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look good after standing in water for a long time."
Dave Schuemann, owner of CF Napa Brand Design, elaborated: "Wet-strength issues in both cold coolers and in ice buckets can be a struggle even when using wet-strength papers." Sweating bottles can cause significant bubbling, he has found. Labels can fall apart or fall off completely, a definite branding deficit. "We now recommend welded papers," Schuemann said. A relatively new de- velopment of recent years, "These are wet-strength papers that have a layer of plastic sandwiched between the adhesive and the actual paper, which acts as a vapor barrier between the glass and the paper," he explained. "Performance of these papers is fantastic and allows some labels to last hours—sometimes days—in ice buckets with good results."
size matters You might think that larger or even wrap- around labels will provide more shelf- appeal, but that's rarely the case. "Small labels are easier to apply," Koenig pointed out. Reduced space between front and back labels (or multiple front labels) also
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Della Toffola USA
Hudson Equipment GW Kent Inc. Krones Inc.
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Dispensa-Matic Label Dispensers (800) 325-7303 dispensa-matic.com G3 Enterprises
(800) 321-8747 g3enterprises.com (707) 963-2323
(734) 572-1300 gwkent.com (414) 409-4000 kronesusa.com
(503) 419-7942 pacificwinemaking.com
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Scott Laboratories Ltd. (Canada) (905) 839-9463 scottlabsltd.com Transition Equipment Co. Vance Metal Fabricators WS Packaging Group Inc. AO Wilson Ltd.
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AWS/Prospero 7787 Bell Road Windsor, CA 95492 Phone: (707) 838-2812 Fax: (707) 838-3164 westcoast@prosperocorp.biz
West Coast
P.E.C. Geneva 1902 Route 14N Geneva, NY 14456 Phone: (315) 719-0480 Fax: (315) 719-0481 geneva@prosperocorp.biz
Finger Lakes
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