profile vf/f/s units designed to reduce bruising pack up to 50 bags/min of different sizes that are sold to schools and stores.See in-plant video

September 30, 2002

Flexibles

Stand-up pouch earns Merrick's merit

Merrick Petfoods introduces dog food in a resealable stand-up pouch that’s marketed primarily in Europe.

September 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

New exhibitors give Pack Expo a fresh look (sidebar)

Eastman Kodak named Packaging Leader of the Year

September 30, 2002