Globalism and lifestyle shifts are pushing consumers to snack more frequently, adding to the challenges of remaining sustainable and cost-efficient. PMMI’s Jorge Izquierdo spoke to BakeryandSnacks about possible solutions.
PMMI reports the market for shelf-ready food and beverage packaging is growing, thanks to retailers hungry for presentable products and simple stocking.
With US snack sales growing 3.4% each year, PMMI’s annual packaging and processing trade show is offering producers a chance to connect with emerging equipment and materials technology.
A special PMMI group has hammered out the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Opportunity Calculator, giving processing and packaging firms a tool to pinpoint problem areas and improve their businesses.
PMMI is calling for processing and packaging leaders to reaching out to young people, get them excited about manufacturing, and ensure the future of the industry.
PMMI: The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies is taking packaging students and educators on a six-day tour of packaging industry end users and manufacturers in the Midwest.
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Jorge Izquierdo, from trade association PMMI, to discuss what their latest forecasts for the US food and beverage sectors mean for packaging machinery manufacturers.
Cost cutting and a drive toward greater efficiency will lead
manufacturers to demand more from their packaging machinery
suppliers, according to an industry survey.
Organisers of Pack Expo Las Vegas 2003 are slapping themselves on
the back and enjoying a well-earning cup of tea after a highly
successful show. The event saw visitor attendance increase by 17
per cent and international attendance...
Quick changeover capabilities, flexibility and fast speeds are the
top three machine attributes most often requested by companies
purchasing new packaging machinery, according to a recent survey of
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers...
