Printer News November 2010

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CALEDONIA, N.Y.—Allen-Bailey Tag & Label, Inc. has appointed Arthur B. Novick as its director of customer service. He is taking on the role previously held by co-owner, Jennifer Chapman, who is retiring. Novick has extensive experience with printing companies in the Rochester area and holds a black belt in Lean Six Sigma. In 2011, Allen-Bailey will celebrate 100 years as a manufacturer of tags and labels.

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Berry Plastics Corp. announced the retirement of Ira G. Boots as chairman and CEO. Boots will remain with the company as a member of the board of directors and as a consultant. Replacing Boots as CEO will be Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Rich, who is coming to Berry Plastics from Momentive Performance Materials where served as president and CEO.

Zip-Pak, Printpack Develop New Wide Opening Resealable Pouch

CHICAGO—Zip-Pak, a supplier of brand-enhancing resealable packaging, introduced Zip360™ at PACK EXPO International 2010. The new flexible pouch format features a wide opening and pour-spout functionality to enhance consumer convenience across multiple applications. Zip360 also enables graphics around the entire surface area of the pouch to maximize shelf impact at the point of purchase.

The new packaging solution was developed in cooperation with Printpack, Inc., which provided the graphics and material converting, and Triangle Package Machinery Co., which developed a vertical form/fill/seal machine.

"Consumers are more outspoken than ever about their packaging," says Elizabeth Sheaffer, marketing manager at Zip-Pak. "Our goal is to enable brand owners to deliver forward-looking packaging, and Zip360 is an innovative pouch format that addresses consumer desire for convenience through functionality and resealability."

The new pouch format's wide-mouth opening allows consumers of snack mixes, frozen chicken, cookies and crackers, and pet foods and treats to easily access and scoop contents. Zip360 also enables pour-spout functionality, an ideal benefit for cereal, frozen food, and vegetable applications.

The resealable closure eliminates the need to transfer contents into a separate container, keeping marketing messages in front of the consumer from initial purchase to last use.

Compared to traditional bag-in-box formats, Zip360 reduces the amount of materials needed to manufacture a package. Zip-Pak recently commissioned a life cycle analysis, conducted by independent research firm Franklin Associates, Inc., comparing 20-oz. bag-in-box formats to 21-oz. resealable flexible pouches. The study confirmed that resealable flexible packages offer superior product-to-package ratio, lower energy footprint, lower solid waste footprint, and lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout their life-cycle.