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The Food & Beverage Innovation Forum's (FBIF) Marking Awards 2019, global food & beverage packaging design awards, was held in Hangzhou April 23, 2019. The competition received more than 500 designs from 200 global brands and agencies.

 JLS Automation has named Jeremy Rothermel as Northeastern regional sales manager. He will report to Mike Newcome, vice president of Sales.

Innovia Films is launching the first of its new range of transparent high barrier packaging films, Propafilm Strata SL which is designed to be a standalone mono filmic solution or to be used in laminate constructions to be recycle ready.

In the competitive retail space it is imperative for brands to stay on top of evolving trends and consumer behavior. Thanks to technology, businesses have access to greater freedom and flexibility, enabling them to optimize packaging for a better customer experience.

The new CX35 Combichecker links METTLER TOLEDO’s highly precise and versatile C35 checkweigher with its advanced X33 X-ray inspection system.

Consumers push the trends in this market, which include flavor diversity, health and wellness appeal, convenience/resealability and clean label. There are opportunities for manufacturers, such as sustainable processes and increased productivity levels, to keep up with demand.

For most of the past decade, consumers around the world have increasingly shifted their spending from brick-and-mortar to online stores, appreciating the convenience and immediacy of digital shopping. But that trend could be reversing as members of Generation Z begin flexing their economic muscle.

JLS Automation names Pete DeSuno as regional sales manager, North Central Region for the U.S. and Canada.