Avery Dennison

Fabien Bourgies, global director of wine and spirits for Avery Dennison, told FoodProductionDaily bright-white labels can give wineries the stand-out appeal bottles must have in order to compete on the increasingly crowded liquor shelf.

“Retailers know consumers spend more time looking at wines if the area is softly lit, with a ‘cellar-like’ atmosphere, and the performance of a white label material can be pivotal in these conditions,” he said. “The right material choice will make a bottle stand out in minimal light levels.”

The growth of craft breweries has increased demand for labels that will withstand peeling, tearing and moisture. To help this segment meet its branding needs, Avery Dennison has expanded its Craft Beer portfolio with eight new label constructions. The new labels also provide faster changeovers, reduced waste and easier clean-up.

Round Rock Research has reviewed Avery Dennison's ability to track RFID tags and labels. Avery Dennison's strict end-to-end tracking processes reduce complexity and risk for U.S. apparel retailers and brands.

Drug counterfeiting is a growing problem both for pharmaceutical manufacturers and the patients they serve. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it is estimated that 1 percent of all pharmaceutical products in first-world countries are counterfeit, along with up to half of drugs in developing nations. The fakes may be linked to thousands of deaths worldwide and the original manufacturers experience damage to their brand image, sales and revenue.

As the needs of brands evolve to match aggressive goals for sustainability, productivity, and differentiation, the entire value chain will have to continue to innovate, adapt, and collaborate. We're all in this together, and together we can succeed.

Avery Dennison and The Label Printers were two recipients of the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute's Environmental Awards, presented at the association's annual meeting in San Antonio.

It was Europe's turn this year to host the AWA Label Release Liner Industry Seminar, and a healthy number of participants, from every level of the value chain, convened in Brussels in late September. Opening the seminar, AWA Alexander Watson Associates' President and CEO, Corey Reardon, confirmed that business in the roll-label sector "continues to be optimistic."

At TLMI’s Annual Meeting in San Antonio this week, President and CEO of Design Label Manufacturing Jeff Dunphy was presented with packagePRINTING’s 2013 TLMI Converter of the Year award.

This year's Labelexpo Europe reported its largest ever edition with record-breaking attendance figures. In addition, numerous market exhibitors increased their presence at the event, and the debut of several new busy feature areas was highly successful.

Avery Dennison's new Select Solutions Reclosure portfolio delivers high-performance packaging functionality. The labels are designed to help package designers and packaged goods companies meet consumers’ needs for the convenience reclosure technology provides.