Packaging | Food Engineering

Field Reports

High-speed case packers help pickle maker meet demand for single-serve pouches

SOMIC machines are handling about 2 million pickle packages a week—expected to increase

July 9, 2020

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OH SNAP! Pickling Co. installs new high-speed, end-of-line packaging machines from SOMIC to handle increasing demand.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2020

Taking a Look at Today's Cannabis Consumer

Distinct consumer populations are emerging, illustrating diverse future directions for the industry.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

June 23, 2020

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In the wake of progressively expanding legislation opening legal cannabis markets across the U.S., we've discovered that today's cannabis consumer comes from all walks of life, and product branding can take myriad viable forms.

New Plant Products

Automated tote management system

June 12, 2020

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Tote systems employ reusable containers made of plastic or cardboard to transfer products, accommodating a range of products and primary packaging types.

Packaging

Barrier paper, linerboard with water-based coating can be recycled, repulped

Rose Shilling

June 12, 2020

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Cortec Corp. has created an alternative coated paper, which hasn’t been easily recyclable through normal channels.

Flexible Pouches

2 peanut butter brands try to lessen the mess with new packages

Jif, Skippy add squeeze pouches

Rose Shilling

June 11, 2020

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Two peanut butter brands are adding squeeze pouches to their product lineup, using flexible packaging to appeal to people who don't like getting the spread on their hand when they scrap the last bits out of the jar.

New Plant Products

Tray packaging

June 9, 2020

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The 424 series is designed for medium to high outputs.

Packaging

Bioplastic packaging ripe for innovation

Compostable, biodegradable packaging still in early stages of adoption

Rose Shilling

June 8, 2020

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Bioplastic packaging remains in the early development stage with no dominant companies, a new analysis finds.

COVID-19

FDA allows ingredient swaps without label changes, upsetting some with allergies

Plus, vending machines can temporarily skip posting calorie counts

Rose Shilling

June 4, 2020

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Hundreds of people with food allergies or sensitivities in their families are speaking out against the FDA’s latest move to loosen food labeling rules during the pandemic.

Pet Food

Packaging trends in pet food production

Rose Shilling

May 28, 2020

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Packaging has a key role in the pet food industry’s robust growth, especially for premium products.

Packaging

Killing pathogens inside cut fruit and vegetable packages

Rose Shilling

May 5, 2020

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A new technology for sealed packages of fresh cut produce releases an anti-pathogenic agent inside the container to protect against bacteria, fungi and viruses.

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