In an executive survey of 132 consumer packaging goods’ manufacturers and retailers, 88.6% expect their company’s sales in the warehouse club channel to increase in the next three years, according to a January 2013 report from market research company Deloitte LLP.
Snacking, in recent years, has become a regular part of consumer lives. The Hartman Group reports that snacking is not longer a “special treat” but the norm as Americans consume 2.3 snacks per day.
Changes are ahead for labeling— new label types, new technology and new machines are emerging. As with most types of machinery, versatility is in high demand, and labeling is no different.
The flexible packaging segment is proving its staying power as sales are up and more and more food and beverage products roll out onto store shelves in this format.
Over the last decade, the paperboard industry has seen sustainable practices go from the occasional application to the industry standard, achieving new benchmarks in packaging innovation.
Like the packaging industry itself, secondary packaging is largely specialized, reflecting an incredible variety of product parameters, from shape to size to consistency.
Last year, Bradman Lake Group (www.bradmanlake.com) celebrated 20 years in North America. In 1992 the company, which started in the United Kingdom in 1948, expanded into the United States.