Berry Plastics has engineered a nine-layer film material to protect cereals and snacks against moisture, reportedly with a lighter weight than conventional films.
PACK EXPO, the international processing and packaging industry exposition, is expected to draw 50,000 attendees, feature 2,000 exhibits, and stretch over 1.1m square feet.
MeadWestvaco is offering an indepth look at how consumers really feel about food and beverage packaging; many report they are not perfectly happy with their containers.
A Mullinix Packages executive advises the lifestyles of today’s time-crunched, demanding consumers calls for food packaging with longer shelf life and quality-guarding properties.
A Frito-Lay leader says that for creative packaging ideas to work, developers must put the consumer first and create packs that “delight” the shoppers they’re targeted at.
‘Think about your recent excursion to the grocery store and the changes in every aisle. Fresh chicken in vacuum-sealed plastic pouches. Pasta packaged in flexible film. And that jelly jar? It’s not a jar anymore. It’s a plastic squeeze bottle.
Consumers are continually changing the way they view, interact with and discard packaging. Whether you're a manufacturer or a product marketer, you know how important it is to reflect the changing needs of the consumer in your products.
The year 2013 was a great one for fascinating stories about food packaging, processing technologies and safety concerns. Here are the 10 FoodProductionDaily stories that most resonated with our readers.
‘Time and time again we hear reports about ingredients used in packaging materials migrate into the comestible contents. Frequent causes include printing inks on labels or the use of contaminated waste paper.
Flexible packaging has taken off, but recyclability has been a challenge; one company reportedly has solved the puzzle with a fully recyclable stand-up pouch.
Start-up company, Cuckoo, has partnered with Greiner Packaging to produce air tight sealant PP (polypropylene) pots for its debut Bircher muesli range.
Halloween food packaging resonates with shoppers—the National Confectioners Association reports 65% will pick themed packaging over plain during the spooky season. Here are some examples to help get you in the spirit.
The Focal Point 2013: Frontiers in Packaging Conference will hone in on ways the industry can work to increase food container recycling and sustainability.
The UK ready-meal packaging market is growing an average of nearly 6% annually; one retailer has revamped its food-to-go packs in hopes of taking a bigger bite.
DuPont showcased its Global Food Security Index at Pack Expo, highlighting a case study in Mexico where it created a duo-chamber pouch package, which lasts up to 12 months without refrigeration.
The PROCESS EXPO University education program has bolstered its packaging track with a futuristic session, taking a look at what trends and innovations are on the horizon.
Menasha Packaging’s Food Packaging facility has been recognized by the American Institute of Baking (AIB) International for the sixth consecutive year.
Linpac Packaging has helped a UK supermarket chain move to vacuum skin packaging (VSP) from modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for some of its meat products.
The number of packaging professionals using a free web-based barrier calculator to test whether an existing or prototype packaging design is “fit for purpose”, has tripled since it introduced a WVTR (water vapor transmission rate) functionality.
