Prepared & Canned Foods

Innovations in plastics help foods flourish

Pinched-grip PET, an innovative pastry bag, a take-out bag for chicken, foamed CPET, and barrier beer bottles and food containers all win DuPont awards.

September 30, 1998

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Dairy

Packagers reach for new technology at Pack Expo

Pack Expo displays the technology of the future at McCormick Place, November 8 to 12. Together with the International Exposition for Food Processors, attendees will roam 1.2 million sq' of exhibits, making it the largest North American packaging show ever.

September 30, 1998

Conveying & Product Handling

What's critical in project documentation?

Documentation was easily the most valued service for turnkey providers. Here's what a variety of engineers seek at the end of projects.

September 30, 1998

Beverage

Forum for Adhesive Closure Technologies: Case packaging trends

A new white paper, "Case packaging trends drive evaluation of sealing methodology," examines the trend toward upgraded shipping cases and their use as product marketing tools.

September 30, 1998

Dairy

Packaging World's experts

The following list of packaging professionals, human resources officers, recruiters and industry observers are the people who made possible our special report on The Staffing Struggle.

September 30, 1998

Conveying & Product Handling

Bringing a glacier to the consumer

On Vancouver Island, a brand new PET bottling line fed by an in-line stretch blow-molding machine is packaging right from a glacier some of the purest water on the planet.

September 30, 1998

Beverage

Chicago stays in Pack Expo plans

Despite other show relocations and big new facilities near Orlando, FL, Pack Expo's sponsor tells Packaging World that it expects improvements andwill keep the show at McCormick Place.

September 30, 1998

Soups, Condiments, Sauces, Spices, Dips & Dressings

The color of branding

A design veteran formerly with Kraft and P&G cites package examples that succeeded in meeting brand positioning objectives-plus some that did not.

September 30, 1998

Dairy

Packagers struggle with staffing

Manufacturers in virtually every industry-including food, beverage, pharmaceutical and even electronics-report that it's getting harder and harder to find and keep good packaging people.

September 30, 1998

Beverage

Packagers reach for new technology at Pack Expo (sidebar)

Hall of Famers and Sealed Air Corp. to be honored at PEF banquet

September 30, 1998

Conveying & Product Handling

Packaging power struggle

When operators override control logic and take control of the line, how should the packaging engineering department react?

September 30, 1998

Beverage

The color of branding (sidebar)

What colors mean

September 30, 1998

Dairy

How to find the best new hires in packaging

In today's tight labor market, companies are implementing a variety of strategies-some new, some tried and true-to attract the best talent to their packaging functions.

September 30, 1998