PMMI report highlights trends for meat, poultry and seafood packaging

The meat, poultry and seafood industry is experiencing a global boom according to the "2017 Trends Shaping Meat, Poultry and Seafood Market Segment" report and accompanying infographic, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Las Vegas Convention Center; Sept. 25–27) arrives just in time to feature all the solutions meat, poultry and seafood professionals need to handle this rapid growth.

Factors influencing this boom include population gains; increased demand for meat, poultry and seafood; growth in food service; export opportunities. The report is based on in-depth interviews with 50 professionals in the meat, poultry and seafood industry representing the fresh, frozen, canned, deli, ready-to-eat, individual quick frozen and preserved categories, along with over 110 industry references.