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Thermochromic Ink Helps Ensure Higher Safety Standards for Packaged Food

(News | New Products)

November 18, 2020, ... for a method that can be used on the increasingly popular plastic pouches used for such meals as well as baby food and pet food.   Thermochromic inks that change color when the treated product reaches ...

Zip-Pak To Show Resealable Solutions at PetFood Forum

(Flexpack)

April 14, 2015, ... solutions at PetFood Forum 2015. Enhanced sensory feedback, improved dispensing, ease-of-use, better access to package contents, and a more secure reseal are among the benefits evident in the zipper solutions ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, Steady growth in sales of pet food and pet care supplies continues to drive experimentation in new delivery channels and packaging Steady growth in sales of pet food and pet care supplies continues ...

Green Packages To Compete

(News Clips Archive)

March 31, 2010, CHICAGO, IL | Summit Publishing is calling for entries to its 2010 Greener Package Awards. The competition celebrates [the] ability to weave sustainable CHICAGO, IL | Summit Publishing is calling for entries ...

IPACK-IMA 2009 Supports Growth of Pet Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2009, IPACK-IMA 2009, to be held March 24 to 28, 2009, at FieraMilano, in Milano, Italy, is expected to be strategic to the growth of the pet food industry MILANO, ITALY | IPACK-IMA 2009, to be held March 24 ...

Novel Method for Testing the Grease Resistance of Plastic-Based Dry Pet Food Packaging

(The Place)

March 30, 2004, Dry pet food packaging needing high resistance to staining from or migration of fat content requires rapid and reliable standardized tests for development and quality control purposes. New tests show high ...

Zip-Pak Unveils EZ Open Strip for Food-Service Packages

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2003, ... feature that allows brand owners to differentiate their products in this competitive environment." Zip-Pak says the EZ Open Strip is ideal for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) packages. "Its proprietary ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

(Magazine)

April 30, 1995, ... film, already cleared for food and drug applications in the US, is 100% pure PET. It's equivalent in nearly every way to one of the most widely used PET films for flexible-packaging applications--Melinex ...

IMA DAIRY & FOOD Installs Sharpening Grinder for Monomaterial Cup Packaging Cutting Technology

(News | New Products)

February 11, 2024, ... high quality cutting and pre-cutting of eco-conscious materials such as PET, PP and PLA. This allows for easily breaking multipacks into individual units – a notoriously cumbersome process that has limited ...

New Food-safe Laminating Adhesives for Flexible Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

August 13, 2023, ... the contents of packages. For instance, a PET/AL/CPP laminate migration test involving retort processing at 135°C for 30 minutes demonstrated that the migration level is around 75 per- cent lower than ...

IMA DAIRY & FOOD Enhances Cutting Tool for Process Suited to Monomaterial Cup Packaging

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2022, ... ZERO Technology utilizes a patented punch process providing high-quality cutting and pre-cutting of eco-conscious materials such as PET, PP and PLA. This allows for easily breaking multipacks into individual ...

FPA 2021 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Competition Call for Entries is Now Available

(News | New Products)

August 10, 2020, ... the 2021 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Call for Entries is now available. In its 17th year, the FPA Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge has become a prestigious competition within ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Launches Lumirror STM Soft-Touch Matte PET Film

(News | New Products)

May 24, 2020, ... film also offers a high, consistent co-efficient of friction (COF) that helps larger bags to stay in place when stacked. Pet food manufacturers, in particular, are very interested in the new STM film, ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... Awards Competition. This year 140 entries were submitted into the competition, however, Molson Coors – 12 Pack Cooler Bag took honors for the Highest Achievement Award – which possess overall packaging ...

PPC Announces Winners of 2019 Paperboard Packaging Competition

(News | New Products)

October 27, 2019, PPC announces winners of 2019 paperboard packaging competition  The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced the top winners of its 76th annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. ...

FPA 2020 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Competition Call for Entries is Now Available

(Flexpack)

July 28, 2019, ... that the 2020 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Call for Entries is now available. In its 16th year, the FPA Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge has become a prestigious competition within ...

Now Plastics Introduces 60 to 90 Percent PCR PET Films

(New Products)

November 07, 2018, New post-consumer recycled PET film offers reduced environmental impact and lower costs. EAST LONGMEADOW, MA | Now Plastics, one of the largest suppliers of films and aluminum foil, is now offering ...

IMDA Names Winners of 2018 Competition

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2018, ... Annual Awards Competition. The competition honors the industry's best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. Winning entries were chosen based on creativity in design, engineering, ...

Prime Cook Joint Pack Makes Food Prep Easy

(Flexpack)

January 01, 2018, ... in a hot water bath. The VSP technique extends the pack’s shelf life and prevents supply chain damage. A unique perforated rPET insert captures and conceals the meat juices released during the sous vide ...

Flexible Packaging | Fighting Food Waste

(Flexpack)

September 25, 2017, ... bars, wet pet foods, and organic foods. Studies indicate that they work best with products with high water activity or high moisture content, and which are subject to heat treating processes like retort ...