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• Crown sees overseas growth for metal packaging

  
  Crown Holdings Inc. is based in Northeast Philadelphia, but most of the action these days for the $8 billion metal food and beverage container manufacturer is in China, Brazil and other developing markets, where consumer spending is growing at a faster clip than at home.  More

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• Mack Molding rightsizes its footprint with on-demand packaging

  Reducing, reusing and recycling are still big buzz words in plastics processing plants, and that's certainly true of Mack Molding, which has extended the concepts to its use of corrugate. The company expects to  recycle six times more corrugated during the next 12 months through an on-demand packaging system it just installed.

• Meet the Press: CPGs Innovating for Efficiency

  Eking out efficiencies on a production line while remaining flexible enough to handle tomorrow's package designs is often more art than science. Luckily, there's an opportunity for PACK EXPO Las Vegas visitors to learn from the masters. On Tues., Sept. 27, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m., in room N-253, packaging executives from leading consumer packaged goods companies P&G/Gillette, Frito-Lay and Abbott Nutrition will participate in a "Meet the Press" event.

• Wrigley rolls out interactive mobile initiatives on gum packs

  Orbit's Back-to-School campaign features SnapTags on 100 million packages of Orbit gum that unlock prize points and exclusive brand content. SnapTags will also be featured on packs of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum to excite mobile fans of its wildly popular Serenading Unicorn.

• General Mills and Batter Blaster win CPG awards for innovation and creativity

  The Grocery Manufacturers Assn. (GMA) and its Associate Member Council (AMC) has awarded General Mills and Batter Blaster with the 2011 CPG Award for Innovation and Creativity. The award is given annually to companies that have demonstrated creativity, innovation and have made a significant impact on the industry knowledge base.

• Pinched-waist bottle helps Moms get a handle on new Winnie the Pooh baby care products

  Winnie the Pooh will be establishing new connections among Moms and babies with a recently-launched line of natural, infant toiletries. The products are marketed in custom 15-oz oval bottles with a pinched waist for easy handling. In-mold labeling provides a practical and durable means of product identification, as well as a distinctive shelf presence.
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