2013 CPA Annual Meeting Update
With the theme "Creating a Winning Edge" the Contract Packaging Association structured its annual meeting in Naples, Florida to help its members take charge of growing their business in 2013.
From the start, the presentations at the meeting focused on specific, practical advice from industry experts, beginning with the keynote address by Stave Baker, Vice President, The Great Game of Business, speaking about The Great Game of Business, a unique strategy based on the simple, powerful belief: "The best, most efficient, most profitable way to operate a business is to educate everyone on the business, give them a voice in saying how the company is run and provide them a stake in the financial outcome, good or bad."
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 Shanklin® Automatic L-Sealer equipment
CPA member Shanklin offers a choice of four automatic L-Sealer film wrapping systems designed to meet the needs of a variety of contract packagers.
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Linx 7900 continuous ink jet printer
 The Linx 7900 industrial continuous ink jet printer for coding and marking comes with everything you expect as standard. This advanced continuous ink jet printer offers a coding solution with up to 3 lines of text, plus graphics and logos as standard, with up to 5 lines available if required.
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Ampac wins two Flexible Packaging Association Awards
CPA member Ampac, the world's leader in creative packaging solutions, has won two Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) awards - Gold in Environmental & Sustainability Achievement for its Savvy Green No.2 Pouch, and Silver in Packaging Excellence for Campbell's Skillet Sauces.
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 Copacker thrives with print-and-apply labelersCarolina Beverage Group has plenty of expertise in canning energy drinks, teas, and juice-based beverages. Now it's become something of an expert in print-and-apply labelers, too.
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Flexible Packaging industry proves its staying power
The flexible packaging segment is proving its staying power as sales are up and more and more food and beverage products roll out onto store shelves in this format. Why the growth?
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2012 sales of energy drinks and shots top $12.5 billion
In broad strokes, health and wellness-related beverage products are seeing increased consumer penetration, while classic beverages-especially colas-are seeing consumer attrition. Specifically, functional ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, namely energy drinks, sports drinks, and tea, have increased consumer penetration over the past few years.
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Controls trends to look for in 2013
John Kowal of B&R looks at trends in packaging machinery control and automation. He also recommends a few action items.
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