Articles

Got milk … packaging?

Lessons can be learned from dairy processors that are designing packages to attract kids, boost brands and deliver convenience.
Post Date: 11/19/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

The year’s best glass packages

Winners of the Glass Packaging Institute’s 2007 Clear Choice Awards.
Post Date: 10/09/2007
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Move to earth-friendly packaging

A new generation of packaging materials makes it difficult not to go green.
Post Date: 09/19/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

Equipment Round-Up: Packaging materials

August's equipment round-up features packaging materials, including a vacuum barrier shrink bag, colored aluminum cans, polymer additives, and clear aseptic packaging.
Post Date: 08/20/2007
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Meat packaging aims to please

New packaging techniques for meat and poultry take consumer desires — and fears — seriously.
Post Date: 07/16/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

The new look of school drink vending packages

Aseptic processing and packaging helps milk replace soda in vending machines … and is getting a lot of interest from other applications.
Post Date: 03/12/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

What’s next in aseptic?

Over the years we’ve seen aseptic cartons become an important packaging format for juice and, more recently, for soup and broth. Going forward, what products will make a stronger push, or perhaps an initial foray, into aseptic packaging?
Post Date: 03/12/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

Packaging gets psyched

How some food marketers use emotional triggers and sensory cues in packaging design to attract buyers and to create a bond with the brand.
Post Date: 02/13/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

Equipment Round-Up: Packaging machinery

February's Equipment Round-Up covers packaging machinery that can help bag, wrap and seal products.
Post Date: 02/13/2007
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Processing and packaging under one big roof

There was plenty of novelty to see at Pack Expo Intl. and Process Expo in Chicago. Food Processing's editors report straight from the show floor.
Post Date: 11/28/2006
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Chicago packs 'em in

Pack, Process and Converting Expos share McCormick Place Oct. 29-Nov. 2. Find an exhibitor list at the end this article.
Post Date: 09/12/2006
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Packaging: The look says gourmet

The packaging recipe for high-end foods and beverages pairs visual sizzle with product protection.
Post Date: 07/11/2006
Author: Kate Bertrand, Packaging Editor

Equipment Round-Up: Packaging materials

Our 2006 materials showcase wraps up the best of recent advances in adhesives, closures, labels, films, etc., into one accessible package.
Post Date: 06/12/2006
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Top glass packages

The Glass Packaging Institute announces its 2006 Clear Choice Award winners.
Post Date: 06/12/2006
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Edible coatings will be the packaging of the future
The growing demand by consumers for healthier and more ecological foods has driven researchers to develop new systems of packaging that prolong the useful life of the products and that are, at the same time, recyclable. Protection is currently carried out with a mixture of synthetic chemical compounds that are not ...
Post Date: 05/09/2006
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Going first class with glass

Processors gravitate to glass packaging for branding, premium positioning and product protection.
Post Date: 03/13/2006
Author: Kate Bertrand, Packaging Editor

Improve security through packaging

Emerging technologies can help create a package that safeguards products from tampering and protects your brand from counterfeiting.
Post Date: 02/14/2006
Author: Kate Bertrand, Packaging Editor

Democracy triumphs in our 2006 Readers' Choice Awards

Your votes helped pick the top suppliers in 39 ingredient, equipment and service categories.
Post Date: 02/02/2006
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief

Making tampering evident

From tapes and bands to light-emitting polymers, tamper-evident features protect products (and processors) from tainting and sampling.
Post Date: 12/12/2005
Author: Kate Bertrand

For the Floor: Packaging Materials

A new, DuPont-sponsored survey found that nearly three quarters of U.S. consumers (72 percent) are willing to pay more for improved food and beverage packaging that guarantees freshness. This roundup of packaging materials will help processors meet consumers' expectations.
Post Date: 12/12/2005
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