Flexibles

Stand-up pouch for frozen veggies

A gussetted flat-bottom bag with a reclosable zipper feature is now being launched nationwide by Green Giant, a division of Minneapolis-based Pillsbury.

March 31, 2002

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Converting equipment

Packaging workflow task force

A promising step toward streamlining and standardizing packaging prepress was the January publication of ANSI CGATS TR 011-2002.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Recloseable feature 'snaps' onto Herr Foods' pretzel pack

At Snaxpo 2002, held February 16-19 in Chicago, Packaging World spotted printed prototype flexible film bags for Herr’s 22-oz Sourdough Bite Size Hard Pretzels that included the Easy Snap™ closure system.

March 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Web site info an extension of labeling

Claims for food products made on Web sites need to be scrutinized as carefully as if they were printed on packages or labels. So claims Betty Campbell, AAC Consulting Group (Rockville, MD) in remarks this month at the 13th annual conference and exposition of the International Fresh-Cut Produce Assn., Alexandria, VA.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Snack pack is Trophy material

A zippered stand-up pouch and gorgeous graphics make Trophy Foods’ Delectables line of snacks irresistable.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Drinkable yogurt in stand-up pouch

A 1.5-L stand-up pouch is now the package for a new drinkable Licaudo de yoghurt from Parmalat Uruguay, a unit of the Parma, Italy-based dairy.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Sargento wins FPA Member?s Choice Award

Sargento Cheese, Plymouth, WI, earned the Member’s Choice Award from the Flexible Packaging Assn., for its reclosure feature used for its Chef Style shredded mozzarella cheese pouch.

March 31, 2002

Containers

Winston debuts 'flask' pack

An injection-molded “flask” of polypropylene is the revolutionary new container for Winston’s new blends, Rich and Light from R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, Winston-Salem, NC.

March 31, 2002

Labels

More novel packs from Heinz

Few food manufacturers show as firm a belief in the power of packaging as Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Award-winning design 'pops'

“The Creativity Annual,” a book highlighting the year’s top designs, recently awarded its Creativity 31 Award of Distinction to Axion Design (San Anselmo, CA) for its design of Corn Poppers Popcorn Dippers.

March 31, 2002

Cartoning

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Companies

–Aetna Group has located its U.S. div. in a 77ꯠ sq’ facility in Duluth, GA. –MeadWestvaco Corp.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

People

–Len Kilby has recently been appointed to sales director for the North American market at SIG Doboy Inc. (New Richmond, WI). –CMD Corp.

March 31, 2002