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A custom pet cup, lid, and spoon set for pom wonderful&rsquos new pom poms fresh arils product exhibits the same evocative and iconic package style for which the los angelesbased pomegranate purveyor is known. Introduced in october 2011, pom&rsquos fresh arils includes a 4.3oz singleserve and an 8oz multiserve size of pomegranate arils&mdashthe juicy, edible seed casings that are so laborintensive for consumers to extract from the pomegranate fruit.

Food packaging is the focus of the shelf impactdragon rouge survey of innovative package design for the second quarter of 2012. With composite scores ranging from 3.7 to 3.9 on a fivepoint scale, the leading innovations selected by survey respondents included orville redenbacher&rsquos popcorn pop up bowl, heinz&rsquos new format for ketchup&mdashthe dip & squeeze&mdashand philadelphia cream cheese&rsquos new bakerypack packaging. Interestingly, all three scored exceptionally well in relation to conceptual idea, structure, graphics, and materials.

The manchesterbased company said its inspection service allows retail manufacturers to have products quality checked before they are shipped, avoiding the &ldquolengthy inspection process in japan and potential costs of being held in bonded storage or even rejected and shipped home&rdquo. According to contract packer akw, the examination and inspection processes of packaging in japan is &ldquonotoriously difficult&rdquo and stringent.

Steve may and carl law brought more than 34 years of packaging experience with them when they started bluefrog. May previously worked at pernod ricard, as a logistics controller, and law was a former supplier of may. In order to broaden its market into the drinks and household goods sector, earlier this year the firm invested in a shrink

The sunpaq, a usbased retail display pack, combines blister, skin and shrink packaging and allows products to be displayed with total front and rear visibility. Benchmark managing director russell cohen said &ldquowhen we decided to go down the full contract packing route we wanted to offer the best possible service to our customers and that meant sunpaq was a packaging option we simply had to have. &ldquoit is a fantastic solution that ticks all the boxes in terms of display impact and recyclability, and has the potential for use across a huge number of different sectors.

The premier source for authentic latino cuisine, familyowned goya foods was established in 1936 in lower manhattan, ny, by don prudencio unanue and his wife, carolina, both from spain, as a distributor of olives, olive oil, and sardines.

Vpci125 provides an economical, aesthetically attractive packaging system to replace expensive vacuum aluminum foils, desiccants, multilayered barrier films, chemical sprays, etc.

The cryovac darfresh10k package is a unique threedimensional package with a secondskin appearance that showcases the product. The breathable vacuum packaging provides quality assurance, enables extended shelf life for seafood products, and is freezer ready. Strong hermetic seals provide leak resistance. Darfresh10k also enables processors to utilize higher speed equipment for more efficient operation.

Surepouch formats include ezpouch, ezgable and ezsquare for retail applications, and for food service applications, the ezpillow can hold up to 20 liters, allowing for easy and quick refilling. All formats are produced, filled and sealed with the same machine, allowing the user to expand the product portfolio without fundamentally converting the production line.

Detecting clearshiny, darkglossy or multireflective surfaces has always been a challenge in automated packaging and logistics operations, especially where there are complex curved shapes or transparent outlines. 

The new multipac optical sensor launched by sick uk offers a promising new solution to the problem. Multipac eliminates the possibility of false or misleading signals and therefore achieves highlyconsistent detection in multiproduct handling applications even when detecting shiny, clear or curved surfaces.