Packaging

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is making sure its seafood departments get credit for supporting sustainable fisheries. The chain said yesterday it is now featuring the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) independent blue eco-label on 10 fish products, including the world's first MSC-labeled surimi products, in its Supercenter and Neighborhood Market locations across the United States.

WASHINGTON - Beer has given the U.S. economy quite a buzz in the past year, according to a study released by The Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association. The industry contributed more than $162 billion to the economy, and provided nearly 1.8 million jobs directly or indirectly, according to the research.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- AirOcare here has teamed with Tyler Refrigeration, a division of Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, to establish a new standard of care for food handling and food safety.

HICKORY, N.C. - Alex Lee, Inc. here, parent company of Lowes Food Stores, Inc., said it has signed a long-term supply agreement with Vantage Foods, for the latter to run a $21.1 million new centralized case-ready meat facility that will supply the chain's stores throughout Virginia and the Carolinas.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the second time this month, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. here has issued a voluntary recall of a private label product -- this time it's 22-ounce loaves of Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Country Wheat Hearty Sliced Bread with a "Best if used by" date of Aug. 22, because the item may contain pieces of cotton and could pose a choking hazard. The retailer received several complaints on Wednesday from shoppers who discovered pieces of cotton baked into the product.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) based here has launched a new study this month of the economic benefits and enhanced supply chain visibility that can be achieved through RFID technology and multi-use tags in reusable transport packaging.

LEEDS, England -- Major U.K. supermarket operator ASDA will sponsor the Best Packaging Design category, one of 12 categories in which the 2006 Green Awards gives awards. According to the producers of the awards, Satellite Marketing Communications, ASDA's sponsorship will serve to lend the awards even wider appeal allow them to be taken more seriously.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) based here has launched a new study this month of the economic benefits and enhanced supply chain visibility that can be achieved through RFID technology and multi-use tags in reusable transport packaging.