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Summer is peak season for road trips, which usually include plenty of snacks and beverages. But nobody wants to end the trip with spoiled food and heaps of waste.

Nabisco, General Mills, Unilever and Pepsi products lead in first edition of Instant.ly Shelf Score

The European market dominates automated material handling equipment/systems purchases, accounting for 36.6% of the global share. The United States is next at 23.2%, with Japan and China logging in a collective 11.6% of total global sales.

Recent efforts in California, Chicago and New York to ban EPS products such as packing peanuts and foodservice items are being challenged by environmentalists and industry experts who argue that the bans will do more harm than good.

Since the development of BOPA film in the 1970s, 2-stage sequential stretching has become the favored technology for the production of bi-oriented polyamide films.

Now, PepsiCo and The Nature Conservancy—the world's largest conservation organization—are joining forces to help alleviate this problem while encouraging consumers to recycle more often to help protect drinking water sources throughout the U.S.

According to Mintel's new research, more than one in five respondents drink craft beer. While this is smaller than the 53% of consumers over the age of 22 that drink any beer, it's not far off from 30% of consumers who drink non-craft beer only.

In today’s knowledge based economy, education and competence management are key to the future success of any business, and the label industry is no exception.

Sustainability Report exhibits the U.S. pulp, paper, packaging and wood products industry's significant contributions to sustainability across the value chain.

AIPIA/ITENE road-mapping event at interpack confirms importance of Active & Intelligent Packaging technologies