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Containers

Vitamin gumballs bounce into new canister

Bloomfield, CT-based Amerifit Nutrition released its Vitaball Vitamin Gumball product to the warehouse club market.

July 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

USP sets 'repackaging' standards

The packaging material used for repackaging a tablet or capsule into a unit-dose blister pack should be selected for both barrier properties and how the package will be used.

July 31, 2002

Flexibles

Powdered chai goes flexible

Portland-based Oregon Chai release a new dry powdered chai tea latte mix in October 2001.

July 31, 2002

Filling/capping, dry

Kraft a big believer in packaging

Part of the Worldpak 2002 conference program held June 23-28 at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging was a presentation by Glenview, IL-based Kraft Foods.

July 31, 2002

Flexibles

Reclosable package

Formost Packaging Machines, Inc. (Woodinville, WA) offers a new reclosable package created on Fuji-Formost horizontal and vertical wrappers.

July 31, 2002

Closures

Copolyester shines

France’s Montblanc introduced its first fragrance with packaging made from Eastman Chemical Co.’s (Kingsport, TN) Eastar® copolyester.

July 31, 2002

Containers

Montebello Packaging celebrates 50th Anniversary

Montebello Packaging (Montebello, Quebec, Canada) will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on August 20.

July 31, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tesco sells sushi the Japanese way

Solway Foods, Corby, England, the sushi processor and packager, developed an unusual three-dimensional thermoformed tray and lid.

July 31, 2002

Secondary Packaging

When robots take over: A worker's tale

Bonnie Dean works in the packaging operations at Gray and Co., Hart, MI, makers of Queen Anne chocolate-covered cherries. She was one of 10 employees whose duties changed dramatically in early 2001 when the company installed robotic case packers.

July 31, 2002

Flexibles

Phosphorescent decoration

To celebrate the “Festival du Film de Paris” this year, the French Champagne house Pierrel released a limited-edition bottle decorated with a phosphorescent shrink-sleeve label from Sleever Intl.

July 31, 2002

Closures

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

July 31, 2002

Flexibles

Companies

–Rohm and Haas Co. (Philadelphia, PA) has started production of adhesives for the Latin American Region at its new Brazilian adhesives plant in Jacare’.

July 31, 2002