Nachtmusik has updated its packaging for the first time in 14 years. By accentuating its intrinsic flavour delivery through a chocolate swirl on the foreground of the label, a more prominent harp motif now features on the swell of the bottle and a neck label with a gold tie provides the finishing touch. 22 Nov 2010
The inaugural Fima Golden Roll Awards, created by Fima (previously Treophan), a company that specialises in the local production of bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), saw Nampak Flexible win three awards on 9 November 2010. 19 Nov 2010
With 19 finalists selected through bi-monthly adjudications from January 2010 of on-pack labelling entries, the winners of the Pyro Inspirations awards were announced as TLC body wash, scooping Gold in the Promotional category and Vodacom's Fix-A-Form label winning Silver. Sister Lilian Remedies ColicCare Fix-a-Form leaflet label also walked away with Gold in the Informational category. 9 Nov 2010
LONDON, UK: Mintel, the global leader in market and consumer intelligence, has predicted the worldwide consumer packaged goods (CPG) trends set to make an impact in 2011. 8 Nov 2010
Stricter controls relating to product information on all labels are being introduced by the Department of Health as part of Regulation R146, in an attempt to bring more transparency to the consumer market, and to crack down on manufacturers breaching the regulations. 5 Nov 2010
The DecTec Africa 2010 conference, being held at the Townhouse Hotel Cape Town from 2-3 December 2010, will review packaging, labels and other product decoration, with an added regional perspective on market trends and development, the competitive environment and technologies. 5 Nov 2010
Local labelling company Collotype entered the Oude Molen Solera Grand Reserve brandy label in the Other Packaging and Label category of the Neenah Labels of the World competition and won Best in Show, which will secure them a place in the 2011 Labels of the World Calendar. The label, designed by Coley Porter Bell South Africa, was commended for its outstanding design, print execution and use of paper. 27 Oct 2010
The final four selections in the 2010 Pyro Inspirations Awards, created to recognise and reward exceptional on-pack activity and to establish on-pack as a standalone media category, have been added to the other 19 candidates for the award evening on 4 November 2010 at the Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town. 19 Oct 2010
LONDON, UK: A new HDPE plastic milk bottle recycling study from Recoup1 (RECycling Of Used Plastics Limited) identifies that 72% of HDPE milk bottles consumed and collected in the UK during 2009 were recycled - a significant increase on the previous year's figure of 57%. 18 Oct 2010
An American company, Pandol Bros. Inc, based in Delano, California, has been growing and packing fresh produce within the San Joaquin Valley for more than 70 years but has recently been seeing increased demand for rigid packaging of its flagship produce product - grapes. So the company has developed a rigid see-through package that allows the customer to view the product on all sides before purchase. 13 Oct 2010
The international panel of judges of the Pentawards, the world's leading competition dedicated exclusively to Packaging Design, chaired by Gerard Caron, has announced its winners for 2010. 1 Oct 2010
Labelpak has made a decision to purchase the MPS Printing Press, a 9-colour, 16-inch UV flexographic press that is capable of producing labels in record time by making use of innovative servo drive technology, due to customer demand. 30 Sep 2010
Marketers and manufactures have less than six months to comply with the new regulations of labelling and advertising of foodstuffs under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act of 1972, which will come into effect on 1 March 2011. 29 Sep 2010
The design of the revamped Ciro Beverage Solutions caddy has an added upmarket appeal and is based on the idea of an indulgent chocolate box or woman's make-up case. 9 Sep 2010
Packaging company Transpaco said yesterday, 16 August 2010, that although yearly operating profit to June was up on the year before, it was disappointed that little profit was generated from its retail packaging business during the Soccer World Cup. 17 Aug 2010
Southern Comfort, a perennial favourite in South Africa, has launched its new packaging design through partnering with award-winning illustrator, Christian Northeast, to bring a contemporary twist to an already iconic look and feel. 12 Aug 2010
The participation of small business enterprises in the plastics industry has been boosted by an initiative to ease entry barriers for entrepreneurs and enable them to play a sustained role in the supply chain. 11 Aug 2010
Obikwa wines has announced its adoption of ultra lightweight 350g Consol glass bottles in an effort to reduce its impact on the environment. Reportedly, the lightest of all glass wine bottles available in South Africa, the new bottle is 100g or 25% lighter than the former 450g bottle, a weight saving that claims a total reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of 654 tons per year across the entire wine range. 10 Aug 2010
Last week Pick n Pay announced that it was the first retailer to offer wines in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles, joining forces with Backsberg for the launch of Tread Lightly Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc, which will be available exclusively at selected Pick n Pay stores in the Western Cape. New oxygen barrier technology makes it possible to achieve a significantly longer shelf life, making PET ideal for wine products. 2 Aug 2010
Whilst the future of our water supply may be bleak in light of increasing consumption, the outlook for the bottled water industry is very positive. This is according to Dr Anthony Turton, who delivered the keynote address at the South African National Bottled Water Association's 'Bottled Water Business' Conference yesterday, 27 July 2010, as part of Africa's Big Seven Food and Beverage Trade Show (AB7) at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. 28 Jul 2010
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