Beverage

Mining opporunities at a global consumer company

Packaging needs at Hewlett-Packard, as at other consumer goods companies, offer contract packagers opportunities, if they know where to look and how to approach these potential customers.Contract Packaging magazine asked John Hayward, manager of packaging engineering at HP, to discuss where and why the opportunities for contract packaging exist inside HP and at other large-scale consumer goods companies, and how contract packagers can shape winning strategies to gain their business.

August 31, 2005

Vertical Markets: Page 252

Bakery & Snack

Around the Industry

Aaron Thomas Company Inc. has opened an 87ꯠ-sq-ft manufacturing, packaging, and warehousing facility in Bolingbrook, IL, southwest of Chicago.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Bore seal cap

United Caps (formerly PROCAP) introduces its 28mm bore seal cap for standard BPF and PCO neck finishes. Closure is designed for use with carbonated soft drinks, still and sparkling water, and isotonic sports drinks.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Sustainable Packaging Forum set

The Sustainable Packaging Forum 2005 will take place October 17-19 at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia, PA.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Beer bottles get glow-in-dark label glam

Global brewer SABMiller plc is using glow-in-the-dark, pressure-sensitive clear film labels from Spear for a special promotion of Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) beers.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

No 'and/or' for soft drinks

Soft drink manufacturers must ensure that the sweetening ingredients used in their products are correctly listed on labels, now that FDA has ruled that proposed “and/or” labeling is not warranted.

August 31, 2005

Bakery & Snack

ISU gains big assists from industry

Indiana State University is tapping packaging resources through its new R&D Center.

August 31, 2005

Prepared & Canned Foods

PET bottles shake up cocktail-mix market

Unique packaging hits bull’s-eye for Target stores’ liquor departments.

August 31, 2005

Dairy

A vision for the future

Veteran branding experts say the packages that will have staying power will be rooted in solid consumer research and precise targeting rather than on passing fads.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Deluxe RFID is scalable (sidebar)

Deluxe testing and training

August 31, 2005

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Salary levels rise, as do job-security concerns

Packaging World’s fourth salary survey reveals that packaging professionals are bringing home the bacon—and plenty of it—despite economic uncertainties.

August 31, 2005

Bakery & Snack

Special Citations

Stand-up barrier pouch for teaChaoAn Wenhua Color Print Co., LtdEasy carry package for spiritsFlex Industries Ltd.

August 31, 2005

Beverage

Integrated corkscrew offers wine bottlers new packaging option

A new wine bottle closure concept called IC3™ (3-in-1 Integrated Corkscrew) is designed to provide ease of opening without a traditional cork screw tool, excellent product protection against oxidation, and easy, high-integrity resealing of unused wine portions.

August 31, 2005