Package Design | packagedesignmag.com

(October 2008) posted on Sat Oct 03, 2009

By Ron Romanik

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SHOWCASE OF THE INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS (IoPP) is the leading PACKAGING INNOVATIONS individual membership organization serving the educational needs of the packaging com- munity. It is committed to providing continuing educational programs of interest and value to all packaging professionals. These programs cover all packaging-related areas of business and technology, as well as fundamental principles. The organization, its activities and operations, support the development of the best possible packaging programs and events. www.iopp.org
 

AmeriStar Best of Show (Sponsored by Lansmont)
Color-Changing Disposable Coffee Cup Lids
Submitted by: Smart Lids Systems
The color-changing lid is the latest in the commercialization of "smart packaging" with the ultimate in visual "Wow!" factor and safety features. Current disposable lids lack any visual or safety aids. Consumers now have a visual indication that their coffee or tea may be too hot to drink, with the added benefit of showing if the lid is attached to the cup properly.

3M Sustainable Packaging Award (Sponsored by 3M)
ConAgra Foods' Hunt's Ketchup bottles with Constar's DiamondClear™ (46-oz.)
Submitted by: Constar Inc.
ConAgra Foods adopted Constar's new DiamondClear ™ oxygen scavenger technology to make Hunt's ketchup look and taste better in what the company calls a "new bigger better bottle."

Ameristar – Food
Mary Beth's Pie Folding Carton
Submitted by: Display Pack Inc.
Display Pack designed and manufactured a sturdy, sixsided container to hold a 4.5-lbs. frozen pie from Mary Beth's Apple Pie Co. securely, with graphics that highlight the pie's homemade origins.

Ameristar – Food
QuiltWave™ – Kraft Oscar Mayer Fast Franks
Submitted by: Graphic Packaging International
Oscar Mayer Fast Franks come individually wrapped in a specially designed microwavable paperboard tray that uses Graphic Packaging's QuiltWave™. This film is active microwave packaging that heats the bun so it is soft and warm while at the same time heats the hot dog completely.

MicroRite® Wal-Mart Great Value Lasagna
Submitted by: Graphic Packaging International
The paperboard pressed tray with MicroRite even-heating technology cooks food evenly, thoroughly, and quickly across the tray surface without burning the edges or leaving the center frozen. It allows foods with differentiated cooking requirements to be combined in a single tray.