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Dead On Slit Rolls

(Unprinted Rolls)

July 31, 2002, ... bakery/food, tobacco, coffee/tea, confectionery, and contract packaging. “We have even done contract slitting for a few of the major flexible film manufacturers in the industry,” he says. Definitive ...

SYSCO Chooses Southern Graphic Systems for Package Design

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2002, Southern Graphic Systems recently announced it has been selected the "Supplier of Choice" for packaging design and prepress services by SYSCO Corp., the largest foodservice marketer and distributor in North ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... a modified OPP film designed for the outside layer of laminations used in packaging fresh-cut produce. The patented technology is said to be ideal for foods and other products that require high oxygen ...

Materials

(Magazine)

June 30, 2002, ... a new family of premium octene copolymer PE resins. The group currently comprises five grades. Resins were developed for use in premium film applications, including food packaging and specialty packaging; ...

FFTA Campaigns for Flexo

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... Packaging for Superman Boys' Briefs (Fruit of the Loom); Printpack Inc. for Bugs Bunny and friends Fruit Snack; Lewisburg Container for Hoover Steam Vacuum; and SCI for Marsan Food Teriyaki Chicken Bowl. ...

The Standard Standards

(News | New Products)

May 22, 2002, ... manager, packaging development and advertising, Agrilink Foods, "Developing standards for flexo printers, as well as designers and prepress firms, has given the flexo industry a very powerful, useful tool. ...

Stand-Up Pouches 2002 to Feature Expanded Tech Exhibit

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2002, ... and consumer desires for innovation, shelf appeal, and convenience. In addition, attendees will discover why retort, particularly for food service, is the new "hot growth" pouch segment; learn the "real ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... HIPS and PP films used in the food, medical, printing, electronic, and general-purpose thermoforming markets. “The purchase of Witt Plastics enables us to build on our product portfolio to offer our ...

PLGA Annual Conference News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... Flexible Packaging/Film-Film Lamination Winner Trophy Foods Delectables Converter Sonoco Flexible Packaging Category Foil/Film Lamination Winner Nabisco Strawberry Newtons Converter Printpack Inc. ...

Flex-Pack Faces Up to Global Competition

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... packaging, the internationalization of packaging substrate suppliers is taken for granted, as is the globalization of major customers such as food groups Nestlé and Mars. But the globalization of converting ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... Label is the 2001 recipient of the Hormel Foods Corp. “Hormel #1 Award.” Recipients of the award are chosen every five years by members of the corporation's supplier quality management committee. Selection ...

Diving into Pouches

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... headquarters in Normanton (Wakefield) and a production plant in Stoke, allow it to produce a wide range of packaging solutions for many markets, including food, tobacco, confectionery, toilet tissue, and ...

Need New Equipment or Accessories? NPD Is the Place to Look

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... “ears” (or feet, eyes, tails) that hold ketchup, dips, and munchies or can be used to keep foods separated. The heavy-duty plates are said to be sturdy, soak-resistant, and microwavable. Notes Richard ...

DuPont & EarthShell to Accelerate Environmentally Preferred Packages

(News | New Products)

April 11, 2002, ... formed in April 2001; the companies say, initially, they will focus on the $1 billion global food-service wraps market. SANTA BARBARA, CA & WILMINGTON, DE, USA—EarthShell Corp. and DuPont recently announced ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... coatings in three sections: Food Packaging; Troubleshooting with UV and EB; and Conversion of Presses to UV and EB. Wikoff Color's Don Duncan, co-chair of the RadTech Graphic Arts Focus Group, says, ...

A Day in the Lives of Some Very Smart Packages

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, The date is April 1. The location is a typical home. It could be almost anywhere. The time is 4:30 A.M., too early for the family occupying the home to The date is April 1. The location is a typical home. ...

Products

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... films in gravure printing for food packaging. Designed for maximum performance on PET, product's reduction in retained solvents reportedly makes it ideal for use in applications such as juice pouches or ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... as did end-user Park Corp., which provided the graphic design. Food Category — Marketing Award Vacumet, Wayne, NJ, won the Marketing Award in the Food Category for metallized polyester (MPET) used ...

FPI to Judge Packages "Outside the Box

(News | New Products)

February 28, 2002, The Foodservice & Packaging Institute (FPI) reports it's hosting a new competition. The Institute says the event will honor the foodservice industry's newest, most distinguished, and innovative single-use ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2002, ... products for food, personal care, medical, agricultural, and industrial markets. The Langley plant specializes in the production of bakery, sanitary, and agricultural packaging. Supplier Information  ...