Prepared & Canned Foods

Baking soda label acts as a freshness timer

WS Packaging Group (www.wspackaging.com) has solved a long-standing consumer conundrum of knowing when to replace the Arm & Hammer-brand Baking Soda refrigerator air filter.

June 11, 2007

Vertical Markets: Page 226

Beverage

Abbott Labs wins by flying with JETT

Waunetka A. Clark is the validation program manager of Global Pharmaceutical Operations, GPO Division Validation, Abbott Laboratories. Abbott’s Waukegan, IL, facility recently hosted a monthly meeting of the Joint Equipment Transition Team (JETT).

June 11, 2007

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Back in the U.S.A.

Drug reimportation legislation seems likely to pass in Congress. It may jumpstart track-and-trace packaging technology.

June 11, 2007

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Caribou Coffee, Gaviña select ICA's advanced baggers

At the recent SCAA conference in Long Beach, a ‘sold’ sign and a popular open house testified to the popularity of ICA Quality Packaging, which specializes in sophisticated, ELAU-equipped high speed bagging systems.

June 4, 2007

Beverage

Spiral conveyor for fridge packs

Specially designed stainles steel spiral conveyor from Ryson for the beverage and soft drink industries conveys flat fridge packs in a vertical direction.

June 1, 2007

Beverage

Mass flow spiral conveyor

See this video clip of Ryson Mass Flow Spiral conveyors, designed to handle full and empty bottles, cans, jars and other similar containers. Ideal for beverage applications.

June 1, 2007

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

The wrap-up: All in a day's work

Reader inquiries are an interesting part of a packaging editor's workweek.

May 31, 2007

Beverage

New package shapes, new markets, new products

Whether you’re in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and/or nutraceutical business, it’s always wise to pay attention not only to competitive product packaging, but also to products sold in other segments.

May 31, 2007

Beverage

In Canada, Coca Cola eyes coffee market

Tapping into the market for premium espressos and lattes, Coca-Cola Co. launches "Far Coast," its own brand of specialty coffees in Toronto.

May 31, 2007

Beverage

India ready for vodka in a sachet?

Not sure if the language is a barrier because the article contains no photo, but Diageo, the world's largest spirits company, plans a new vodka packaging for India that involves convenient user-friendly sachets of 30 and 60 ml.

May 31, 2007

Beverage

Controversy over U.K. wine health warnings

"Jacques Chirac, chief detractor of eating in Britain, would lead the laughter," says food critic Egon Ronay, regarding the move to put health warnings on wine labels

May 31, 2007

Beverage

Budweiser wins right to name in Sweden

Anheuser-Busch has won the exclusive right to use the "Budweiser" name in Sweden, defeating a Czech competitor's attempt to label its beer bottles with the name.

May 31, 2007

Dairy

South Africa's poor hit with counterfeit food

Poor people in outlying and rural areas of South Africa are seeing a growing number of fake food products.

May 31, 2007