News

cinnamon, sweet tea, and whipped cream and an endless array of other flavors are being placed on the shelves of liquor store. the industry says readytodrink products and flavored spirits are the fastest growing. flavours like sweet tea, blueberry, and fluffed marshmallow are no longer relegated to shelves of the grocery store. liquor stores have experienced an explosion of readytodrink concoctions and flavoured spirits as producers try to outdo each other and appeal to customers&rsquo changing tastes.

sales up big, but units up barely. it&39s a general refrain in the candy type this year as the market corrects to last year&39s price hikes. in 2011, the sales of cstore dollar increased more than 7 for nonchocolate and more than 9 for chocolate, as per the symphonyiri group data. still unit sales increased less than 2. lance smith is a category manager for candy for mclane co., which is located in temple, texas. lance estimates prices exaggerated about 8 for nonchocolate and chocolate.

this is good news that paper packaging industry&rsquos environmental council ppec has achieved a major step forward by convincing the liquor control board of ontario lcbo to modify its shipping rules for liquor and wine boxes..effective instantly, the lcbo will permit its suppliers the choice of the edge crush test ect to use as a substitute to the burst strength or mullen test which it has used for above 20 years to evaluate the performance of delivery of corrugated packaging.

primary investigations showed that liquor produced by jiugui liquor co ltd might be tainted with plasticizer in the packaging procedure from plastic corks and tubes, according to xia xinguo, who is the general manager of the firm. xia mentioned only the packaging lines are poised while the manufacturing lines are still in operation. the scandal broke when a business news website www.21cbh.com published a report that one kind of jiugui liquor had 1.08 mg per kg of dibutyl phthalate, which is a type of plasticizer.

recycling of just one plastic water bottle can preserve enough energy to light a 60watt bulb for about six hours. it&rsquos these apparently unimportant actions that can really have a big impact on the environment. earth day is observed each year on april 22nd. this day is designed in order to raise appreciation and awareness for our planet. this year marks earth day 43rd anniversary.

recently discovered bacterial alchemists could help save billions of plastic bottles from landfills. the pseudomonas strains can transform the lowgrade pet plastic, which is used in drinks bottles, into a more biodegradable and valuable plastic called pha. pha is already being used in various medical applications, from wound dressings to arterysupporting tubes called stents. to have a range of physical properties, the plastic can be processed. however, one of the obstacles to pha reaching extensive use is the lack of a way to make it in huge quantities.

bottle bill of california is one of the country&rsquos most successful pollution and litter reduction programs. since 1988, citizens of california have recycled more than 10 million tons of glass, aluminum and plastic beverage cans. no other recycling policy or program in this state has led to higher recycling levels, and no program of its type in the nation has been resulted to be more cost effective.

in addition to bans on smoking in public places, trans fats and jumbo sodas, new york city mayor michael bloomberg now want to pass a citywide ban on plasticfoam food packaging that is used in cups and trays, and takeout boxes. if passed, the ban would affect bodegas, restaurants and public schools. in the city of chicago, there is no such ban. however, a few years ago, the measure was proposed and failed. many environmental and activist groups, like no foam chicago, are still demanding it. mayor bloomberg talked about this case for new york in his final state of the city address.

the story behind the enmore packaging plant took a new turn, when leslie ramsammy, the agriculture minister, confirmed that the packaging plant only operates when there is excess sugar. ramsammy said that their main contractual obligations are bulk sugar and hence, the extra sugar that they have after their bulk sugar obligation is then transported for packaging.

the government has agreed on a principle to remove branding from packets, but will discuss with the public first. imperial tobacco mentions introducing plain packaging on cigarettes will make it easier for criminals to begin black market cigarettes. brendan walker, spokesperson of imperial tobacco, told that plain packaging is unnecessary and unjustified. according to him, the plain packaging designs will be easily replicated by criminals, who will produce cigarettes overseas and then smuggle them into new zealand.