Beverage

Pop artist does labels

Knightsbridge Fine Wines has signed a licensing agreement with Britto Central for access to certain works by internationally acclaimed pop artist Romero Britto for use on its labels and promotional merchandise.

January 31, 2005

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No label change, say two juice makers

Coca-Cola North America, manufacturers of Minute Maid orange juice, and Tropicana, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc., rejected a call by the Florida Department of Citrus to change the labeling on packages of “light” orange juice after studies showed consumers were confused about the juice content of the products.

January 31, 2005

Beverage

The truth, nothing but the truth

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a request by the soft drink industry that it be allowed to continue to use an “and/or” label when it comes to listing sweeteners on labels.

January 31, 2005

Beverage

Sri Lankan brewer responds to tsunami disaster

A Sri Lankan brewery has temporarily given up making beer and switched to bottling water to help survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami, the relief group Oxfam International reported on Thursday, December 30.

January 31, 2005

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Having fun with wine packaging

Snob Hill Winery scores with a synthetic cork and its Le Snoot piggy graphics on labels. Don Sebastiani puts a screw cap in its wine name.

January 31, 2005

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Spirited redesign for Baileys

Why mess with success? Diageo’s popular Baileys Irish Cream receives a dramatic new consumer-driven look.

January 31, 2005

Beverage

Dimensions.05 delivers for packaging pros

Manufacturers, distributors, packaging suppliers, and testing laboratories should not miss Dimensions.05, The International Forum on Transport Packaging.

January 31, 2005

Beverage

Taste of the earth

Coffee bean roaster and marketer GHH Select sells unique whole beans in a valved bag with stunning digitally printed images on labels.

January 31, 2005

Prepared & Canned Foods

Higher IQ packaging

From thwarting would-be counterfeiters to adding value through functionality, smart packaging keeps getting more intelligent.

January 31, 2005

Beverage

Packagers to benefit from ISA--OMAC merger

ELAU, with ties to ISA and OMAC, already sees a convergence in the Make2Pack initiative, integrating best of breed automation solutions across the supply chain.

December 31, 2004

Beverage

OMAC and ISA to merge

On January 17, the OMAC Board of Directors announced that it has started detailed planning activities which will lead to a merger with ISA (The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society).

December 31, 2004

Beverage

Cut heat shrink label costs by up to 80%

New high speed, high quality shrink labeling machinery uses roll-fed material in place of sleeves that cost 3-5X more.

December 31, 2004

Beverage

Brewer responds to disaster

A Sri Lankan brewery switches from beer to water to assist the tsunami survivors.

December 31, 2004