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Less is more, DuPont judges conclude

July 30, 2009
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Gaining FDA approval of a cleaning process for recycled polyethylene terephthalate enabled Associated Packaging Technologies to create a dual-ovenable tray for frozen foods. Use with ConAgra brands will divert 8
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Lean, green and chalky

June 1, 2009
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Calcium carbonate is touted as a tough, earth-friendly material in sustainability circles, and its applications in global packaging are growing.
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Fresh lobster with legs

June 1, 2009
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Seven days is the longest shelf life lobster meat gets, and that’s not long enough for retail distribution.
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Bottled water market dries up

June 1, 2009
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Annual growth in US bottled water will be less than 1% for the next five years, UK beverage researcher Canadean Ltd. forecasts, though the thirsty Asian market will help the category attain 2.8% growth worldwide this year.
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A bag to cluck about

May 1, 2009
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Like Frank Sinatra, Scott Sechler’s mantra is, “I did it my way.” So when a key customer asked him to come up with case-ready packaging for his antibiotic-free, organic chickens, Sechler took pains to find something distinctive and different.

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To corner a market, use a box

May 1, 2009
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Breathtaking changes in food production are a hallmark of California agriculture. The latest is occurring in the Sacramento Valley, where the owners of California Olive Ranch (COR) have made a $60 million down payment toward an aggressive plan to produce four million tons of olive oil a year, about 5% of US consumption.

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Forget about convenience! What about fun?

April 1, 2009
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Sean O’Connor doesn’t think his company’s sales are coming out of the hides of Aunt Jemima or Bisquick’s Shake ‘n’ Pour. Instead, he sees his aerosoled pancake batter expanding the market.

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Time/temperature monitoring labels add a measure of cold-chain assurance

April 1, 2009
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Tad Pawlowski had a problem with the live lobsters he was shipping to Europe: most of them were dead before they cleared customs.

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Beverage bag debuts

March 1, 2009
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Closeted for years in boxes and kegs, the beverage bag is emerging in all its glory, thanks to a collaboration between US and Israeli packaging firms.
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Good for body and earth

March 1, 2009
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Probiotics and other healthy-living products flirt with the line between food and pharmaceuticals, and food companies are taking steps to make sure both the containers they come in and the products themselves have positive outcomes.

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