The rigid container packaging channel includes bottles, cans, ampules, aerosol containers, aluminum bottles, closures, plastic packaging, sprayers, fitments, lid, jars and much more for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial industries.
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‘Unfaithful' bottle labeler to pay $1,000 fine
Linda Casey, May 6, 2010Jason Eric Kay of Longmont, Colorado, was sentenced to serve two years probation and pay a $1,000 fine for adulteration and removal of a label of food while held for sale. The 38-year-old man relabeled Gatorade bottles with false labels with a picture of Tiger Woods, Elin Woods, and the word 'unfaithful.' More -
Beverage packaging: Sainsbury expands support of pouch-based milk packaging
Linda Casey, May 5, 2010
Sainsbury expands support of pouch-based milk packaging to all UK stores. The packaging is an updated version of the milk-bag system it has been testing. The milk bag reflects consumer feedback from the trial and is designed for easier use. More
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Food Packaging: Polaner uses packaging to boost premium appeal in "jam-packed" category
Linda Casey, May 5, 2010
B&G Foods Inc. packs premium appeal with glass packaging with striking black twist closures for its new line of Polaner Fancy Fruit with Fiber All Natural Fruit Spreads. More
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Rescue Water's panel-free PET bottles offer glass-like clarity, feel
Linda Casey, May 5, 2010
AriZona Beverage Company's debuts Rescue Water, a new line of functional beverages, in panel-free, hot-fill PET bottles with clarity and hand-feel similar to glass. More
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Crisp, clean codes keep cases moving for Ken's Foods
Linda Casey, May 1, 2010
Ken's Foods replaced its messy case coders with new systems that cleanly produce high-quality codes in its high-volume industrial environment. More
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How bag-in-box packaging helps New England deli storm into retail
Linda Casey, May 1, 2010
Hurricane's Premium Soup and Chowder started in 2005 as a family-operated New England café and deli. Now the company is taking its high-end product to retail shelves thanks to the cost efficiencies and packing ease of bag-in-box packaging in smaller quantities. More
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How bag-in-box packaging helps New England deli storm into retail
Linda Casey, Senior Editor, April 30, 2008
Hurricane's Premium Soup and Chowder started in 2005 as a family-operated New England café and deli. Now the company is taking its high-end product to retail shelves thanks to the cost efficiencies and packing ease of bag-in-box packaging in smaller quantities. More
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Beverage packaging: Winemakers team up for sample kits
April 1, 2010
Prominent Napa and Sonoma wineries are bringing wine tasting experience in small bottles directly to trade and consumers More
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Benefits of new full-color, single-face, laminate packaging
Linda Casey, Senior Editor, April 1, 2010
National Safety Assoc. Corp. says its Juice Plus+ product line has enjoyed double-digit market growth for the last 15 years. But that didn't stop the brand owner from looking at how a packaging update could further strengthen the brand. More
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Beverage packaging: Jack Daniel’s Earth Day bottle for charity
March 31, 2010
Partnership with American Forests benefits reforestation efforts; part of profits pay for planting of 100,000 trees. More
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