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Food packaging: Not so heavy metal

March 15, 2016

At the ProSweets 2016 show in Cologne, Germany, CROWN Aerosols and Specialty Packaging Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc., displayed its range of innovations in metal packaging.

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Food packaging: Zip to it

Pre-applied zipper packaging film and automatic splicing technology make switching to a reclosable packaging format easier.

Debra Schug

March 8, 2016

Even though the use of reclosable food packaging continues to grow, some companies have not seriously considered making the change from a traditionally sealed package due to the perceived high cost.

Aptar flip top closure with integrated scoop

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Food Packaging: What's the scoop?

Debra Schug

February 20, 2016

A new 120mm flip top closure with an integrated scoop offers consumers a more convenient, hygienic way to access powdered food and beverage products.

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Food Packaging: Beer carton stacks up

February 13, 2016

A Canadian brewer is using a new carton with a retractable handle to draw attention to its craft beers.

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Food Packaging: In the resealable future

The standup, resealable pouch seems to be taking over the retail shelf, offering consumers freshness and convenience.

Debra Schug

February 8, 2016

If you take a trip to the grocery store, you’ll see the popularity of standup pouches.

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Lightweight champ

Debra Schug

January 12, 2016

Amcor Rigid Plastics has been named the winner in the beverage/nonalcoholic category of the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP).

FDA revokes approval of three chemicals previously cleared for use in food packaging

Jeremy Gerrard

January 5, 2016

According to FDA, the decision reflects new data linking these substances to structurally similar toxic compounds.

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Addressing safety concerns

With more demand for safe food and beverage packaging, new innovations for consumer packaged goods could soon enter the marketplace.

Debra Schug

January 5, 2016

The growth of the consumer wellness movement and demand for healthy foods has resulted in companies like Kraft and Nestlé eliminating the artificial ingredients in their products.

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Food Packaging: Pourable straw

Debra Schug

December 19, 2015

Nippon Straw, a manufacturer of drinking straws based in Tokyo, has created the Ex straw that facilitates smooth pouring of a package’s contents into another vessel.

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Food Packaging: Better Barrier

Debra Schug

December 12, 2015

Greiner Packaging’s inert barrier technology won the Swiss Packaging Institute’s award for outstanding performance in the packaging technology category.