Flexibles

Gourmet sweets in a 'green' package

Winning a Gold Award for Environmental Achievement was Northern Flair of Maple Plain MN. Its 5-oz stand-up pouch of Malto Bella Gourmet Malt Balls, filled by a contract packager, is produced by C&H Packaging (www.chpack.com) from a three-layer adhesive lamination of 48-ga polyester/48-ga metallized polyester/low-density polyethylene heat-seal layer. The clear polyester on top is reverse-printed in seven colors on a flexo press.

March 9, 2007

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Contract Packaging

The power of a label: Customization on a small scale

Packaging for specialty stores is more than just the container that holds the product. The package must also position the brand as a premium, “available here only” purchase and fit seamlessly with the store as a brand.

March 8, 2007

Contract Packaging

Conference To Focus On Innovation And Sustainability

The Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), will take place May 15-17 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The event will focus on sustainability solutions for day-to-day implementation on materials and packages, and how to develop and implement innovative projects. Current developments in materials and containers, as well as contract packaging services, will also be discussed. To register, visit www.pkgsummit.com, or contact Don Browne at 262/782-1900, or e-mail him at [email protected].

March 8, 2007

Contract packaging

Multi-dimensional branding: Paste emphasizes attributes, store environment

Recognizing the need for a novel approach to introduce yet another product in the whitening segment, a Manhattan-based cosmetic dentist focused on brand name, package color, and the right distribution channel.

February 9, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference focuses on contract packaging solutions, sustainability

The Packaging Summit Expo and Conference – taking place May 15-17, 2007 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois and sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) – specializes in contract packaging solutions as well as containers and materials innovations – 92% of the packaging business that influences you.

January 17, 2007

Contract Packaging

Speakers sought for new industry conference

Contract Packaging magazine announces the launch of the conference “CP 07: Succeeding With Contract Packaging.” The conference will be Sept. 10-12, 2007, at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare hotel, and it has the endorsement and support of the Contract Packaging Association.

January 17, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference focuses on packaging materials innovation and sustainability

The Packaging Summit Expo and Conference – taking place May 15-17, 2007 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois and sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) – specializes in containers and materials innovations, as well as contract packaging and packaging services – 92% of the packaging business that influences you.

January 16, 2007

Contract Packaging

Morton seasons dowdy category's profile

Venerable salt marketer is moving its specialty salts into new packaging that leverages equities of the iconic ‘mother’ brand but also gives each new product its own personality.

January 10, 2007

Contract Packaging

The Need For Speed

A new study offers advice for leveraging co-packers in ‘quick-changeover' tactics that answer retailer and consumer demands for variation in packaging sizes and formats.

December 19, 2006

Contract Packaging

Club-courting errors

As a packaging consultant to CPG companies, Adalis Packaging Solutions Group (APSG) sees four common pitfalls in efforts to get packaging into club stores.

December 19, 2006

Contract Packaging

Wal-Mart details 'packaging scorecard'

At Pack Expo in November 2006, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. revealed specifics of a “packaging scorecard” to continue its commitment of reducing packaging across its global supply chain by 5% by 2013, helping Wal-Mart and its suppliers improve packaging and conserve resources.

December 19, 2006

Contract Packaging

Co-manufacturer help sambazon forge ahead in low-acid aseptics

California acai marketer taps Aseptic Solutions, which is poised to become a rare U.S. company capable of aseptically filling, low-acid products on a high-speed rotary filler.

December 19, 2006

Contract Packaging

Biomedical Products Marketer Saves Big With High-Tech Aerogel Cartons

Can thermal-insulated containers increase co-packing's value? American Aerogel's containers cut Advanced BioHealing's shipping costs 40%.

December 19, 2006