Elizabeth Arden Inc. signs packaging contract with Williams Lea
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Quick makeover
Posted by Jack Mans, Plant Operations Editor, November 29, 2011L'Oréal Canada needed to set up a packaging line in Montreal for hair coloring products-fast. Sales of the company's new INOA brand ammonia-free hair color packaged in 0.28-oz. tubes was booming, and the plant had only four months to begin large volume production of the new product. The highlight of the solution was a new, small robot that could handle the small tubes. More -
PD's most popular stories last week
John Kalkowski, August 1, 2011Just how up-to-date are you on packaging news? In case you missed them, here are the three mos- popular stories from last week's Packaging Daily newsletters. More -
Walgreens sued over pistachio packaging
Posted by John Kalkowski, July 7, 2011
Paramount Farms Intl., which hired former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to endorse its pistachios, has sued Walgreens Co. for trademark infringement. In a federal lawsuit, Paramount said that the packaging of Walgreens' private-label pistachios looks too similar to its legally-protected packaging of its Wonderful brand of nuts. More
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PACKAGING BRIEFS Tuesday, June 28
Linda Casey, June 28, 2011People, services, awards and news about the packaging industry. More -
Menasha Packaging seeks Green Tier status
Posted by John Kalkowski, April 25, 2011Menasha, WI — Menasha Packaging Co. is applying for acceptance into Wisconsin's Green Tier program. Menasha Packaging's application is for Tier 1 of the program, which is designed to recognize and reward companies that are committed to superior environmental performance. More -
Carbon monoxide leak hospitalizes dozens at packaging firm
John Kalkowski, February 14, 2011More than two dozen people were rushed to local hospitals Friday after employees at H&H Sorting Services, a packaging services company, fell ill from a carbon monoxide leak in Elgin, IL.
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Technology can thwart Chinese liquor counterfeiting
GENE QUINN, January 31, 2011
Portland, OR — It is unfortunate for businesses, but China is becoming practically synonymous with intellectual property theft, piracy and counterfeiting. To combat counterfeiting in the wine and spirit industry, companies now have a new new security option. More
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Graphic Packaging to install power plant at mill
John Kalkowski, January 23, 2011Graphic Packaging will install a 40-megawatt plant at its Macon, GA, paperboard mill, providing 100 percent of its electricity and steam needs. More -
Case scale
John Kalkowski, January 3, 2011
The CS100 case scale is an NTEP-certified case scale that operates and changes over with ease, offers a range of data management advantages and achieves up to 45-case/min throughput. The scale features seamless data integration and data transfers, along with network connectivity through wired or wireless Ethernet. More
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EFPIA Finds Packaging Key to Anticounterfeiting
Jack Mans, December 20, 2010The European Federations of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) released a updated whitepaper on drug anticounterfeiting initiatives in November, and the group once more emphasizes the role packaging can play. More
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COOKINGWITHDRAFT.COM TAKES IT LOCAL
Using a combination of products, Kraft, LU, Cracker Barrel and Publix teamed up to...
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Yes, I agree with the above statement. Its really big loss to the Brand Owners as...
Subhash Bose– 2011-8-7 05:11:35 EDT
in response to Technology can thwart Chinese liquor counterfeitingInduction sealing is an economical and easily integrated first step in battling...
Gerard Makovec– 2010-22-12 14:26:22 EST
in response to EFPIA Finds Packaging Key to AnticounterfeitingThis is hardly NEWS - the World Packaging Organisation 'approved' the Asian...
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