Food packaging: Safety still an issue but consumer concern decreased, says survey

Mar 11, 2015

According to Deloitte’s 2010 Consumer Food Safety Survey, while nine out of ten (90 percent) consumers believe food-related recalls are on the rise, or on par, compared with findings from Deloitte’s 2008 Consumer Food Safety Survey, fewer people...

Food packaging: Some diet foods are found to exaggerate calorie and fat claims on labels

Mar 11, 2015

On a recent TODAY Show segment, NBC’s Jeff Rossen was interviewed by Matt Lauer about diet foods. A number of popular frozen diets foods were tested to determine if their fat and calorie content matched what the manufacturers reported on the food...

Beverage packaging: New silicone bottle caps make beer bottles resealable

Mar 11, 2015

Beer Interactive has introduced what it claims is the world's first silicone bottle cap for beer bottles. With six colored caps in every pack, the product helps keep beer carbonated longer after opening and also doubles as a reusable beer charm to...

Beverage packaging: Heineken introduces aluminum bottle with ‘black light’ design

Mar 11, 2015

Heineken USA announced the launch of the STR Bottle, an aluminum bottle that when viewed under the black light of a club illuminates to reveal a previously hidden pattern of stars and trails. In addition to its interactive black light properties...

O-I issues statement on Chavez’s intention to expropriate operations in Venezuela

Mar 11, 2015

Owens-Illinois, Inc. on Monday night learned of the Chavez administration's intention to expropriate O-I's operations in Venezuela. The company was surprised to learn of this decision."As of this morning, we have not heard directly from the...

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Mar 11, 2015

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Can companies found engaging in anticompetitive actions

Mar 11, 2015

Moscow. OREANDA-NEWS . February 27, 2010. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) found that "Rexam Beverage Can Naro-Fominsk" Ltd., "Rexam Beverage Can Dmitrov" Ltd. and "Rexam Beverage Can Vsevolozhsk" Ltd. violated Clauses 3 and 8 Part 1...

Wine cask inventor dead at 92

Mar 11, 2015

The inventor of the wine cask, South Australian Riverland grape grower Thomas Angove, has died in Renmark, aged 92.Mr Angove revolutionised wine packaging in the 1960s when he created the resealable plastic bag in a cardboard box. His son...

Food packaging: Honey-flavored syrup labeling may be deceiving

Mar 11, 2015

Everyone knows what's in the honey bear bottle -- or so we thought. One of America's most timeless kitchen staples, honey, is fading from the marketplace, and an entire industry is in danger. Honey-flavored syrups are moving onto grocery shelves...

Heinz package design contest spotlights young artists

Mar 11, 2015

Heinz is calling on student artists in grades K-1 through 12 across America to cultivate their talents for a chance to see their artwork appear on the front of iconic Heinz Ketchup packets and bottles, as part of the Heinz Ketchup Creativity...