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HPP

Cold Pressure Council launches new HPP Consumer seal

Council hopes seal will eventually have the same halo effect as organic and non-GMO seals.

April 23, 2018

The Cold Pressure Council has high hopes for its new HPP Consumer Seal. The group envisions consumers seeing the seal and feeling the same halo feelings they get when they see Organic or GMO-free seals.

Field Reports

How a pasta maker has maximized packaging efficiency

Schubert’s TLM technology uses reflected light color scanner to ensure accuracy

Casey Laughman

April 22, 2018

Surgital has been packaging its ravioli products with a Schubert system since 2005. The company is steadily growing and needed a new packaging machine to extend its capacity.

Food Packaging

Clemson researchers working on packaging that detects food spoilage

Intelligent packaging uses sensors to detect when food begins to go bad

Crystal Lindell

April 20, 2018

The next innovation in food and beverage packaging could tell you when that cheese in the back of the fridge is getting too old to eat.

Food Packaging

7 key insights into on-the-go packaging

Study estimates that the global demand for on-the-go food packaging will soar

Crystal Lindell

April 20, 2018

Fact.MR’s latest forecast study, “On-the-go Food Packaging Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking - Global Review 2017 to 2026,” estimates that the global demand for on-the-go food packaging will soar from 2017-2026.

Packaging

Processors have a craving for packaging machinery innovation

PACK EXPO East 2018 presents the perfect opportunity to discover new technologies

Moe Volkert, PMMI

April 13, 2018

Easy to changeover, multi-functional packaging equipment is how most food manufacturers are improving production and meeting consumer demand, according to the 2017 Vision 2025 report, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

PACK EXPO

PACK EXPO East to deliver innovative food packaging solutions

More than 400 exhibitors and 6,000 industry professionals expected to attend

Maria Ferrante

April 9, 2018

Home to nearly one-third of the nation’s top consumer packaged goods companies, PACK EXPO East (April 16-18, 2018, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) will address the trends and challenges driving the food and beverage market. The show will bring together 400 exhibitors and 6,000 industry professionals over 100,000 net square feet of exhibit space.

PET

Unilever working on converting PET back to virgin grade material

Company working to to pioneer breakthrough food packaging technology in partnership with Ioniqa & Indorama Ventures.

Crystal Lindell

April 5, 2018

Unilever has announced a partnership with start-up company Ioniqa and the largest global producer of PET resin Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology that converts PET waste back into virgin grade material for use in food packaging.

Starbucks launches $10M effort to find better cups

Coffee makers partners with Closed Loop Partners to develop recyclable, compostable cup solution, with plans to make it open source.

Crystal Lindell

April 1, 2018

Starbucks wants to bring a fully recyclable and compostable cup to the market within the next three years.

Food Packaging

Consumer trends impacting e-commerce packaging

Processors must be careful when adapting packaging for e-commerce

Crystal Lindell

March 25, 2018

Repurposing traditional packaging for e-commerce is a risky move, at least according to a new report from rigid packaging provider TricorBraun.

Hot-Fill PET

Alamo Red Salsa switches from glass jars to hot-fill PET jars

Contract packager, Consolidated Mills, partners with TricorBraun on plastic alternative to standard glass jar for their own brand of salsa.

Crystal Lindell

March 18, 2018

Consolidated Mills wanted to be able to fill the PET jars with their current equipment line used to fill glass jars.

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.