Articles Tagged with ''food packaging''

What features do you need from the next conveyor system you purchase? How important is space-savings or high speeds? Do you need washdown capability as well as fast, easy maintenance? New technology and features for conveyors are being debuted that will improve your packaging system.

The  new dispenser for seven tasty varieties of foodservice sauces is reducing food waste through improved emptying, as well as adding value to the products of French company Lesieur. The solution is the result of a successful co-creation involving RPC Promens and RPC Superfos.

The award categories cover every aspect of aluminum foil usage across many diverse markets, particularly those for packaging and technical applications. Constantia Flexibles' winning Alufoil products are in the pet food, candy, bakery and beer categories.

Wewalka, an Austrian dough producer, introduces a new refrigerated flatbread dough product to the U.S. market.

On May 20, 2016, the FDA announced that the industry will be required to implement a new Nutrition Facts Panel for packaged foods to reflect new scientific information, including the links between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease.

Label Insight's 2017 Shopper Trends Study reveals that 67% of consumers say it is challenging to determine whether a food product meets their needs simply by looking at the package label, and nearly half of consumers (48%) consider themselves "not informed at all" about a food product even after reading the label.

Cowboy Charcoal, maker of premium, all-natural hardwood lump charcoal, wood chips and chunks, launches new line of BBQ sauces, wins award.

Pereg Natural Foods, a leading producer of premium, all-natural spices and spice blends, ancient grains and quinoa products, releases its new line of Kaňiwa (baby quinoa) as well as new blends and flavor-infused varieties of freekeh, teff, farro and quinoa, among other all-natural products.

Consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs) continue to face major changes across the industry. Ecommerce and digital marketing continue to rise steadily in importance, though physical stores show no signs of going away.

The U.S. packaging machinery industry continues to experience strong growth. The value of domestic shipments of packaging machinery is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4% reaching $8.5 billion in 2020.