April 2013

walki has created a cap for dairy abase fiber plastic laminated paper that becomes an option to the traditional aluminum foil lids. it meets the physical endurance and barrier properties, costeffective, easytoopen and recyclable. walki &reg lid is a top extrusion coated paper, which is easy to print, durable, and can be cut into different sizes and shapes. on the top of all, it is convenient for consumers to remove it without breaking and can also be recycled as paper. heikki lumme is the manager of online product packaging at walki.

a research has revealed that biscuits taste superior if they are in a slick packaging because we also &39eat&39 with our eyes. a research done by consumer group which has found that testers, who saw packages of cookies before eating them, gave them higher ranks than those who tasted them blind. as per the outcome of the experiment, the way food is packed influences us as our perception about of how food should taste is aggravated by the glossy images on the wrapping.

advancement in higher heat thresholds for plastic packaging rate is taking place as noteworthy technical developments are happening rapidly. now those successes are being acknowledged for their marketing impact, judging by the winner entries in dupont awards for technical and marketing innovation. kid&39s kitchen is a hormel foods corp.&39s line of shelfsteady children&39s meals in allplastic retortable cans. in dupont competition, it is honored by the diamond award. it was elected over two other nonfood gold winners and three gold award winners in the food category.

kraft foods global brands llc is taking a legalized action against the kellogg company&39s north american unit, for what it claims is offensive patent use. kraft foods global brands llc is a division of mondolez international. according to the claim of kraft, kellogg&39s keebler sandies cookies is offered in resealable packaging that very closely looks alike its own &lsquosnack &lsquon seal&39 innovation. thus, a lawsuit was filed on 16 january 2013, and the kellogg company is accused of patent infringement.

scholle packaging is a leading supplier of flexible performance packaging solutions. it announced that they have obtained controlling interest in the assets of flexpack. flexpack is the brazilbased packaging manufacturer. flexpack designs, manufactures as well as provides standup pouch packaging, performance packaging and barrier films, for the latin american market. these are used for the applications such as, processed meats, automotive fluids, healthcare, fresh pasta, sauces, pharmaceutical products, nuts, and dairy products.