Beverage

PLA makes splash in bottled water

Sustainable packaging received a dramatic boost as BIOTA Brands of America Inc., Telluride, CO, launched its premium spring water in bottles molded of Cargill Dow LLC NatureWorks™ polylactic acid starting in October.

November 30, 2004

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Device measures bad vibes in China

In a vast country where only 25% of its roads are paved, the distribution challenges within China have long been problematic for packagers in the United States and elsewhere.

November 30, 2004

Pet Food

The wrap-up: Old wine in old pouches

In this article from National Geographic, an archaeologist traces drink to the Stone Age and finds pouched wines.

November 30, 2004

Beverage

Self-heating beverage container debuts

WP Beverage Partners LLC is introducing a new line of its Wolfgang Puck brand of gourmet coffees in self-heating containers—a first in North America, says the container’s creator, OnTech Delaware Inc. in San Diego.

November 30, 2004

Conveying & Product Handling

RFID: The promise and the struggle

Hype about radio-frequency identification clashes with reality at Baltimore EPC Global conference.

November 30, 2004

Beverage

Supply chain for clear PP bottles

PACK EXPO : At K’2004 in Germany, Sidel showed its new crystal-clear clarified polypropylene (cPP) bottles made on Sidel’s injection stretch blow molding SBO Series 2+ equipment.

October 31, 2004

Beverage

NJM/CLI hosts party

During a week of hard work and long days at Pack Expo, NJM/CLI treated customers and friends to a fun-filled night of Chicago's best blues music.

October 31, 2004

Beverage

Make2Pack gains momentum at Brussels meeting

A library of “control entities” recognized widely across processing and packaging functions may be among the outcomes of ongoing work being done jointly by the World Batch Forum, the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, and ISA SP-88.

October 31, 2004

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

PACK EXPO Video: RoboBar robotic bartender

PACK EXPO : Motoman is introducing its RoboBar robotic bartender to acclaim of happy customers at its booth, S-1495, at Pack Expo International 2004. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Prepared & Canned Foods

Special labels lead to vodka sales

Dutch distiller Toorank has achieved strong market presence for its Petrikov Red and Blue flavored vodka, thanks to striking labels that employ thermochromic inks.

October 31, 2004

Dairy

Kwik Trip's cap conversion

Convenience store chain Kwik Trip, Inc., processes and packages all its Nature’s Touch-brand milks, juices, juice drinks, and bottled waters at its dairy facility in LaCrosse, WI.

October 31, 2004

Beverage

Cost of materials causing shifts

Survey shows that manufacturers are indeed feeling the effects of cost increases in packaging materials. Changing specs and suppliers are two remedies.

October 31, 2004

Beverage

Smarter packaging

RFID and security technology, especially authenticating methods, headlined a recent Smart Packaging conference outside Chicago.

October 31, 2004