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Plea for packaging that opens

[Rolf Akermann] Packaging is critical, particularly in the FMCG category. Manufacturers spend money on research and design to put something on the shelf that will catch the consumers' eye and convince them to buy the product. However, once the product is ready to be opened, consumers hit the first obstacle.

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Nampak Flexible receives BRC rating

[ActivRetail] The BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standard certification, a leading global product safety and quality certification programme used by certificated suppliers in over 100 countries, has been awarded to Nampak Flexible in Ndabeni, Cape Town.

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New labelling for Faircape yoghurts

[ActivRetail] Faircape Dairies differentiates its milk products based on the well-being of the animals involved in production, and environmental friendliness of the facilities. It decided that its existing packaging for its fruit and smooth yoghurts did not accurately represent the product, specifically its quality, and appointed strategic design agency Liquidlab to execute a revamp.

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Nampak in international awards final

[ActivRetail] The 2010 FTA (Flexographic Technical Association) International Awards has given Nampak Flexible, two award nominations for its Imana Chicken Noodle soup and Imana Cream of Vegetable soup packs. Judging took place 24-26 January 2010 in New York, where all entries were judged strictly on technical achievement, by concealing the manufacturer's brand through coding.

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Traci Van Der Merwe commented on Revamp Lifestyle packaging
Please advise if you are still manufacturing "G-String", as I find it nowhere in stores.
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Long life milk in plastic bottles

[ActivRetail] The official opening of the Bloemfontein based Homsek Dairy's UHT (Long Life Milk) factory comes as a culmination of a true partnership between Homsek Dairy, Woolworths and packaging company Nampak Liquid.

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Double whammy for Nampak

[ActivRetail] At the recent FTASA (Flexographic Technical Association of South Africa) awards held at the Southern Sun, Johannesburg International Airport, Nampak achieved three awards for two divisions.

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New skin for Sunbake bread

[ActivRetail] The Sunbake range of breads has been given a packaging makeover to further differentiate the brand from competitors, enhance on-shelf presence, drive trial and keep up with popular bread packaging trends.

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Packaging giant announces R100-million glass recycling investment

[ActivRetail] Nampak Wiegand Glass is investing over R100-million in a glass recycling facility, the company announced on Thursday, 26 March 2009.

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Manufacturing brand makeovers

[ActivRetail] Nampak Cartons and Labels has been manufacturing cartons for Bakers Biscuits and Pyotts for over 40 years, including all the packaging for the brand's recent makeovers.

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All systems go for sandwich pack production

[ActivRetail] Nampak Cartons & Labels Epping is on track to commence local production of the newly launched and fully biodegradable Woolworths “To go” range of sandwich packs.

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Crafty promo packaging delivers real results

[ActivRetail] The ability to offer customers a wide range of packaging solutions through a single point of contact was demonstrated recently when Nampak Cartons & Labels (Nampak C&L) and Nampak Inspection & Coding Systems (Nampak I&CS) worked together to deliver a cost-effective and efficient pack for the Jungle Oats 2008 winter promotion.

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New image for two favourites

[ActivRetail] Twinings, a leading provider of fine teas - they sell 200 different teas in 100 countries - has just revitalised the design of the packaging for their English Breakfast and Earl Grey tea-bag boxes.

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Surf's up!

[ActivRetail] Nampak Cartons & Labels helped Surf extend its consumer ‘proof of whiteness' promotion by incorporating the novelty test card on all 1kg packs of Surf Superblue.

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Pre-planning promotes perfect performance

[ActivRetail] Meticulous planning, good communication and brilliant teamwork and support are at the heart of an 11-week project that saw Nampak Liquid move its entire PET production facility from Isando on the East Rand to Industria, west of Johannesburg's CBD.

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Packaging company establishes the first BEE sheet plant in SA

[ActivRetail] The establishment of the first BEE sheet plant in South Africa has been made possible by Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company.

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Things going even better with…

[ActivRetail] Petpak, a member of Nampak Rigid Plastics and a division of Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, has expanded its Coke Bottler network, with the recent announcement that a new in-plant has been opened at Coca-Cola Fortune (CCF) in Polokwane, Limpopo.

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New coffee packaging allows for re-look on positioning

[ActivRetail] House of Coffees has refreshed its look to appeal to loyal consumers and to attract new ones. The new packaging will allow the company to re-look their positioning in the market.

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Packaging excellence at Gold Pack

[ActivRetail] Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, won the most World Stars and Out of Africa awards at the recent Gold Pack Awards.

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