Beverage

Honey-sweetened, natural attributes lead beverage bottle redesign

Just several years after hitting the market, the Honeydrop brand of honey-sweetened, natural beverages has undergone a makeover.

June 30, 2011

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 291

Beverage

PepsiCo's challenge to Coke's reigning PlantBottle

In the soft drink wars, a new battle is being waged.

June 29, 2011

Dairy

Cama USA hires Billy Goodman as North American Managing Director

Billy Goodman has been hired as North American Managing Director for Cama USA, Inc., which moved to its new headquarters in Deerfield, IL this month.

June 21, 2011

Beverage

Honeywell announces winners of its 2011 Channel Partner of the Year awards

Honeywell has announced the winners of its annual Channel Partner of the Year awards at the 2011 Americas Distribution Channel Executive Conference, being held in conjunction with Honeywell’s flagship annual Americas Users Group Symposium.

June 20, 2011

Beverage

Amcor Rigid Plastics' president retires

Bill Long, President of Amcor Rigid Plastics has announced his decision to retire from Amcor; Mike Schmitt has been appointed the new President of Amcor Rigid Plastics, effective 1 July 2011.

June 13, 2011

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

A life in packaging

It was 48 years ago that I walked into an office in London’s West End to begin my first job in packaging.

June 9, 2011

Beverage

PepsiCo elaborates on new green PET bottle technology

Denise Lefebvre, director of Advanced Research – Beverage Packaging, for PepsiCo reveals additional details on the announcement of a 100% plant-based PET bottle expected to pilot in 2012.

June 7, 2011

Beverage

Online forum on sustainability and design

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers has announced that it will host a global online Packaging Exchange focused on addressing sustainable packaging issues and package design considerations to improve sustainability and reduce waste.

June 7, 2011

Meat, Poultry & Seafood

Alan Traylor joins MOCON as head of food safety business unit

Alan Traylor has joined MOCON, Inc. as the company’s new business manager of food safety products.

June 6, 2011

Beverage

Case Study: Boulevard Brewing Co. taps into automated palletizing

Boulevard Brewing began a search for a palletizer by looking at the premium standard for the brewing industry, a machine that would stand up to the brewery use and abuse. They only had to look across the state to Intelligrated, located in nearby St. Louis, Mo., the manufacturer and integrator of Alvey® palletizers.

May 25, 2011

Beverage

Video showcases high-speed beverage palletizing solutions

Video from Intelligrated showcases its 940 series of Alvey palletizers for very high speed applications such as soft drinks, juice drinks, and bottled water. Video showcases many pack formats, including shrink trays, cartons, and cases.

May 24, 2011

Beverage

Dynamic, offset-printed pressure-sensitive labels combine visual intrigue with strong tactile feel

Looking to establish its wine as a premium brand, while capturing the consumers' attention at retail, Caliza Winery turned to WS Packaging Group to accomplish the task of printing a label design that called for a combination of technically demanding printing techniques and features, including heavy de-bossing, scuff varnish, and distinct modern colors.

May 12, 2011

Beverage

New square bottle, with shrink sleeve label, adds an edge to bottled water brand

TalkingRain Beverage Company created a stronger brand presence on- shelf for its ActiVWater® brand with new square bottle, full-body shrink sleeve label, and package redesign. Printed with metallic inks, the new label design has easy-to-read graphics, bold flavor-specific colors, and displays well at retail.

May 10, 2011