Two packaged products, both foods, were recognized by the FPA with Highest Achievement awards. One of those is Hershey-brand tube- or stick-packs of puddings from ConAgra, Irvine, CA. The kid-focused refrigerated puddings ride the wave of portable, utensil-free snack foods that replace cups and lids. The packs earned a Highest Achievement award in addition to an Environmental Achievement silver award and a Technical Innovation gold award.
The film structure from Curwood (www.bemis.com) is a 75-ga OPP/adhesive/48-ga metallized PET/adhesive/2-mil sealant. The 2-mil sealant includes an ethylene vinyl alcohol barrier layer. The outer layer is reverse-printed flexo in eight colors.
2.25-oz包装在最后有一个撕裂凹口，便于开放。89“X1½”管包在棒包装2030（www.hassiausa.com）上的400包装/分钟的速度下无菌地填充了400包/分钟的速度，从Hassia USA（www.hassiausa.com）在Menomonee的瑞士小姐，Wi。
据称将布丁包装成为市场上第一部分控制的无菌棒包。虽然能够被销售为货架稳定，但这些产品由冷藏箱出售。它们在零售八分箱中销售，并拥有一年的保质期。
“Conagra Foods is thrilled with the performance and popularity of Hershey’s Portable Pudding,” says Conagra’s Charlene Lee, brand manager of the pudding/cocoa business unit. “Since its launch in May, it’s been the fastest turning new item in the refrigerated desserts section.”
其他最高的成就奖可以来自Cryovac div的技术。密封空气（www.cryovac.com）。该技术有一个新名称。以前称为Darfresh，现在被称为simplestepstm。它首次由Smithfield Packing Co.，Smithfield，VA（见Packworld.com/Go/C071）进行一系列17盎司主菜。托盘的主体被热处理，冷却，并在多种印刷的收缩膜中覆盖。
更具描述性的名称是指热量和服务包允许消费者在仅仅三个简单步骤中促进产品的事实：
1. Remove the tray from its outer packaging.
2.为指定时间（通常约4分钟）加热并冷却。
3.拉动易打开的标签以拆下电影并服务。
SimpleSteps消除了需要穿刺活栓ation holes in the film before heating. Instead, the vacuum-skin film “tents up” as the product reheats, then self-vents and “relaxes” over the food. The “stay cool” handles reduce the risk of burns or spills as the tray is removed from the microwave.
随着PW先前报道，突破中心在基于聚丙烯的托盘上，与乙烯乙烯醇自发密封剂的表面层压。填充后，托盘用6-mil共挤出真空皮肤包装（VSP）膜密封，也具有EVOH屏障。
Smithfield’s entrees are VSP-packed three-up at rates to 35 trays/min using new Multivac (Kansas City, MO) Model T570CD equipment installed at Smithfield’s Valley Dale Foods plant in Salem, VA.
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