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Best of Show Boxes

(Flexography)

June 30, 2011, With competing brands nestled together on retail shelves, consumer products companies must rely on converters' perfect execution of the package designers' With competing brands nestled together on retail ...

Hear General Colin Powell at Pack Expo

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2011, ... containers and materials that can help give brands the competitive edge at the point of sale and build consumer loyalty. The Confectionery Pavilion, sponsored by the National Confectioners Assn., will ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... prepared foods, toys, music CDs, consumer electronic goods, and computer software. Since packaging is the prime area to which authentication and tamper-evident devices are added, the printing process can ...

Superior Litho Offers QR Code Technology to Customers

(Flexpack News)

June 13, 2011, Superior Lithographics, a leading large-format packaging printer, launched its FirstTouch all-in-one interactive packaging solution to slash the costs and complexity of marketing products to consumers ...

Is BPA Receipt Paper a Hazard to Health?

(Yo's Yarns)

May 15, 2011, Doesn’t it seem like the converting industry is under frequent consumer attack for manufacturing one product or another? If it’s not for the evils of plastic bags, then the industry is under attack for ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, In today's world of multimedia advertising and information overload, brand owners are faced with the challenge of effectively communicating with consumers and driving product trial and usage In today’s ...

Recycling Logo for Cartons Offered

(Carton Box)

April 30, 2011, ... in the manufacture or assembly of another package or product through an established recycling program” by a “substantial majority” of consumers or communities where an item is sold. The FTC has confirmed ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ... consumers would be attracted to the canister's extraordinary appearance to rationalize their purchase. No need to hide this Kleenex box under another decorative cover! Waste Not, Want Not Snagging ...

INFO*FLEX Show Preview: Full Speed Ahead

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, ... Event on Tuesday, May 3. Converters and consumer product company attendees are eligible for the “Suitcase Stuffed with Cash” and Apple iPad giveaway, courtesy of FTA and its sponsors. Prior to the show ...

Karstedt Assoc. Becomes Karstedt Partners, LLC

(Digital)

March 29, 2011, Karstedt Partners, LLC, a global leader in business-to-business consulting and market research solutions for consumer product and packaging industries, has renamed and restructured their corporation, formerly ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... filled into the open canister followed by snapping the lid in place.   Despite the premium $2.99 price tag, judges felt consumers would be attracted to the canister’s extraordinary appearance to rationalize ...

Surface Treating: Promoting Adhesion

(Surface Prep)

February 28, 2011, ... heavily on these innovations to meet ever-increasing packaging cost and weight reduction requirements from sustainability-conscious consumer products companies. One key technology supporting the flexible ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... post-consumer recycled fiber (PCF). At the end of November 2010, International Paper (IP) and Starbucks issued a press release regarding a six-week pilot project completed at Mississippi River Pulp ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... most of 2009 had reflected the downturn in consumer confidence and order books were very thin as companies reduced stocks and inventories to minimize working capital and preserve cash levels. It was ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... transactions. A significant majority of these transactions involved consumer packaging businesses. Contact him at 312-595-6176 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; www.mesirowfinancial.com. Managing ...

Tobacco Packaging: The Final Billboard

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2010, With marketing communication shifting from traditional to more ethereal channels such as social networking, consumer product goods (CPG) companies are With marketing communication shifting from traditional ...

DuPont Aims to Seal Customer Loyalty

(Flexpack)

November 30, 2010, ... to the industry that can help determine whether or not to change the film being used for a package. In the second seminar, “Consumer Convenience Through Easy-Peel Lidding,” Terry Kendig, technical specialist ...

Biomass Packaging Goes Retail

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 09, 2010, Biomass Packaging, a div. of Excellent Packaging & Supply, has teamed up with Natural Value to make its most popular compostable, sustainable products available directly to consumers RICHMOND, CA | Biomass ...

In-Mold Breaks the Mold

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... Elements include a tamper-evident lid and “greener” package features that befriend both consumer and manufacturer alike. Molder: Jokey Canada. Mixing It Up Brand owner Truco Enterprises' On the Border ...

Sitting/Rewinding: A Grand View

(Slit)

September 30, 2010, ... K&L's first customer was a battery manufacturer that required slitting rolls of 15-pt chipboard into narrow ribbons for various sizes of consumer batteries. Their Beaver Dam, WI, manufacturing facility ...