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Areas Of Future Growth

Toll Packaging Group has an objective of 20% year-to-year sales growth. Besides efficiency and quality process improvements, the company is focusing on three core growth areas:

June 30, 2007

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Cadbury to dump water for chocolate?

Rumors abound in the global confectionary market that UK-based Cadbury is looking to sell off its water segment and build its candy portfolio with companies like Lindt, Italy's Ferrero (Nutella), and German jelly maker Haribo. Confounded analysts believe the beverage division has been shoring up the ailing chocolate business.Source: Foodproductiondaily.com

June 20, 2007

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Europe chemical registration affects packagers. . .

The EU's Registration Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) announced new regulations starting June 1 affecting packaging materials such as pulp and paper, plastics, metals, glass, coatings, printing inks, and adhesives.

June 20, 2007

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High speed sleeve labeler

CVC 1116 series of high speed sleeve label applicators provide high production speeds for most full body shrink sleeve applications in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and food/beverage industries. Output 300-500 bpm.

June 18, 2007

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Automatic box cutting improvement

Cornerstone Automation Systems announces new options for the ABOT-DUO line, an in-line pass-through programmable box opener product line designed to automate manual box cutting operations.

June 12, 2007

Automation & Digital Transformation

Beckhoff Automation: Mini fieldbus cards

Beckhoff Automation has released Mini PCI fieldbus cards for PROFIBUS, CANopen, DeviceNet, and Ethernet networks.

June 11, 2007

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Suave scores higher on brand perception

Unilever achieved another important objective besides increased sales and reduced production costs in the redesign of its Suave Professionals and Suave Naturals packaging. Research conducted after the redesign confirmed that the new packaging has heightened consumer perceptions of the brand.

June 11, 2007

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Controls package optimizes machine performance

A combination of three-axis servo motion control and an integrated controller enhances speed by reducing cycle times on this flexible f/f/s machine.

June 11, 2007

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Microsite helps reduce total packaging cost, improve sustainability

Georgia-Pacific launches its Packaging Systems Optimization (PSO™) microsite with PSO Calculator, a web-based tool that estimates potential sustainability improvements.

June 11, 2007

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Land O'Lakes puts regional spin on national brand

If you market a national brand, does a one-size-fits-all approach still work for your product? You may want to take a closer look, because more frequently, the answer to that question is “no.” Increasingly, consumers of national brands are subdividing into “communities” of users who may all enjoy those products, but talk about and communicate with those brands differently, depending on a slew of variables. Savvy marketers understand these different communities of consumers who purchase their brands and communicate with them based on local preferences.

June 11, 2007

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Microwave foods market warms up

The North American microwaveable packaging market will reach nearly 19 billion packages by 2011, growing at a rate of 11.6% per year. That’s according to Microwaveable Packaging, a newly released study from Allied Development Corp. (www.allied-dev.com).

June 11, 2007

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U of I names pack expo scholarship winners

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) named Christina Weeks, Yi Wang, Felicia de Santos, Bin Zhou, and Patricio R. Lozano as student recipients of its 2007 Pack Expo Scholarship funds.

June 11, 2007