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Officemax paper reams maximize easy opening

While consumers crave convenience, marketers want to keep their branding front and center with consumers even after a package is opened.

May 7, 2007

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Wal-Mart posts scorecard results

On March 12, at the second-annual Sustainable Packaging Exposition, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR, released the initial results of its Packaging Scorecard that evaluates Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club suppliers on the sustainability of their packaging and offers suggestions for improvement.

May 7, 2007

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Freeze-and-eat fruit sorbet debuts

In January 2007, Del Monte Foods, San Francisco, CA, began rolling into national markets with Del Monte Fruit Chillers, a unique “freeze-and-eat” brand of fruit sorbet, in packaging created by CBX (Colemanbrandworx) (www.cbx.com).

May 7, 2007

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Pouched water for on-the-go 'fidos'

Wetbone Co. LLC, Kensington, CT, has introduced the first-ever pouched water for dogs. The patent-pending, portable, reclosable, 16-oz, dog-bone-shaped, stand-up pouch features two compartments.

May 7, 2007

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Fresh produce rules, uhh, guidelines, aim to improve safety

The FDA issued a listing of new ways packagers can safely process and package fresh fruits and vegetables. Except they’re not rules as such, but guidelines.”

May 7, 2007

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The state of the (packaging machinery) union

What about sustainability, global competition, continued consolidation among builders of packaging machines, and other challenges down the road? Listen in.

May 7, 2007

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Video: Bush Brothers sticks it to glue problems

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May 4, 2007

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Pharma-grade conveying and accumulation

Pharmaceutical companies maintain high standards of cleanliness and often have difficult product sizes such as small glass vials. At Garvey we not only meet your health standards, handle your products, and do so in less space and with less noise.

May 3, 2007

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The wrap-up: Label bloopers

A list of "dumb and funny warning labels" from Japan.

May 2, 2007

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Orion stretch wrapping corporate capabilities video

See Orion Packaging's entire product line in one and a half minutes.

April 30, 2007

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Indutry Watch

COMPANIES Hueck Foils, LLC was acquired by the Constantia Flexible Packaging Group. Hueck Foils will now be known as Constantia Hueck Foils, LLC.

April 26, 2007

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Microwave foods market remains warm

Microwave foods are forecast to grow at a rate of 11.6% per year, with demand for 19 billion packages by 2011.

April 24, 2007

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Are thermoforms in amenities' future?

What is the next packaging trend for guest amenities? Don Hopta, marketing manager at Klocke of America Inc., believes the time has come for custom-molded form/fill/seal thermoformed containers.These packages are thermoformed chambers that are filled and then sealed with a backing foil bearing a peel-open flap.

April 12, 2007