Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1332

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food and beverage markets expanding in Mexico

Lifestyle changes in Mexico mean profitability for processed foods.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

In Dubai, nearly 200 companies exhibit at Gulf Pack

Billed as the largest Middle East packaging industry trade fair ever, Gulf Pack opened April 2 at the Dubai Airport Expo.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

In UK, convenience food and beverage industry to see huge growth

The convenience food and beverage sector will grow 214% by the year 2010 in the United Kingdom, according to one source.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Global Packaging Minute's Labeling Bloopers edition

In a blog from Japan, the following labels were listed under a headline, "Dumb and funny warning labels." We don't know if these were cases of bad translation from another language or just really funny. Enjoy!

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Also in France, bag-in-box wine making inroads

The traditionally conservative French wine market is beginning to accept bag-in-box wine packaging.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New regulations for South Africa's bottled water industry

For the first time, South Africa's Department of Health is publishing regulations related to the processing and labeling of bottled water.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

India gets Minute Maid juice in plastic and glass bottles

In response to consumer preferences leaning toward health and wellness products, Coca-Cola is introducing Minute Maid juice in parts of India.

May 31, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fruit on packaging found misleading

he Prevention Institute, a non-profit health advocacy group out of California, studied 37 heavily marketed foods with pictures of fruit on the packaging.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Excessive packaging tops list of dislikes of Welsh supermarket shoppers

Although 90% of Welsh shoppers buy their groceries at supermarkets, only 7% of them really want to.

May 31, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Packed house at PAF 2007

Opening with a vision of the future from General Mills and closing with a detailed look at plant-floor data acquisition as it's practiced at Tropicana Products, the May 23 Packaging Automation Forum played to a packed house at Chicago's Marriott O'Hare.

May 25, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Opportunities abound for pet food packaging

While the explosive growth in premium pet food has been a big story in the US, the trend is global in scope.

May 23, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Heinz seafood caught in shelf-stable cups

H.J. Heinz in Australia debuts on-the-go cups of salmon, tuna complete with sporks.

May 22, 2007