Evolving food safety rules, competition and continuous consumer demands for greater product diversity are just a few of the challenges facing today’s manufacturers.

Ensuring compliance with food safety standards in an increasingly complex regulatory environment can be challenging for dairy processors.

The Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers Association (B&CMA) will, for the first time, host the Baking-Snack Lounge at PACK EXPO International 2014

According to a recent IBISWorld report, revenue for snack food manufacturers in the United States has grown an estimated 3.4% annually over the last five years—with today’s revenue totaling $33.1 billion.

According to PMMI, subjects for the educational sessions include the Food Safety Modernization Act, machine safety, serialization, line integration and analytics, cloud computing and security.

Packaging is a critical tool in driving a beverage brand’s growth.

The global spend on medicines is expected to reach $1 trillion in 2014 and is forecast to grow at 3 to 5 percent CAGR over the next five years, according to a recent study by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the owner and producer of PACK EXPO International 2014 (Nov. 2-5; McCormick Place, Chicago), announces the Center for Trends & Technology (CTT): Improving Production through Innovation will make its second appearance at PACK EXPO, sponsored again by Rockwell Automation and its PartnerNetwork™ program. The exhibit first appeared at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013.