Beverage

PEN strikes again

Coatings and multilayer structures, not polyethylene naphthalate, have commanded center stage lately when it comes to plastic barrier bottles for beer (see Packaging World, June '99, p.

August 31, 1999

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 507

Beverage

Coffee bags

Sengewald Verpackungen (Halle, Germany) has introduced two metal-free films for coffee bags. Both incorporate EVOH as an oxygen barrier material. The first is a lamination of oriented PP and a PE/EVOH/PE coextrusion for stand-up bags.

July 31, 1999

Bakery & Snack

U.S. Bottlers Machinery Company: Pusher/filler

U.S Bottlers' (Charlotte, NC) pickle pusher/syruper is a monobloc pusher/filler that first presses fruits/vegetables fully into their containers, then indexes the containers to a vacuum filler that supplies the juice or syrup.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Filling on a budget

Economical pressure filler is easy to operate and handles viscous product for start-up contract packager GLH Industries.

July 31, 1999

Prepared & Canned Foods

New coating slakes Finnish dairy's thirst

Helsinki dairy Valio substitutes a plastic barrier coating for aluminum foil in its paperboard cartons for drinking water. The change meets environmental objectives while providing the necessary barrier performance.

July 31, 1999

Dairy

FDA radiates antipathy on irradiation labeling

Agency appears reluctant to let food processors use less-frightening labeling declaration for foods that are irradiated. Consumer opposition to any change is very strong.

July 31, 1999

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Web Plus: Capsule reviews

A variety of distinctive glass wine bot-tles are featured at www.winebottle.com, the site of Wine Bottle & Packaging (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada).

July 31, 1999

Conveying & Product Handling

Aseptic PET is Henniez's cup of tea

A leader in the bottled water business in Switzerland, Henniez is making a bold move into in-line blowing and aseptic filling of plastic bottles for iced teas.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Web Plus: Suppliers of 'hands-on' equipment take to the Web

T hanks to the low cost of disseminating product information via the Web, it's now easier than ever to obtain information on packaging equipment from smaller suppliers that cater more toward users of low-cost, entry-level or "hands-on" packaging equipment.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Trilla Steel Drum Corp. (Chicago, IL) and Russell-Stanley Corp. (Bridgewater, NJ) have formed a strategic alliance to strengthen both cos. in the Chicago metro market.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Supplier news: International agreements

Greif Bros. Corp. (Delaware, OH) has completed the exchange of its spiral core mfg. assets with Abzac S.A., a privately held co. in France, for a 49% equity interest in Abzac's fibre drum business.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Mixer bottle shapes up

Cocktail mixer bottles take new shape in pinch-grip PET. Also new are a gold hot-stamped, pressure-sensitive label and HDPE closure.

July 31, 1999

Beverage

Sonoco dedicates sculpture for centennial

A revolving bronze sculpture, dedicated to honor the men and women of Sonoco Products, has been placed in a landscaped setting in front of the company's corporate offices in Hartsville, SC.

July 31, 1999