Articles by Pan Demetrakakes

Probiotic yogurt is driving a surge that will double Dannon's production by 2010. Here's how packaging is keeping up.

Dole Fresh Vegetables will begin shipping its products on plastic pallets equipped with RFID tags. The pallets are supplied by Intelligent Global Pooling Systems PepsiCo has announced plans to acquire

Country-of-origin labeling is part of a Farm Bill that President Bush has vowed to veto. (Photo courtesy of Marc Rumminger) Food safety controversy continuesConsumer confidence in the safety of food,

Two flavors of cookies from the Keebler unit of the Kellogg Co. now come in break-apart cups for convenient on-the-go snacking.

Miller Lite, the flagship beer brand from SABMiller and the third-bestselling U.S. beer, is getting its first packaging graphics redesign in five years.

The new Nestea 20-ounce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle is taller and slimmer than the old one, with straight walls and a longer label.

Ragú pasta sauce, a mainstay brand from Unilever, is now available in a microwavable single-serve pouch.

As functions and interfaces with other equipment become more complex, control components on conveyors have to do more.

The largest yogurt production and packaging facility in North America is seeing the fruit of years of investment in people, business processes and equipment.

Equipment that can both weigh packages and inspect them for contaminants can save space, time and money.