The year 2017 saw a number of developments in products and changes in consumer attitudes that prompted the design of inventive packaging designed to meet emerging needs.
The Gluten Free Bar (GFB), a leading brand for fun and flavorful gluten-free snacks, is paving the way in the growing gluten-free "cluster" category with its new line of GFB Bites, available in six different flavors.
Stand-up pouches(SUPs) is now one of the fastest growing flexible packaging formats with global demand expected to pass 90 billion units in 2017, according to a report from AMI. The favorable development of the total supply chain cost of stand-up pouches and their stronger proposition to promote sustainability compared with rigid packaging alternatives will continue to be the key drivers of demand.
Startup meat snacks brand The Curators has launched in the U.K. with a new brand identity designed by B&B studio. The Curators jerky delivers bold flavor profiles inspired by chefs and world food trends.
Skratch Labs, a functional food and beverage brand, has redesigned and renamed its entire product line to create a more enjoyable shopping experience for consumers and to help them easily understand how to care for themselves and hydrate, fuel and build their bodies.
Avery Dennison creates a step change with its High Solvent Resistance Adhesives, MR980R and UVR155, from the Select Solutions portfolio. These adhesives address the main problem with wet-wipe closures: the vulnerability of the adhesive closure to the solvents in the wet wipes themselves.
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.
According to Persistence Market Research, the global flexible plastic packaging market has witnessed healthy growth. As the study states, the market is projected to witness a high 6.7% CAGR during the period assessment of 2017-2022.
Snact, a fruit snacks manufacturer on a mission to reduce food waste in the UK, has unveiled a distinctive new brand identity, with design by B&B studio. The brand rescues as much of the apples and bananas that are thrown away due to being an unusual or ‘ugly’ shape as possible and transforms it into fruit jerky and banana bars.
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.