Earth day was a powerful First Act to what could be a wonderful stage production by drawing worldwide attention to universal environmental issues and setting the stage for changes needed in our own consumption patterns. Now, our collective task is to make sure the Second Act is just as strong. In this regard, government, institutions and corporations here in the United States must now play leading roles because the simple truth is that America lives higher on the energy scale than any other country in the world
Lamican Oy sells and manufactures aseptic liquid packaging systems for the dairy, smoothie, water and juice industries. Its new innovative system is based on a fiber-containing can solution offering a new shape for the single-serving package. The company has been manufacturing these kind of cans for almost 20 years. Its production facilities are located in Valkeakoski, Finland.
Jay Allison, vice president of sales and marketing at Tillamook, and Ron Cotterman and Scott Bossong of Sealed Air Cryovac Food Packaging don the guest blogger mantle this week. Meanwhile, in Jim Carper’s Dairy Case, the Dairy Foods editor comments on the news.
The EQ-70 gable top packaging machine is designed for mid-size volume markets. It houses extended long-life (ELL) components such as environmental control features and carton treatment to maintain product quality.
Ecologic Brands, creator of the first molded fiber bottle made from recycled cardboard, showed its eco.bottle line of stock molded fiber bottles at Pack Expo.
While the term “open innovation” may be new to some, it has been around for a decade (or maybe even a century). Simply put, open innovation is about sourcing new ideas and concepts from outside the organization to help develop new innovative, creative and money-making ideas for the company.
From a consumer’s perspective, ice cream is about fun and good times. The ice cream division of Mars Chocolate North America shares that point of view. Evidence of the company’s sense of humor is a banner welcoming visitors to Mars’ little “corner ice cream shop.” In fact, the processing facility is larger than an airplane hangar. The building consists of four production lines, wet and dry ingredient storage areas, packaging supplies and a warehouse.
