Flexible packaging — especially the pouch — is still the fastest growing segment globally. Over the last decade, its share of total packaging in the U.S. increased from 16 percent to its current 19 percent.
Polish mushroom brand Jantex recently developed a unique combination of selected mushrooms combined with rice and buckwheat, presented in a pouch that meets the growing market requirements for recyclability.
In this newly created role, Gutberlet will build and lead the Mondi DX team. With a team of internal and new digital experts, he will be responsible for accelerating Mondi’s digital transformation.
Any trip to the supermarket reveals the latest trend in flexible packaging: stand-up pouches. Aisles are swelling with SUPs as big brands like M&M/Mars, Hershey, Kellogg’s and General Mills switch from lay-flat bags or bag-in-box to stand-up pouches.
Kellogg is undergoing a “notable shift” toward single-serve and on-the-go pack formats with immediate consumption offerings and multi-packs in developed markets, and single-serve sachets with more affordable price points in emerging markets.
Healthy Times — a premium, verified non-GMO, organic brand for babies and toddlers — is now appealing to a new generation of parents that are seeking quality options for their children’s nutrition.
This year’s Global Pouch West heads to Tempe, Arizona, with a dynamic program targeted to flexible packaging professionals doing business in the western U.S. The event will take place Nov. 13-15 at the Phoenix Marriott Tempe at the Buttes. Come to where brand owners, retailers and suppliers doing business in the West meet to network and discover the latest trends, markets and challenges in flexible packaging.
INV Pack, exclusively distributed in North America by Matrix Packaging Machinery, introduces the MVA3 compact vertical form fill seal (VFFS) sachet packaging machine for mono doses of cosmetics, food and other products. A pharmaceutical model is also available.
