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See what CPG marketers cite as the most important performance indicator regarding today’s grocery shoppers in this installment of Nuts & Bolts.

Keye16 automates the process of placing punnets and clamshells into cases, trays, boxes and crates.

Processors are turning to automation to fill jobs where people are unavailable.

Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle reveals its Mentos Pure Fresh gum line has launched in a 90% paperboard recyclable bottle.

Labeling considerations have become a necessity after the supply chain demands of the past couple of years.

Consumers who purchase and eat alternative protein products typically want them to be packaged in a responsible way, too.

Outshine, a brand known for its frozen fruit bars, is launching new Fruit & Yogurt Smoothie Pouches, the company’s first shelf-stable, take-anywhere snack.

The enormous amount of attention paid to ingredients in food and beverage by processors may have some overlooking an equally important element of the F&B experience: the container in which that food or beverage is sold. Packaging today plays many roles: carrier of F&B, protector of temperature-sensitive items, barrier for potential adulteration, manifestation of a brand’s sustainability initiatives and more.

The latest development by Innovia Films is Propacast KF, a clear cast polypropylene film that was designed as a lamination solution for HFFS, VFFS and lidding applications.