Flexibles

Pez juice launched in pouch

In the candy business, Pez in its refillable dispenser is a classic. Now Leading Brands, Inc., is marketing a Pez shelf-stable juice, in a 8.54-oz (250-mL) “no-spill” stand-up pouch topped with a collectible Pez character.

November 30, 2002

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Flexibles

Barrier coatings for bottles

Two new barrier coating technologies for PET bottles will be featured at Nova-Pack Americas Feb. 3 - 4 in Orlando, FL.

November 30, 2002

Closures

Vial delivers eye-opening ingenuity

Arthur Lifshey, a senior fellow engineer with Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ, is the inventive mind behind the patented Ocumeter® Plus, a high-density polyethylene vial for ophthalmic products.

November 30, 2002

Containers

Bru's big on blue PET

Recognizing that an established brand lives or dies partly on the strength of its packaging, marketers at Bru S.A. were downright picky about which PET resin to use when they introduced 50-cL (16.9-oz) bottles of natural sparkling mineral water last May.

November 30, 2002

Converting equipment

CORONA TREATER BENEFITS COLLEGE

To ensure that Fox Valley Technical College students have the newest surface treating technology, Enercon Industries (Menomonee Falls, WI) supplied them with a Universal corona treater and Compak™ 2000 power supply for a new Avanti printing press from PCMC (Green Bay, WI) that is being installed at the Appleton, WI, college.

November 30, 2002

Flexibles

Fresh-cut fruit to grow with packaging

Fresh-cut fruits will be the beneficiary of several new materials for packaging that are likely to permit growth that’s projected to be similar to that of fresh-cut vegetables and salads a decade ago.

November 30, 2002

Labels

Very merry graphic design

Just in time for the holiday season, Smith’s Dairy is releasing Moovers Premium eggnog decorated with three of Santa Claus’ elves.

November 30, 2002

Closures

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

November 30, 2002

Closures

Web Plus: L'Oréal creates package design concepts online

About twice a month, package designer Onsat Lustig of New York-based L’Oréal USA goes online to eDesigner Studio for an immediate sneak peak of how a package concept may look with a variation of components.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Companies

Rohm and Haas (Philadelphia, PA) is relocating its pilot coating and lamination equipment to a new facility at its Ringwood, IL mfg. facility.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

People

Max Garcia has been hired as a field service technician based in Mexico City, Mexico, for Multivac (Kansas City, MO). Bob Koch has been named director of sales, food div.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Officially organic

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rules for labeling of organic products went into effect October 21, 2002. The rules apply to both domestically grown and imported food.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA continues consumer surveys

FDA has asked the Office of Management and Budget to continue its consumer surveys on food and dietary supplement labeling issues. The agency said that determining how consumers are likely to interpret various claims, warnings, disclaimers, caution statements, and notices that might appear on a label is important in the formulation of labeling policies.

November 30, 2002