Food and Beverage Packaging May 2012 : Page-31

A beverage company transitioned its drink pack-aging from glass to aluminum for the redesign of their sparkling energy waters and organic energy drinks, citing consumer demand for a larger size with more portability. Hiball Inc. transitioned from glass bottles to 16-ounce aluminum cans from Ball Corp. (www.ball.com), which feature “cold activa-tion” graphics using thermochromic ink by Chromatic Technologies Inc. (www.ctiinks.com). The small white bubbles on the can turn from white to blue when the internal tempera-ture of the beverage reaches 45 de-grees Fahrenheit, indicating perfect temperature for drinking. It isn’t just beverages that are un-veiling new and innovative ideas in packaging; three food companies are also sprucing up their containers. Making an aesthetic splash is one butter company’s new printing pro-cess for its colorful tubs of Twisted Butter. Twisted Foods Co. teamed up with Polytainers (www.poly-tainersinc.com) to create a unique package with quality images. Twist-ed Foods uses dry offset printing, a technique that allows for specialized ink to be printed directly onto a plas-tic surface. What makes Twisted But-ter’s packaging process distinct is the 8-color printing station using Poly-Tone TM HD printing. PolyTone HD printing uses Poly-tainer’s TruTone separation, resulting in rich, clean colors and stylized food shots. This unique printing process creates superior images not often seen in conventional dry offset printing. Another container, this time a PET nut container, is the winner of an IoPP design award from the 2012 Ameristar Package Competition in the food segment. Clear can cuts weight 40% The Fisher nuts clear can was developed and de-signed by John B. Sanﬁ lippo & Son and Graham TimBar Packaging & Display gives you THE PACKAGE DEAL TimBar PROTECTS YOUR PRODUCT and the environment. Made from sustainable materials, TimBar boxes come from renewable resources and are conveniently recyclable. Most of our manufacturing facilities are SFI certified to the Fiber Sourcing Standard. TimBar SELLS YOUR PRODUCT from a shelf or display and dresses it for success. Our award-winning design team utilizes TimBar’s Activ 8 process, which combines creativity and retail expertise with shopper insights. We deliver successful merchandising solutions to meet your goals and budget. With TimBar, YOU PROFIT! From micro-flute to flexographic printing and litho-labels, TimBar is a dedicated local resource who offers a wide variety of substrates and printing methods designed to save you time and money. s ‹‹ Fisher Nuts uses clear PET can resulting in product visibility and a 40% reduction in weight. Twisted Butter uses bright colors printed in eight colors directly on the plastic container. ‹ ‹ C TODAY CALL TO Activ 8 T YOUR CUSTOMERS! Y Headquarters 148 North Penn Street, Hanover, PA 17331 | 800.572.6061 | www.timbar.com Point of Purchase Division 800.325.3012 | New Oxford, PA 800.342.2122 | Collegeville, PA 800.362.7401 Gallatin, TN 615.452.0110 | Miami, FL 305.685.8956 | Tampa, FL 813.626.7006 | Spartanburg, SC 864.576.9253 WWW . FOOD ANDBEVERA GEP A CKA GING . COM MA Y 2012 FOOD & BEVERA GE P A CKA GING 31