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Bag in bottle

December 5, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Green aesthetics meets bag-in-box functionality in the eco.bottle container.
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Tech Update: Packaging Machine Controls

December 5, 2011
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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Teaching packaging machines to communicate. Thanks to open standards, packaging machine controls communicate up and down the line and with MES and ERP systems to provide key performance data.
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It's in the bag

November 1, 2011
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A canola-based plastic resin is the latest wrinkle in a larger effort to get protein processors to add value to commodity cuts with cook-in bags.
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What goes with a donut?

November 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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The donut shop experience can be replicated at home with Krispy Kreme’s three new coffee blends. Source: Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp.Just as gas stations morphed into convenience stores, donut shops
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Sustainable Plant of the Year

Sustainable Plant of the Year: Frito-Lay Casa Grande Plant Attains Near Net Zero

November 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Efficiency was built into Frito-Lay’s Casa Grande plant a quarter-century ago, but the snack maker takes the facility’s energy- and water-conservation systems to a new level with near net zero.
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Editor's Note: Making a difference in the battle of the bulge

November 1, 2011
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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Thank you to the food industry members who are making access to nutritional information easier.
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Front-of-package slugfest

October 1, 2011
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Icons for key nutrients provide an at-a-glance food guide under Nutrition Keys, a trade group initiative that is drawing criticism from public health experts and some food companies. Source: Grocery
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Retailers gear up for nutrition labeling mandate

October 1, 2011
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Raw meat and poultry increasingly are being packaged with nutrition information. Source: Sealed Air Corp.Three-fifths of meat and poultry products in grocers’ refrigerated lockers carry some form of nutrition information,
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Bag cracks Canadian cereal code

October 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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A matte finish on a polybag lends an upscale look to Sally’s cereal, a new brand from Malt-O-Meal and the company’s first product in the Canadian market. Source: Malt-O-Meal Co.A
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Tech Update: Pumps

October 1, 2011
By Wayne Labs, Senior Technical Editor
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The right pump used for the right application can make a significant difference in energy consumption.
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