Product and packaging innovation are at the forefront again this year at the upcoming annual PMA Fresh Summit taking place October 27th & 28th in Anaheim, CA.
After one year of extensive research, Canada’s largest sustainable packaging company, Earthcycle, is unveiling its improved water-resistant packaging as part of its long line of certified home compostable, recyclable and renewable products.
Retail giant Sainsbury is to put the Red Tractor logo – formerly used for meat, poultry, dairy and fresh products – on the scrapheap, attributing the decision to what it termed “consumer confusion”.
The global packaging industry turnover is around $500 billion, with packaging container sales accounting for the major part and packaging machinery sales estimated around $25 billion.
Linde North America has introduced Mapax modified atmosphere packaging solution, which is designed to extend the shelf life of consumer packaged foods when compared to packaging in air.
Royal Crown Cola International (RCCI) announces the availability of an array of new flavors in its beverage portfolio for its global bottler network, giving bottlers an edge in markets where consumer demand for greater flavor variety is growing, broadenin
An above-average positive development in bioplastics production capacity has made past projections obsolete, according to a current market forecast by European Bioplastics.
Food manufacturers and retailers should use clearer labelling to specify country-of-origin and end consumer confusion, says the the National Farmers Union (NFU), which has launched a Flag It Facebook campaign to highlight its message.
American Industrial Systems (AIS), a designer and manufacturer of specialty solutions has launched 10.4, 15, or 17 inch industrial Human Machine Interface(HMI) operator touch panels.
Matrix Packaging Machinery, an Ohio-based manufacturer of packaging equipment, is now offering bagging machine for coffee, baking, confectionary and other similar firms.
Optima is presenting a selection of its comprehensive line of packaging machines for Pharma, Consumer and Nonwovens. The Pharma exhibit displays a variety of methods for processing liquid and powdery medications.
A consulting firm in Maryland has launched five new labeling websites that allow companies with products regulated by the FDA to receive a label review in order to identify compliance issues with their product label.
The grocery think tank IGD has pledged to work with government and industry to reach agreement on labelling, after Sainsbury boss Justin King urged the food industry to adopt universal front-of-pack nutritional labelling, combining multiple traffic lights
While the size of the package soft drinks come in has been getting most of the attention as of late, quietly, behind the scenes the work goes on to create another kind of package entirely.
