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Consumers are looking for convenience in poultry products due to smaller households and busy schedules. There is high demand for microwave-safe, flexible packaging options and designs with resealable closures, such as zippers, and small portions. As well, poultry packaging manufacturers are introducing innovative products that now include intelligent technologies.

Eagle’s new solution for reducing food safety recall risks is the EPX100. A high-efficiency, lower-energy machine, it detects a broad range of contaminants for small to mid-sized manufacturers, contract packagers, seasonal operators and global companies looking to standardize their equipment.

Dorner, a leader in the design, application, manufacturing and integration of precision industrial and sanitary conveyor systems, has opened a sales and engineering office in Paris to better serve its French customers.

As the Earth’s population is expected to grow by more than two billion people in the next 30 years according to a 2017 United Nations report, it will become more imperative to address the sustainability of food processing. Population growth translates to higher required food output and consumers—specifically millennials—have concerns surrounding the environmental impact of today’s food supply chain. This leads them to seek out brands that proactively address the matter.

JLS Automation is helping meat and poultry producers meet the requirements of the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) with a new sanitary open-frame design for its robotic packaging systems. 

Ocean Beauty Seafoods’ Echo Falls brand introduces three premium smoked salmon products, including Applewood Smoked Wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon Candy.

INX International Ink Co. has come out with INXhrc natural-based water, solvent and conventional offset inks, which use fewer chemicals compared to traditional inks.

Nearly 30 companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain launched the new “Alliance to End Plastic Waste” (AEPW). The goal is to develop and bring to scale solutions that will minimize and manage plastic waste, and promote solutions for used plastics by helping to enable a circular economy. 

KM Packaging has launched ^KReseal PET e AF resealable lidding solution, delivering enhanced multiple peel and reseal capability to improve convenience and reduce product waste.