Flexibles

Coffee pads offer youthful 'edge' and convenience

Bon Beanies in Amsterdam has joined the trend of marketing consumer products in packaging tailored toward small-household convenience with Zinglez coffee pads.

June 30, 2005

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

CompaniesAmpac Packaging has completed its acqusition of Kapak Co.

June 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Suits planned by CSPI

The Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it will increasingly turn to the courts to stop deceptive labeling, fraudulent advertising, and the use of dangerous food additives.

June 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

GM labeling stalled in Codex

Members of Codex failed to agree on the creation of labeling guidelines for genetically modified foods during the Codex meeting in Malaysia in mid-May.

June 30, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

Status of packaging education

Packaging education, and especially its role in industry, was the topic under discussion at a recent packaging meeting. A packaging designer reported that “packaging design is not popular” among students these days.

June 30, 2005

Flexibles

Carrefour debuts microwavable vegetable tray

Conceived by Carrefour, the French hypermarket pioneer, new Conserves Pratiques vegetables are packed in retorted multilayer plastic trays.

June 30, 2005

Flexibles

Packaging upgrade is sweeter than sugar

Pre-measured one-cup containers are a consumer-friendly and reclosable alternative to traditional packaging formats that have been around forever.

June 30, 2005

Labels

Fire Water design gets even hotter

A new shrink sleeve puts a spark in a schnapps liqueur bottle design, saving the manufacturer time and money in the process.

June 30, 2005

Cartoning

Vegas show spurs equipment buys

Marich Confectionery increases line speeds dramatically with technology found at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003.

June 30, 2005

Flexible packaging

Trends in pharma validation

What do pharmaceutical companies need from technology providers and packaging machinery OEMs to make FDA validation run more smoothly?

June 30, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Filler/capper cleans easily, changes quickly

Balcony construction makes system easy to clean, while controls package simplifies frequent size change.

June 30, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New pack foils thieves

With a single machine purchase, cartridge remanufacturer IJR, Inc., automated its packaging and reduced theft losses that had plagued its retailer customers.

June 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Carb loading

The Food and Drug Administration is set to bring some order to a ‘Wild West’ array of label claims about carbohydrates on food packs.

June 30, 2005