The Kroger Co. has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a membership-based collaborative of like-minded companies striving to advance sustainable packaging. Kroger joins more than 130 brands, manufacturers, government officials, academics and organizations in the SPC. Kroger’s membership reinforces its commitment to driving improvements in the sustainability of packaging across its Our Brands private-label products.
Pierre Pienaar sets the goals for his three-year term as new president of World Packaging Organization (WPO), the main focus being to help eradicating hunger and poverty through better packaging.
The recent staging of swop 2017 (Shanghai World of Packaging) attracted 600 international and domestic exhibitors and 20,053 visitors. The visitors traveled from nearly 80 countries and regions including China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, the U.S. and Vietnam to the SNIEC fairgrounds to see latest innovations for this sector. The four-day exhibition was jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (MDS) and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd.
PMI Cartoning announces a new wash down horizontal cartoner for frozen food products. This wash down system is designed and built to FDA sanitary requirements and features IP67-compliant construction and heavy-duty stainless steel solid bar construction. Sanitary design is carried through to the stainless-steel machine guard doors.
Every day, consumers around the world are faced with the choice of picking out a product among hundreds along the shelf. Maybe they go for the same familiar brand they always choose, but maybe they decide to try something new. Unappealing packaging and labeling design may deter a consumer from choosing a product. If this happens often enough, it could cause a significant decrease in sales for any company.
Mintel has announced four key trends set to impact the U.S. foodservice market over the coming year. The market intelligence agency predicts that 2018 will see the blurring of retail, foodservice and social media, as well as health and indulgence.
Good Foods, makers of the America's favorite Tableside guacamole, announces that its new line of refrigerated salad dressings are now available nationwide. There are six varieties: Asian Ginger, Beet Balsamic, Apple Thyme, Avocado Ranch, Blue Cheese and Classic Caesar.
Motion Controls Robotics, a leading provider of custom robotic integration solutions with 24/7 service & support, will wxhibit at the one-day 2018 Converters Expo South, held in the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, February 6, 2018.
The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has welcomed 17 new member companies, more data programming and several successful events over the past year, as well as introduced a new membership category for rigid box suppliers.
MoistTech Corp. has grown over the past years with the need to expand its corporate headquarters to a larger facility to continue to exceed customer needs.
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