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Colorimeter Keeps Peanut Butter Grade A

Sunland needed a colorimeter system to keep its peanut butter Grade A.
Post Date: 02/29/2008
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Wal-Mart Packaging Scorecard Rates Packaging Sustainability

Beginning this month, the retailer’s Packaging Scorecard helps suppliers gauge the relative sustainability of their packaging.
Post Date: 02/04/2008
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

Report from Pack/Process Expo 2007

Food safety and sustainability were the hot topics at this annual exhibition.
Post Date: 12/14/2007
Author: Food Processing Staff

Report from Worldwide Food Expo

Where’s the next trend? Food Processing's editors scour the expo to report the industry's latest and greatest.
Post Date: 12/13/2007
Author: Food Processing Staff

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

From the Pack/Process Expo Floor: Kool Freeze

David Feder, managing editor of Food Processing, interviews Jawaid Motiwala, president of Kool Freeze, from the Pack Expo/Process Expo tradeshow floor.
Post Date: 10/23/2007
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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

Another combo of shows pairs meat and dairy

The biennial show of the American Meat Institute and Intl. Dairy Foods Assn. will be Oct. 24-27 in Chicago.
Post Date: 09/19/2007
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Sustainability: The new imperative

Pack Expo, Process Expo and two other shows will pack the Las Vegas Convention Center Oct. 15.
Post Date: 09/19/2007
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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

Note from overseas

Keeping packaged meat looking attractive is essential for retailers because clean, crisp-looking packaging is what their customers prefer.
Post Date: 07/16/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

The flexible approach

Retortable, microwaveable pouches and flexible packs that can ‘breathe’ are leading the way.
Post Date: 06/14/2007
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

Rejuvenating nostalgic brands

When a product is entrenched in the cultural history, revitalizing the brand can be a balancing act between rejuvenation and sacrilege.
Post Date: 04/25/2007
Author: David Feder, Managing 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

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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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

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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