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Court rules against petfood packaging company in insurance case

A petfood packaging company that damaged cans of dog food leading to a recall cannot seek compensation for damages under its commercial general liability policy, a US appeals court ruled. The petfood packaging company, Express Packaging of OH Inc., cannot seek reimbursement from its CGL policy with American States Insurance Co. after damaging cans of dog food belonging to petfood producer Mars Inc. during a packaging process, according to a ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

MOCON establishes permeation testing laboratory network

MOCON Inc. has established a global network of MOCON-certified permeation testing laboratories to provide independent material and package performance verification, regardless of location, for petfood products. Currently, the company has certified seven laboratories in North America, Europe and Asia, at which the company aims to offer affordable permeation testing services.

Zip-Pak to open new manufacturing facility in Brazil

Zip-Pak, a manufacturer of resealable solutions and equipment for petfood packaging, will open a new manufacturing facility in São Paulo, Brazil. Zip-Pak plans to begin full production of its full line of resealable closures in early 2013.

Mondi to present new petfood packaging at Global Pouch Forum

Mondi Coatings and Consumer Packaging will present its latest petfood packaging products as the exclusive event partner of the Global Pouch Forum in June. At Global Pouch Forum, June 11-13, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, Mondi will present its pre-made stand-up pouches, reclosable plastic bags and paper-based bag solutions.

Mondi will present new stand-up petfood pouches at Global Pouch Forum.

Mondi wins DuPont Packaging Award for dog food bag

Mondi Coatings and Consumer Packaging won a DuPont Packaging Award 2012 for its petfood packaging. The company won the award for its design of Interquell's Happy Dog petfood packaging, which is accentuated with stamped silver 3D lettering, matt OPP film and a high-definition flexo-printed packaging.

Mondi designed Interquell's Happy Dog petfood packaging with silver 3D lettering and high-definition flexo-printed packaging to make the package stand out.

Market Trends and Reports

Packaging trends: Functional design on the petfood shelf

Recently, Weatherchem, a manufacturer and marketer of plastic closures and controlled access packaging, posed these questions to its database of packaging industry decision-makers: What makes a great package? And what are some of the most important criteria package designers use when thinking about their next great design? Design of the packaging closure itself was a top criterion, according to the survey.

Zipbox eliminates the need to use clips or transfer contents into a separate container, keeping marketing messages in front of the consumer through the last use.

DDW video adresses how 'clean label' relates to consumers

The term "clean label" is increasingly being used by petfood manufacturers and marketers and in new product development. So, David Schmidt, president and CEO, International Food Information Council Foundation, addressed the question of "how does 'clean label' relate to consumers?" during a video interview for DDW’s “Expert Answers” series.

Bravo! implements raw petfood diet packaging changes

Bravo!, a manufacturer of frozen-fresh raw diets, is implementing packaging changes for three of its petfood product lines. As part of the change, the company will be vacuum-sealing individual burgers in all of its Bravo! Blends and Bravo! Balance burger formats.

Exopack to close Indiana, USA, flexible packaging facility

Exopack, a producer of flexible packaging products and engineered coatings, announced that it will close its Seymour, Indiana, USA, manufacturing facility. Closure of the Seymour plant, which manufactures consumer multiwall flexible packaging products, will result in the elimination of more than 100 jobs at the facility.

Vet offers consumer tips for reading petfood ingredient labels

In a recent Huffington Post blog, Donna Solomon, a veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center of Chicago, Illinois, USA, says she believes the best pet owners are those that are well-informed about pet care and pet nutrition, so she offers some consumer tips for reading petfood labels. Solomon says that, according to regulations, if a product name includes a meat, poultry or fish ingredient with no descriptor words after it, like "nugget" or "dinner," that ingredient must represent 95 percent of the petfood's total product weight, not including water, or, the ingredient must represent 70 percent of the product weight if it includes water.

Nordenia reports 9.9 percent sales growth in 2011

During the 2011 financial year, flexible petfood packaging manufacturer Nordenia International continued its strong growth, reporting that sales rose by 9.9 percent to €880.8 million (US$1.17 billion). Sales volume grew by 1.4 percent to 244,670 tons, compared to 2010, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell 4.4 percent below the previous year to €101.1 million (US$133.8 million).

Precision Color Graphics certified for petfood pouch compostability

Precision Color Graphics Ltd., a petfood packaging company, earned Biodegradable Products Institute certification for its Ecoterah petfood pouches and bags. The Ecoterah multi-layer pouches and bags for petfood can contain several paper layers, a water-based adhesive and a biopolymer sealant.

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