Packaging: Page 92

Honest Kitchen re-launching trial-size packaging

The Honest Kitchen has re-designed the packaging for its trial size boxes of food to replicate the full-size, eco-friendly boxes for which the company is known. “The size and dimensions of our new trial sizes have been designed with the canned-food customer in mind,” said company founder Lucy Postins.

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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 Inc. announces 2011 free webinar schedule

Mocon Inc. announced the 2011 schedule for its free webinar series, which will cover topics such as petfood safety, product shelf-life and packaging. Each webinar will be taught by an expert with significant experience in the specific webinar subject.

Pet Food Product Database

Ilapak Inc. Quattro-S packaging

Pet Food Regulations

US petfood labeling update

In the US, petfood labeling is stipulated by the Association of American Feed Control Officials Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food. The models are constantly evolving, with often at least an amendment or two every year.

AAFCOâ€™s Pet Food Committee passed final language on an amendment that would mandate all dog and cat food, treat and supplement labels to bear calorie content statements.

Pet Food Regulations

Regulation PF9. Statements of Calorie Content

The proposed AAFCO calorie content regulation, as amended

GoodGuide: Science Diet number one in petfood brands

GoodGuide studied 1,500 products in 50 brands of dog and cat food to rate the top products in dry and wet petfood, and Science Diet took the number one spot for both dog and cat food brand. Ratings take into account things like concern for the environment, personal health and social responsibility to come up with scores in the categories of health, environment and society.

Pet Food Safety

Petfood Forum 2011 preview

To stay ahead of the competition and grow your business, you need to arm yourself with knowledge and key contacts. There’s no better way to increase both than by attending Petfood Forum 2011 and Petfood Workshop: Safety First.

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Kaytee Products chooses recyclable packaging for natural petfood line

When Kaytee Products Inc. launched Nature’s Benefits, a natural petfood line for birds and small animals, the company used vibrant graphics and sustainable packaging to make the products stand out. Kaytee’s design agency, Directions Inc., came up with the concept of using the emotional bond consumers and their pets have to market the petfood line on store shelves, through cartoon artwork with natural colors and muted tones.

Concetti bagging systems

Concetti North America, Concetti Group

Larson Electronics LLC Magnalight explosion proof fluorescent light

Larson Electronics/Magnalight

PackTV provides webTV outlet for packaging industry

PackTV is a recently-launched webTV channel targeting manufacturers and retailers, including those in the petfood industry, looking for new product packaging ideas. PackTV broadcasts new packaging options and its "10 of the Best" weekly, as well as interviews with industry leaders.

PackTV broadcasts new packaging solutions

Giuntini introduces restyled zipper bags for dry petfood line

Giuntini has restyled its dry petfood line with zippered, "easy to open, easy to close" packaging. The new packaging is the result of a year of testing.

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