Food packaging technology - Articles - Page 16

Food Packaging

Lightweight champ

January 12, 2016

Amcor Rigid Plastics has been named the winner in the beverage/nonalcoholic category of the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP).

Food Packaging

Addressing safety concerns

With more demand for safe food and beverage packaging, new innovations for consumer packaged goods could soon enter the marketplace.

Debra Schug

January 5, 2016

The growth of the consumer wellness movement and demand for healthy foods has resulted in companies like Kraft and Nestlé eliminating the artificial ingredients in their products.

NAMI announces additional educational programs for IPPE

January 4, 2016

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced it will sponsor five additional education programs at IPPE

Food Packaging

Food Packaging: Pourable straw

Debra Schug

December 19, 2015

Nippon Straw, a manufacturer of drinking straws based in Tokyo, has created the Ex straw that facilitates smooth pouring of a package’s contents into another vessel.

TECH FLASH

Changing preferences create opportunities for innovation

Consumers are shifting toward on-the-go and clean-label products.

Jeremy Gerrard

December 15, 2015

Continuous collaboration between consumer goods manufacturers and technology suppliers is necessary to speed up the implementation of new processing and packaging solutions.

Food Packaging

Food Packaging: Better Barrier

Debra Schug

December 12, 2015

Greiner Packaging’s inert barrier technology won the Swiss Packaging Institute’s award for outstanding performance in the packaging technology category.

Technology Sourcebook

The Sonoco Alloyd DivvyPack dispensable packaging system allows singular “divvying” of product; the lid slides away without opening completely, dispensing a single product from a multiproduct package.

Technology Sourcebook

Flip top closure

December 10, 2015

The AptarGroup 120mm flip top closure features an integrated measuring scoop.

PMMI releases PLCs 1 study guide

Jeremy Gerrard

December 9, 2015

In order to help candidates prepare for the PLC 1 exam, PMMI launched its Programmable Logic Controllers 1 Study Guide.

Technology Sourcebook

Material structure technology

December 9, 2015

Appropriate for a variety of condiment applications, Winpak Hi-Bar structure technology also is suitable for form/fill/seal packaging applications for aseptically filled coffee creamers, jams, jellies and syrups.