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BIOTA's high-water mark in sustainable packaging

Colorado-based Biota debuts spring-fed water in commercially compostable bottles molded of polylactide.

December 31, 2004

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 390

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Biota questions answered (sidebar)

Where does the name come from?The name Biota comes from “Blame It On The Altitude,” a slogan popular in the high Rocky Mountain region where Biota makes its home.

December 31, 2004

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Vinegars veer from glass to PET

Rising resin costs don’t deter plans to please customers by making a switch from glass to plasic. ‘We may extend PET usage for some other products in our line.’

December 31, 2004

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Ultra-thin RFID tags

Texas Instruments has announced 2 new additions to its line of 13.56 MHz Tag-it[tm] HF-I products: the 32.5 mm CD/DVD Inlay and the 24.2 mm Circular Inlay. Both inlays are compliant with ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity card standard and ISO/IEC 18000-3 item management standard, making them suitable for adoption worldwide.

November 30, 2004

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Next Make2Pack meeting in January

A total of 17 people from 13 different companies attended a Make2Pack workgroup phone conference November 30.

November 30, 2004

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Don't miss "Make2Pack"

Why ELAU supports a new standards effort to streamline the supply chain by integrating manufacturing with packaging.

November 30, 2004

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Mountain man's green bottles

That’s green as in planet-friendly packaging. Founder David Zutler is chief executive officer of BIOTA Brands of America Inc., Telluride, CO, which introduced for retail sale in October the world’s first water in bottles made of polylactide, or PLA, a polymer derived from corn that’s commercially compostable.

November 30, 2004

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Jack Daniel's toasts stretch wrapper

Jack Daniel’s Lynchburg, TN, distillery maintains efficiency and protects pallet loads of glass-bottled Tennessee sour mash whiskey with automated stretch-wrapping equipment.

November 30, 2004

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Global or local packaging?

Many global brands do some tailoring for local customs, some altering the product while others vary the containers and packaging. A French study reveals details.

November 30, 2004

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Persuading Wal-Mart to say 'yes'

The nation’s leading retailer warms up to packaging that simplifies communication and emphasizes speed and ease for both consumer and sales associate.

November 30, 2004

Pet Food

A flair for Hispanic packaging

Hispanic package design expert Mariví shares her advice about packaging for this hot, high-growth market.

November 30, 2004

Soups, Condiments, Sauces, Spices, Dips & Dressings

The latest Hispanic market facts (sidebar)

MarketResearch.com had just released The U.S. Market for Hispanic Food and Beverages, second edition, as this story went to press last month, As expected, the study shows the accelerating strength of the Hispanic market.

November 30, 2004

Dairy

MiCasa design es muy bueno (sidebar)

Packaging World asked Mariví Chong to identify one design that she felt was exemplary of Hispanic packaging. Her pick?

November 30, 2004