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Research shows consumers want it all – safety, leak prevention, freshness and ease of opening

July 31, 2017

Selig Group announces new consumer research results showing that when selecting a product, freshness, as well as tamper and leak proof packaging is of greatest concern.

The global beverage cans market is expected to reach USD $60.92 billion by 2024

Global beverage cans market to reach USD $60.92 billion

July 24, 2017

The market size is expected to reach USD $60.92 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. owing to increasing demand for compact beverage packaging solutions.

Study reveals consumers eating less sugar

July 19, 2017

Forty-eight percent of consumers said they are trying to eat less sugar, according to a survey by Leatherhead Food Research.

PET packaging outperforming other material forms

July 17, 2017

The PET plastic bottle is the second most popular consumer pack type, after flexible plastic (in 2016 retail unit volume sales), and is set to grow by 3.9% over the next five years.

PMMI Corner

Food packaging trends

July 14, 2017

Food packaging over the years has taken on many sizes, shapes, purposes and even causes – but in today’s market, it has to do it all.

Machinery Technology: Cartoning

Today's cartoners are thinking outside the box

Horizontal or vertical, top or side, compact or full size, cartoners must offer flexibility and variety.

Kristen Kazarian

July 12, 2017

A cartoning machine seems pretty simple, but for those who aren’t involved in the cartoning field, it can be a little tricky. As packaging structures evolve and change sizes and forms, so must the machines that fold them.

Switching to flexible packaging increases brand owner sales

July 10, 2017

The proof is in the pouch: The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announces the sales benefits of switching to flexible packaging for brand owners.

Consumers struggle with removable labels on packaging

June 16, 2017

A recent survey by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, North America, reveals that most shoppers have had challenges with removable labels that provide price and/or product information that are found on retail products.

US craft brewers sold US$23.5B in 2016, amounting to 21.9% of the total US beer market

U.S. craft brewers sold $23.5B in 2016 – 21.9% of total U.S. beer market

June 9, 2017

Craft brewers sold $23.5 billion in 2016, according to the Brewers Association. That amounts to 21.9% of the $107 billion U.S. beer market. That's up from 19% last year – and continued growth from the 10% that craft brewers held in 2012.

Consumers’ quest for convenience to drive flexible packaging growth

June 7, 2017

Shifts in consumer lifestyles and the consequent demand for convenience products are contributing to a growing use of flexible packaging, replacing traditional formats, such as glass jars and metal cans, according to a report by Smithers Pira.