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Contract Packaging

PepsiCo testing semiautomation in repacking

Bottling company collaborates with supply chain to add speed and flexibility in creating variety packs and variety display pallets. Costs could be cut by 10%, with a 30% rise in output.

April 7, 2009

Contract Packaging

Five ways vigilance can bring co-packing success in a tough economy

Bundle services, audit and integrate service providers, study the ‘3 Cs,’ and strive for flexibility. Each tactic costs little to nothing upfront but requires a proactive rather than reactive approach.

April 7, 2009

Contract Packaging

Grand Brands selects co-packer for Lander brand

Contract manufacturer and packager Surefil LLC (www.surefil.com) has entered into an exclusive partnership with Grand Brands LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, to produce all its Lander product lines.

April 7, 2009

Contract Packaging

Co-packer, inventive bottle serve RTD tea line

Let’s Mongo Inc., Moorpark, CA, has launched Tomandote, a line of Hispanic-inspired, ready-to-drink teas with the help of its bottle supplier and a contract packager.

April 7, 2009

Contract Packaging

Diversapack acquires contract manufacturer/packager

Diversapack (www.diversapack.com), Atlanta, GA, has acquired Universal Packaging Systems (UPS, www.upsilab.com), Chino, CA.

April 7, 2009

Contract Packaging

Are you passively waiting or proactively planning?

This issue of Contract Packaging is chock-full of ideas to encourage your planning team to think proactively in lean times.

April 7, 2009

Flexible packaging

Packaging philosophies guide AFP through stormy economic seas

By modifying used packaging machinery and combining production runs, American FlexPack cost-effectively produces single-use packs for its customers.

April 5, 2009

Contract Packaging

Report: secondary packaging under close review

With retailers demanding greater value, and bottom lines in need of reduced costs, secondary packaging is under the microscope, according to a November 2008 study from the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).

April 4, 2009

Labels

Specialized rework: D-I-Y or bid it externally?

‘Under the radar’ packaging services require product manufacturers to decide whether to do the work internally or use a contract packager. Consider each cost factor carefully before deciding, says, Bill McNeil, president of Premier Packaging.

April 2, 2009

Contract packaging

Selecting a contract packager

More than 150 packaging professionals shared their advice about selecting a contract packager (CP), aka a co-packer or private-label manufacturer, in a 2009 Packworld.com online survey.

March 31, 2009

Flexible packaging

Flexible films find gold in FPA awards

Vacuum skin packaging, gorgeous stand-up pouches, and a WHO winner with life-saving potential are among the highlights in this year’s FPA competition.

March 1, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Small is the new big

A tortilla chip maker invests in new bagging equipment to keep up with the trend in downsized bags.

January 8, 2009