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Reclosable candy tub facilitates sharing of sweet treats
U.S.A. – Oval, reclosable Handout tub from Perimeter Brand Packaging, Northborough, Mass., serves as a candy dish that makes it easy to share sweets. Clear injection-molded polypropylene container...
View ArticleConsumers complain about poor packaging designs
U.S.A. – Consumers hate many of the packages they encounter each day. After gathering information from reader and Facebook fan submissions, Consumer Reports, Yonkers, N.Y., the world’s largest...
View ArticleISTA publishes responsible packaging guide
U.S.A. – The Responsible Packaging by Design (RPbD) Guide, published by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), East Lansing, Mich., describes a step-by-step process management standard for...
View ArticlePackaging fights hunger
U.S.A. – Limited-edition 3-pound bags and 5-pound race CARtons of Tropicana® Clementine oranges support Drive to End Hunger initiative organized by AARP and AARP Foundation, both of Washington, D.C....
View ArticleConsortium works to eliminate label residue as an rPET contaminant
U.S.A. – Brand owners like the shelf impact full-wrap labels give their products in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Unfortunately, label residue can contaminate the PET recycling stream. To...
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Redesign helps consumers pick right medicine
U.S.A. – With dozens of products on store shelves in the United States, picking the right cold/flu medicine can be challenging. A graphic redesign lead by Little Big Brands, White Plains, N.Y., makes...
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Packaging encourages tequila tasting
U.S.A. – Hand-blown glass bottles with paper labels, neckbands and hand-assembled stoppers provide shelf impact for Luna Nueva Tequila and help expand its distribution in the United States, while a...
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Differentiation delivers shelf impact for beer
U.S.A. – Once seen exclusively in glass bottles, fans of craft brews now find their beverage of choice in aluminum cans – and, frequently, it’s not the usual 12 oz can. For example, Oskar Blues...
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Co-packer converts to hot-fillable PET decanter
U.S.A. – A stock, hot-fillable 16-ounce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) decanter from Amcor Rigid Plastics, Ann Arbor, Mich., convinces a co-packer of restaurant foods to adopt its first plastic...
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Microwaveable pack doubles as popcorn serving bowl
U.S.A. – Unlike the traditional microwaveable popcorn bag, the Pop Up Bowl features a wider mouth, sturdier sides and transparent top and bottom to make it easy to share Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn...
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