Beverage

Catalent expert addresses turnkey serialization

Catalent Pharma Solution’s Akan Oton provides a contract manufacturer/packager’s perspective on serialization, authentication, and track-and-trace technologies in pharmaceutical distribution.

June 1, 2008

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Bakery & Snack

Beating the e-Pedigree deadline

The January 2009 e-Pedigree deadline set by California may have been pushed back two years, but that didn’t stop Biogen Idec from forging ahead with a solution.

June 1, 2008

Beverage

Sustainability News & Events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

June 1, 2008

Beverage

Fabric care bottle conjures cosmetics appeal

The elements of fragrance, fabric, and fashion are uniquely intertwined in a new line of "fabric enhancers" from Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble.

June 1, 2008

Beverage

Convenient closure tops Red Knot Wines

Zork screw-cap closure 'pops' like a cork when opened and is easily reinserted.

May 31, 2008

Beverage

Novel beverage vending concept

From interpack: What if a vending machine could hold some 1,500 roll-fed pouches and fill beverage products from concentrate?

May 31, 2008

Beverage

Bottle's sidewall made of film

A 300-mL bottle made largely of flexible film has a carbon footprint 50% less than the PET bottle it replaces for Belgium's WCUP.

May 31, 2008

Beverage

Packages earn NACD awards recognition

NACD Packages of the Year honored this month highlight innovation, sustainability.

May 31, 2008

Dairy

CSPI: 'Alcospeed' beverages unsafe in any package

The Center for Science in the Public Interest targets alcoholic energy drinks and their packaging.

May 31, 2008

Beverage

Label applicator is a perfect fit for Sea Breeze's low-volume printing

Label printers for manufacturing applications are typically judged on both their printing quality and their throughput. However, not every company requires the lightning-fast line speeds that are now possible with today’s printing technology. There have not been many options for budget-conscious customers that need a quality printer for low-volume production lines. Now, see how SATO has the “perfect fit.”

May 21, 2008

Beverage

EastPack returns to New York

EastPack, the East Coast’s largest packaging event, is ready to run with five other shows at New York City’s Javits Convention Center.

May 13, 2008

Beverage

Water BIB flows in Brazil

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Many sources of advice on enhancing supplier reliability

Food packagers always face challenges, of course.

May 12, 2008