Articles Tagged with ''PMMI''

Food Safety

Eliminating Contaminants and Avoiding Recalls

Processors can improve food safety with focus on cleaning

August 28, 2018

While still being released at a staggered pace, some compliance and enforcement deadlines for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) are finally seeing the light of day.

Cannabis

Report: U.S. cannabis industry exceeds $7.3 billion

PMMI report shows growth of cannabis industry

Casey Laughman

July 2, 2018

The U.S. cannabis industry has grown more than 200 percent over the last five years and now exceeds $7.3 billion, a new report shows.

Facing e-Commerce packaging challenges

Consumers are driving a boom period for online food ordering, but manufactures will need to fundamentally change packaging and supply chain to keep up.

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute

February 26, 2018

It's no secret that e-commerce differs from traditional retail outlets, with more touchpoints involved before a product reaches a customer. And thus, the changes in shopping habits will also mean packaging and supply chain challenges.

Packaging

Consumers demanding more sustainable packaging

Companies can turn to recycled materials, or reduced packaging to meet their sustainability goals.

Sean Riley

February 4, 2018

The demand for easily recyclable material (and machinery that can handle such material) in this sector is expected to continue growing, according to the State of the Industry – U.S. Packaging Machinery Report 2017 from PMMI.

Food fraud

Combatting the growth of fake food

Food is now the fourth most valuable counterfeit market, and foods such as olive oil, honey, fish, vinegar, vanilla and coffee top the list.

Maria Ferrante

November 29, 2017

As brand manufacturers continue to source from an ever-growing list of ingredients and suppliers, food is now the fourth most valuable counterfeit market, according to the 2016 Brand Protection and Product Traceability Market Research Report.

U.S. Packaging industry market value approaching $10 Billion

Amidst strong industry growth, PMMI report shows robust sector.

Crystal Lindell

September 28, 2017

The U.S. packaging machinery market is expected to increase 4.8 percent from 2015 to 2016, coming in with a total market value of $9.8 billion.

Food fraud

How barcodes can help fight food fraud

Food ranks among the top five most valuable counterfeit markets

Sean Riley

September 28, 2017

Within the layered approach to brand protection are overt technologies — barcodes, holograms, watermarks, embossing and etching — and covert technologies — taggants, UV, infrared and fluorescent inks, Smart technology and radio frequency identification (RFID).

Packaging

The Amazon Effect: How eCommerce will change food and beverage packaging

Amazon, Whole Foods deal propels food and beverage eCommerce forward, and companies will need to respond.

Crystal Lindell

September 13, 2017

Amazon recently bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, and as soon as it was finalized, the eCommerce giant started including more groceries online — successfully.

Packaging

Packaging technology helps processors meet challenges

Latest solutions can cut costs, reveal opportunities

Tom Egan , PMMI

August 3, 2017

Today’s food manufacturers face a whole host of new challenges. A shift in consumer needs and demands driven by the increasingly diverse needs of all consumer groups, such as singles, empty nesters and smaller family units, have likely been the greatest disruptors.

Industry Reports

PMMI’s Vision 2025 report focuses on personalization, other consumer demands

Increase in consumer demand for personalized products is challenge for packaged goods companies

Casey Laughman

July 21, 2017

An increase in consumer demand for personalized products is a big challenge for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, says a new report from PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.

Articles Tagged with ''PMMI''

Eliminating Contaminants and Avoiding Recalls

Report: U.S. cannabis industry exceeds $7.3 billion

Facing e-Commerce packaging challenges

Consumers demanding more sustainable packaging

Combatting the growth of fake food

U.S. Packaging industry market value approaching $10 Billion

How barcodes can help fight food fraud

The Amazon Effect: How eCommerce will change food and beverage packaging

Packaging technology helps processors meet challenges

PMMI’s Vision 2025 report focuses on personalization, other consumer demands

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