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Avon president: Think like a consumer

How can both product manufacturers and retailers leverage packaging to make products relevant to consumers on more than just a functional level?

October 31, 2005

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The case for building brand equity

Building brand equity is marketing’s most important job. Brands with high equity have higher share-of-market requirements, higher margins, and higher profitability.

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Achievements

MeadWestvaco has been selected as a member of the 2006 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for global leadership in sustainability and corporate responsibility.

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Europe OKs omega-3 claims

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reviewed and approved all proposed nutrition claims for omega-3 fatty acids and stipulated which kinds of foods could carry the claims.

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Foam panels get large ink-jet codes

San Joaquin Foam Industries, Inc., Atwater, CA, specializes in the custom manufacture of foam panels up to 4’-wide for building applications.

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Beckhoff opens two new regional offices

Beckhoff Automation announced the opening of two new regional offices in Duluth, GA, and Bellevue, WA.

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Adhesive pattern control

The MCP-4 is a low-cost, full-featured adhesive system pattern control from Valco. Offers 4 channel outputs, each capable of multiple glue patterns, 4 product sensor inputs, and optional integral automatic glue flow control.

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Fleetguard's integrated solution

During Pack Expo Las Vegas held in late September, Pro Mach’s booth included a U-shaped packaging line that will be installed in December 2005 at Nashville, TN-based Fleetguard Inc., a leading provider of industrial filtration products.

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PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS SETS RECORDS

Held September 26-28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Pack Expo Las Vegas 2005 reached new highs in visitors, with 21꽫 attending (up 19% from PELV 2003).

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PENNWELL ACQUIRES CMM TRADE SHOW

Global media and information company PennWell Corp., acquired CMM International, the converting and package printing trade show held biennially since its 1978 launch.

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Software service streamlines Allergan's packaging approvals

Allergan, Inc., is an Irvine, CA, global pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes products for eye care, neuromodulator, skin care, and other specialty markets.

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Sandra Luciano was named director of marketing for Sharp Corp.

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GMA's fixes for nutrition panel

In a petition to the Food and Drug Administration, the Grocery Manufacturers of America suggested some simple changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel on packaged food, that, it said, “could help consumers make smarter dietary choices.”

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