For the third consecutive year, Hormel Foods presented its Spirit of Excellence Award to ProAmpac, one of the nation’s largest flexible packaging converters.
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.
Charta Global, strategic partner to Asia Pulp & Paper, launches Enza Kraft, a certified, bleached virgin pulp-based, machine-glazed paper with gloss on one side and a bit coarse surface on the other side of the paper.
Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, announced that funds affiliated with the firm have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Duravant LLC, a global automation and engineered equipment company serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors.
A recent survey by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, North America, reveals that most shoppers have had challenges with removable labels that provide price and/or product information that are found on retail products.
Just ahead of the busy summer snacking season, Smucker’s Uncrustables has updated its full sandwich line by replacing high-fructose corn syrup with sugar while maintaining the delicious taste families love.
Traditional eating patterns – three square meals per day – are no more. What was once a breakfast smoothie may serve as a late-day snack or tomorrow’s lunch. Through this haphazard way of eating, snacking has become the norm in our daily fast-tracked lives.
Shifts in consumer lifestyles and the consequent demand for convenience products are contributing to a growing use of flexible packaging, replacing traditional formats, such as glass jars and metal cans, according to a report by Smithers Pira.
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