November 2012

Add this to another topic conservatives and liberals disagree on wine packaging. Wines & vines editor jim gordon wrote in his article "partisan packaging and variation" that in wine packaging terms, conservatives favor glass bottles and natural corks. Liberals prefer baginbox, pet, paper cartons, foil pouches and now even ceramic and aluminum bottles, plus screwcaps, synthetic corks and even stoppers made from glass. In essence, according to gordon, conservatives think inside the bottle, while liberals think outside the bottle.

World demand for aseptic packaging is projected to grow 9.1 percent per year to 35.8 billion in 2015. Advances will be driven by the increasing number of applications and the cost and convenience benefits associated with aseptic packaging especially in terms of ambient storage and transportation.

Liquifruit, south africa&rsquos favourite fruit juice brand according to the sunday times top brands survey 2011 is sporting a fresh new look, heralding a new era for liquifruit&rsquos juicy goodness. &ldquothe vibrant new packaging was developed to keep up with the changing market and consumer needs. Clearer flavour descriptors and mouthwatering fruit imagery will delight consumers when selecting their favourite fruit beverage&rdquo, says karen veysey, liquifruit&rsquos brand manager.

The bevibag is a fiendishly practical new packaging idea out of the us for beverages with a genesis of practical need in this instance by two moms looking for a solution to ease the trials of drinking for one of their children who is autistic. Bevibags are essentialy ziploc bags but feature a superleakproof seal that the us navy uses for underwater missions. Fill the bag, zip it closed, and insert the enclosed straw &ndash the simple modus operandi for an easy, hygienic, nonsmelly and disposable alternative to plastic juice or beverage containers.

Improving the effectiveness of humanmachine interfaces hmis by developing a standardized approach to the design of operator interface screens and the content displayed on packaging lines, plus increased access to diagnostic information, has become a priority for a leading packaging industry technology group. Omac, the organization for machine automation and control, has been a key player in the past in championing new technology, including the emergence of standards for servodriven machines in packaging.

When country singing legend george jones wanted to manufacture his own recipe of breakfast sausage, he turned to tennessee pork sausage processor williams sausage to make it for him. &ldquoi wouldn&rsquot put my name on anything that wasn&rsquot the best,&rdquo says jones. &ldquoand williams sausage makes some of the best i have ever had.&rdquo with 400,000 lb of whole hog country pork sausages coming out of its west tennessee processing plant every week, george jones is just one of many consumers that are drawn to the williams sausage brand.