Many companies have successfully gained from this market growth and have identified many new opportunities for growth in the coming years.

Flexibility, sustainability and serialization were among the market drivers recognized in a report on trends at PACK EXPO International and Pharma EXPO 2014 published this week by show owner and producer PMMI.

Rise in the global population, changing customer preferences, and emerging economies are making the way for the food retail industry.

Packaging professionals within consumer packaged goods companies report growing awareness around the business impacts connected to natural resource scarcity, but robust knowledge and understanding is still absent

US demand to exceed $39 billion in 2018

Building on last year’s growth of 4.7 percent, bottled water will again post significant increases in both sales and consumption for 2014, according to preliminary data from the Beverage Marketing Corporation

Welcome to our annual top 50 food packaging companies cover story.

There is rapidly increasing demand for packaging materials that give even greater protection to their contents. Functional additives are an important technology in meeting this demand for greater product protection in the plastic packaging market. A functional additive modifies the properties of packaging to impart desirable or beneficial functions.

World demand for protective packaging is projected to increase 6.1% annually to nearly $27 billion in 2018.

Newest generation of Menasha POP displays could now incorporate iBeacons and the Shelfbucks Smart Display platform to redefine POP merchandising, allowing brands to rapidly measure and adjust in-store campaigns for enhanced shopper impact.