EVANSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 8, 2016--
Berry Plastics (NYSE: BERY) is proud to announce it has recently
received four distinguished awards from the Flexographic
Technological Association (FTA). These awards are directly related
the Company’s printing capabilities and technologies.
“At Berry Plastics, we understand that decoration goes beyond printing;
it’s telling our customers’ story in an impactful way to the end
consumer,” said Jennye Scott, Berry Plastics’ Vice President of Creative
Services. “We apply this knowledge to our creative process by investing
in the latest printing technologies and challenging what’s possible to
consistently deliver solutions to our customers.”
For 56 years, the Flexographic Technological Association has saluted
flexography’s finest work with the most prestigious and long-running
annual print competition of its kind. The entries were judged by degree
of difficulty and level of execution. Berry Plastics received the
following individual awards:
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Special Achievement Non-traditional Flexo in the process
category - Hardee’s® Middle East Batman versus Superman
drink cup, which features ICONIC™, Berry Plastics’ breakthrough
innovation of utilizing Indirect Flexographic printing to create true
CMYK separations for round and non-round products.
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Gold: narrow web, screen, film category - Too Tarts® Goo4You
Gween Apple squeeze candy tube, which utilizes a unique screen
printing process to create continuous high-quality spot and tonal
range that gives the tube a fun, appealing look.
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Bronze: narrow web, line, film category - Pure Sun Defense™
featuring Marvel’s® Avengers sunscreen tube, in which our
printing experts used predominantly solid and line colors to create a
fairly complex and realistic Avengers scene.
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Bronze: narrow web, line, film category - John Frieda®
Brilliant Brunette® Visibly Brighter™ shampoo tube, whereas
the customer’s needs were executed with a very high degree of
difficulty by employing differentiating color and texture to the tube
for a more premium look and feel.
About the Flexographic Technological Association
Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), chartered in 1958, is a
professional society dedicated to bringing all members of the
flexographic printing community—printers, suppliers, consumer product
companies, institutions, prepress houses and others—together by
providing opportunities for the free exchange of technical ideas and
discussion of mutual concerns. It is a proponent of maintaining and
advancing quality standards and includes 1,650 member sites that
represent more than 1,400 companies and 60,000 individuals. Foundation
of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated
to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.
About Berry Plastics
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. is a leading provider of value-added plastic
consumer packaging and engineered materials delivering high-quality
customized solutions to our customers, with pro forma net sales of $6.7
billion in fiscal 2015. The Company’s common stock is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BERY and its world
headquarters is located in Evansville, Indiana. For additional
information, visit the Company’s website at berryplastics.com.
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Dustin Stilwell, 812-306-2964
dustinstilwell@berryplastics.com
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