Beverage

Plastic beer bottles

A new family of stock PET beer bottles from Owens-Illinois (Toledo, OH) has a premium look, but not a premium price, company says.

February 28, 2003

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 418

Beverage

Plug-and-Pack guidelines now include PackTags

At a recent meeting of the group behind the Plug-and-Pack™ guidelines, building blocks were created to pave the way for a standardized way of getting production and performance data to and from machines on a packaging line.

January 31, 2003

Prepared & Canned Foods

Capri Sun launches 'bottle can'

In February, Tarrytown, NY-based Kraft Foods Beverages Division introduced Capri Sun Island Refreshers in a 16.5-oz aluminum “bottle can.”

January 31, 2003

Dairy

Folgers packs a coffee house experience

An octagon-shaped high-density polyethylene canister is helping Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble’s Folgers-brand Café Latte deliver to retail markets a true coffee house experience.

January 31, 2003

Beverage

Coca-Cola graphics get 'Real'

Consumers worldwide are beginning to see new graphics on cans, PET bottles, and secondary packaging as part of The Coca-Cola Company’s new marketing campaign, “Coca-Cola...Real.”

January 31, 2003

Dairy

Ice cream packaging redesign

To help breathe new life into its ice cream packaging, Cumberland Farms enlisted Sheaff Dorman Purins (Boston, MA). Working with Cumberland Farms’ marketing and manufacturing departments, Sheaff designers conducted competitive research and explored a variety of approaches to develop new flavors, a new structure, and a new look for the packaging.

January 31, 2003

Beverage

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

January 31, 2003

Dairy

Black Bear hugs new labeler

Regional beverage bottler adds a p-s labeler that increases packaging speeds compared to its former paper label applicator.See in-plant video

January 31, 2003

Conveying & Product Handling

Onboard drives enable Plug-and-Play

Sidel uses a new kind of washdown variable-frequency drive mounted right on its Plug-and-Play conveyors to reduce installation costs by more than 20%.

January 31, 2003

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Guides for shipping security

Two handbooks on cargo security offer useful tips for companies that want to reduce theft of shipments.

January 31, 2003

Beverage

Sunsweet gets grip on market

Prune juice was one of the few juice products that had not been repackaged to take advantage of new technologies.

January 31, 2003

Beverage

Nalbach Engineering announces several management changes

After 40 years of service with Nalbach Engineering Co. (Countryside, IL), Graeme Warner, vp sales and marketing, has retired. Graeme first joined Nalbach in November of 1962 and has held various positions within the Engineering, Sales and Marketing departments.

December 31, 2002

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Luciano Packaging: Vf/f/s machine

Luciano Packaging Technologies introduces its V-Series flat-bottom bag vf/f/s systems, including a machine designed for dependable high-speed operation called the cantilevered V-Series.

December 31, 2002