In a latest loss of face for public health advocates, California lawmakers have rejected a proposed tax on sodas and other sugary beverages. The legislation brought in the assembly by Assemblyman Richard Bloom asked to impose an extra 2 ...
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Matthews Australasia launched the Autolabel label printer applicator (LPA) to the Australian market at Auspack 2015. The product was also a finalist in the Best New Product award category. Mark Dingley, Matthews’ General Manager, ...
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Winter tires, also referred to as snow tires, cold weather tires, and thermal tires, improve the road safety for vehicles during winter, and thus play an important role in reducing road accidents. These tires are made of soft rubber ...
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Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have lent support to include labels with calorie values on all alcoholic drinks. Justifying their demand, public health experts said that such labels were important for consumers to make informed ...
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US-based Thermal Packaging Products has developed a temperature control shipping carton to retain the chillness of wine. Made with eco preferable insulated padding and materials, the carton dubbed, 'Chilled Wine Shipper,' is designed ...
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Columbus Exploration Corporation has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire organic food company Agricola Nuova Terra Guatemala for more than $6.5m. Agricola currently offers fresh organic and conventional products to ...
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Taiwan’s TSC Auto ID Technology has launched the compact thermal direct printers DA200 and DA300 for the world market. Suitable for an array of applications such as product marking, point of sale, retail, small office, event ...
Taiwan’s TSC Auto ID Technology has launched the compact thermal direct printers DA200 and DA300 for the world market. Suitable for an array of applications such as product marking, point of sale, retail, small office, event ...
Central Indiana-based small-batch artisan distiller Hotel Tango will be using Owens-Illinois’s (O-I) new Forte bottle for packaging its military-inspired spirits. The bottles are a part of O-I's Covet Classics collection of luxury ...
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Specialist French manufacturer Lucien Georgelin will be packaging a range of its high quality fruit compotes and desserts in To-Go snack packs that have been developed in collaboration with RPC Bebo Bouxwiller. A part of the RPC Group, ...
Tags: RPC Containers, Pack Fruit
Germany-based Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Wentus has developed a new barrier film for dry food products that claims to stop the entry of potentially harmful mineral oils from the outer packaging into food. The multi-layer barrier ...
The North Carolina Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that would make child-resistant packaging and warning labels mandatory for liquids used with electronic-cigarette vaporizers. Once approved, the law that would be effective from 1 ...
Italian coffee company Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (MZB Group) has bought the production and distribution network of CECA S.A., a subsidiary of the German Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. Expanding its footprint in the Costa Rican market, MZB ...
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Germany-based label printer Etibana Haftetiketten has joined UPM Raflatac’s recycling concept RafCycle that involves the reuse of self-adhesive label stock to create new materials. As a part of the programme, the company has used ...
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Uruguay’s packaging company Imprimex has enhanced its printing capabilities with the installation of a Xeikon 3050 digital color press. With the new press, the company will be able to offer its label and folding carton clients ...
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