ProAmpac has acquired Gateway Packaging Co., a flexible packaging and technical products company headquartered in White House, Tenn. Gateway is one of the largest pet food packaging manufacturers in North America, offering multi-wall bags, stand-up pouches, small- and large-format quad-seal bags, box pouches, roll stock, treat bags and hybrid bags.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue indicated that issuance of the GMO labeling rule will be delayed until later this year, missing its July deadline. The USDA is still taking comments from other federal agencies and may incorporate some guidance prior to release.
Elif’s new Elif2Pouch pre-made pouch solution combines sustainability, convenience, performance and cost-efficiency. The company claims its neo-eco packaging solution is the next step in how sustainability is addressed in packaging innovation.
Rapid advances in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology is bringing connected devices, systems and people together to deliver actionable results and improve safety, productivity, sustainability, efficiency and reliability. Coupled with the emergence of IIoT is a continuous evolution of standards to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) build safer machines and likewise, help machine users and manufacturers improve the ease of maintenance while minimizing operational downtime. Today, machine users and manufacturers not only want to ensure new and existing machines are safe, but that they are connected for diagnostics, flexible in design, reliable and ready for now as well as the future.
In partnership with ABB and the University of Lincoln, OAL Group presents the second Food Manufacturing 2030 Conference. The event brings together retailers, manufacturers, and robotic and automation experts to discuss, debate and demonstrate the industry's future surrounded by the very latest in technological, robotic and automation advances transforming food handling and processing.
CSP Technologies, Inc. has partnered with aseptic sampling specialist QualiTru Sampling Systems to develop TruDraw, a single-use aseptic sampling system for sampling of liquid dairy products. The product virtually eliminates the risk of external exposure, ensuring sampling accuracy.
Rapak North America, part of DS Smith Plastics, has launched Autokap 1700 series, a small footprint liquid filling machine that holds the bag fixed during the filling process. The machine is ideal for hot and cold, fresh and stable liquids.
The BOPA films market will see opportunities in packaging, automotive, construction and electrical. Drivers include increasing demand for flexible packaging due to the growth in food & pharmaceuticals and superior mechanical strength, higher transparency, chemical resistance and excellent gas barrier properties.
The sustainability movement grew up and out of smaller companies that prioritized environmental responsibility in catering to niche consumer preferences. Now, sustainability features prominently in the brand promises and cost saving strategies made by food manufacturers of all sizes. So, how does a budding food manufacturer looking to scale up from a retail or small production operation begin to tackle sustainability? Three packaging professionals provide their advice for an environmentally responsible scale-up strategy.
Carola K. Herbst from the DLG’s (German Agricultural Society) Food Competence Center, speaking at Anuga FoodTec 2018, which took place in Germany last month, said the lifestyle of consumers dictated what and how people want to eat.