Packaging | Food Engineering

Packaging

Award-winning containers change how food is displayed, carried or cooked

Rose Shilling

December 9, 2019

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Did you see this year’s winners of the Packaging Innovation Awards from Dow?

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Child-Resistant Tins

November 26, 2019

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Hoffmann Neopac has introduced recyclable, child-resistant opaque tins for packaging damp and dry cannabis products.

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Compostable Jars

November 25, 2019

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These "Made in Canada, Naturally" jars are a response to the current worldwide push to eliminate landfill-destined plastics in packaging.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

STO Sustainable Containers

November 18, 2019

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The STO product line is made with an oxygen-driven additive in the material that creates accelerated degradation, allowing the packaging to degrade safely without harming the environment.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

Child Resistant Bag

November 11, 2019

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The DymaPak Child Resistant Bag features a proprietary pull-to-open locking zipper, thick food-grade plastic and durable construction.

Sustainability

Packaging industry pumps up R&D to keep pace with green goals

Rose Shilling

November 11, 2019

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One after another, food and beverage companies have declared plans to cut waste and move toward the ultimate goal: packaging materials that are reused over and over.

Packaging

Kraft cheese, Walmart phone promo differs in store vs. at home

Rose Shilling

November 4, 2019

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Walmart shoppers can tap their phones on a package of Kraft American Singles to trigger different content depending on whether they’re in the store or at home.

Study reveals most consumers think food labels are misleading

This study found that 33% consider transparency from a brand as an extremely important factor when purchasing food products.

November 4, 2019

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Half of Americans (53%) feel like food labels are sometimes misleading, according to research presented by Crispy Green, Inc., Fairfield, N.J.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

Embark Cannabis Packaging

November 4, 2019

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Berry's Embark line includes three package types, each of which provides built-in child-resistance within a distinct shape that's designed to support experience benefits for the consumer.

Dry Processing Technology

Rotary filling machine from Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery

October 18, 2019

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Tool-less design allows for simple changeovers.

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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Food Engineering's Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo (FA&M) is a 2 ½ day event that brings food and beverage processors and suppliers together to gain valuable information on the latest trends and technologies in manufacturing, automation, sustainability and food safety.

Water is one of the most critical resources in your manufacturing process—as an ingredient, for cleaning and as waste. Did you know you may be missing areas to monitor that could help your bottom line? Find out how some simple additions to what you’re monitoring can cut downtime, boost efficiency and reduce waste. Some extra analysis makes a huge difference in your water savings!