The safety features of flip top caps and the convenience of the new Weatherchem MegaFlap® closure were important topics at SupplySide West 2013 Global Expo and Conference. With about 12,000 attendees, the show brings together suppliers and buyers that influence several markets including dietary supplements, food, beverage, animal nutrition, personal care and cosmetics. Besides product safety and convenience, trends from this year’s show included adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP),...

In the food and beverage industry, dispensing closure design is especially important to consider when creating closures for liquid syrups and sauces. What makes designing this packaging so challenging? 

Plastic Caps and Closures

When pouring or dispensing a product from a bottle, few elements of the package have as much impact on the user experience as the cap or closure. During this defining moment, well-designed caps and closures will create a controlled, even flow of the product without making a mess. To build and maintain a loyal customer base, product manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to develop new or improved bottle designs that create shelf impact and enhance user...

As the population continues to age, the demand for vitamins, minerals and supplements continues to grow. To appeal to this demographic, which may have limited hand function and mobility, supplement companies are utilizing bottles that incorporate a convenient dispensing closure like an easy-to-use flip top cap. Plastic cap manufacturer MRP Solutions has a variety of product lines that enhance the consumer experience, including its NutraFlapper® and NutraGen II®  flip top closures:

Most plastic closure manufacturers are focused on developing products that create a positive consumer experience and boost shelf impact. The plastic closure design experts at MRP Solutions are no exception. They have a variety of product lines that consistently deliver consumer convenience in a visually appealing package. Each product is created with the three pillars of superior package design in mind:

Dispensing closures makes all the difference

When you’re talking about a gourmet, very hot French mustard, being able to carefully dispense the product is important. Too much, and you’ve ruined your sandwich. Too little, you’re not properly accenting your sandwich – and these are really important when you’re talking about a gourmet French Dipped Sandwich from Philippe the Original.

It is evident a growing revolution has taken place within the healthcare market overthe past few years, due to the ongoing consumer fascination with vitamins and supplements.

Spice Packaging

When you’re putting the cumin into your award-winning chili, do you think about the lid? I know I do – at first, I need to pour the spice, but later on, it’s time to sprinkle. A single dispensing option ends up somewhere in the middle – not enough cumin in the beginning, but too much when seasoning requires a more delicate touch.

Considering Sustainable Packaging Design?

When we look around the grocery store or hypermarket stores, are we paying attention to sustainable packaging? Are consumers more inclined to purchase eco-friendly package designs, or do we become inflicted by the price or lack of ease of use? Brands and retailers are constantly facing these challenges when creating a package design, especially as they try to meet consumers’ expectations.

“It’s the little things in life that make a big difference…”

Designing a new package for a product can be a lot of fun – so much fun that it might be easy to overlook some essential considerations before you can label it as a finished product. When it’s time to select a functional closure, don’t write it off as an easy task. There are lots of considerations: the budget, the company’s brand identity, the retailer’s needs and the consumers’ preferences – all in which can be time-consuming...