Chub packaging gains ground as it delivers safe food and longer shelf life.
January 16, 2018
Today's chub packaging for meats simplifies handling for consumers and on the packaging line. When research showed consumers want to minimize contact with raw meat, Cargill added an easy-peel feature to its Our Certified brand of ground beef in one-pound chubs.
StePac, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.K.-based Johnson Matthey PLC, and a leader in bulk modified atmosphere packaging solutions for fresh produce, has launched a new line of fresh produce packaging solutions esigned with retailers in mind.
The makers of the Wholly Guacamole Brand, America's No. 1 selling refrigerated guacamole, has launched of Wholly Simply Avocado dips and spreads, a new line of pure, wholesome avocado dips and spreads.
New innovations in reusable transport packaging such as pallets, bins, containers and totes will be on display in the Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO East (April 16-18; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia). The pavilion is a result of the partnership between the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) and PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
Shrink wrapping is an easy process that only requires two things: the right kind of plastic wrap and heat. With just a roll of shrink wrap and a heating source, you can waterproof, weatherproof and tamperproof just about anything. But even this great packaging solution has a few potential hiccups.
The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit that applies corporate funding to improve recycling efforts in communities across the country, is pleased to announce that Berry Global Inc. has joined on as its newest funding partner, as recycling is a core component of Berry’s commitment to sustainability.
Attendees gained insight on flexible packaging sustainability, brand success stories and more through nearly two days’ worth of education and networking at the event. From the opening keynote to a special panel discussion on materials for standup pouches, sustainability and the future of flexible packaging recyclability were two topics discussed to at least some extent in nearly every presentation.
A Q&A with Natalie Schmid, product market manager, thermoforming at Multivac. She weighs in about today’s food packaging and the consumer trends that are shaping the marketplace.
Bibo Barmaid of Annandale, N.J., has partnered with Bemis Co. Inc. to produce individually-sized cocktail mix pouches for the first at-home cocktail machine that produces the perfect drink in less than 20 seconds. Bemis developed the innovative packaging film technology that in tandem with equipment at co-packer T.H.E.M.
The recent staging of swop 2017 (Shanghai World of Packaging) attracted 600 international and domestic exhibitors and 20,053 visitors. The visitors traveled from nearly 80 countries and regions including China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, the U.S. and Vietnam to the SNIEC fairgrounds to see latest innovations for this sector. The four-day exhibition was jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (MDS) and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd.
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