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m&s develops revolutionary pack to help reduce food waste

09 May 2012
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the supermarket will add a small plasterstyle strip, called &lsquoit&rsquos fresh&rsquo, at the bottom of punnets of strawberries, containing a patented mixture of clay and other minerals that absorb ethylene &ndash the ripening hormone which causes fruit to ripen and then turn mouldy. &lsquono extra cost&rsquo the strip measures 8cm x 4.5cm and does not affect the recyclability of the packaging, and the retailer claims there is no extra cost to the consumer of the packaging. if successful, it will be added to all its berries.

Pomegranate Arils Crowned With Custom Container

07 May 2012
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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.

Innovation Survey Packaging With A Purpose

07 May 2012
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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.

Akw Inspection Service Opens Up Fast Track To Japan

04 May 2012
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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.

Bluefrog Packing Aims For Sleeving Success Installation Of The Month

04 May 2012
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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

Benchmark Installs Sunpaq Line As It Eyes Copacking Growth

04 May 2012
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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.