Mondi recently developed an innovative packaging solution for the watermelon supply chain, which also enhances product appearance at the point of sale.
Global bioplastics for the packaging industry is forecast to grow from 2017–2022 at an annual average rate of 17% to a market value of almost $7.2 billion, according to a Smithers Pira report.
Consumer focus on wellness, environmental impact and macroeconomic factors such as the growth of the middle class creating more disposable income are shaping the global packaging market, said Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
Under the motto “Apple taste as it used to be,” the premium brand of fruit and vegetables SanLucar presents its Opal® apple in an attractive and new retro packaging.
SleekWrapper, part of the Paxiom Group, introduces the Sleek40 Wrapper, a new fully servo-driven horizontal flow wrapping machine designed to provide smaller or start-up operations with all the efficiency advantages of a 4-axis servo drive, at entry level cost.
The Independent Carton Group (ICG) announces that Clearwater Paper Corporation and Henkel Corporation have both been presented with the ICG Supplier of the Year Award for 2016.
Prime Advantage, a leading group purchasing organization for midsized manufacturers, announces the findings of its ninth edition of the CFO Survey, revealing the financial projections and top concerns of industrial manufacturing companies. The results show that optimism in manufacturing among the group's members is at its highest levels since the annual survey’s inception.
Speed scratch cooking – taking semi-prepared, healthy ingredients and creating a homemade meal – along with zero waste, drinkable soup, grass-fed dairy, microgreens, sea plants, vinegar seen as top trends by industry expert Mareya Ibrahim.