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Sean Riley is the editorial director of marketing & communications at PMMI

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PACK EXPO: Navigating North America’s largest processing/packaging event

Find new technologies and insights in food safety, shelf impact, sustainability and more.

Sean Riley is editorial director marketing & communications at PMMI

October 18, 2016

This fall, PACK EXPO International will serve as a hub of innovation, helping packagers and processors tackle challenges in all of these areas across a range of industries.

Three steps to plan for the FDA’s new food label rules

Marsha Frydrychowski

October 18, 2016

Most in the packaging industry will be required to adhere to the new rules within two years (2018).

Study reveals 40% of consumers would switch to brands with more transparency

October 17, 2016

Nearly nine in 10 U.S. consumers say transparency is important to them across every food product category, and 40% say they would switch to a new brand if it offered full product transparency.

Demand for pouches in nonfood packaging forecast to reach $2.2 billion in 2020

October 14, 2016

Gains for pouches in nonfood product uses will be driven by continued development of new applications.

Wine-Trend.com introduces PET bottle for wines

Online store Wine-Trend introduces PET wine bottle

October 12, 2016

New innovative bottle designed for on-the-go convenience; bottle is non-breakable,lightweight and features a snap lid.

Millennials biggest group buying organic foods

Over 50% of U.S. parents buying organic are millennials

October 12, 2016

America's 75 million Millennials are devouring organic, and they're making sure their families are too.

Competitive packaging

Six tips for staying competitive in the packaging industry

Kevin McGirl

October 11, 2016

Market share is not equally distributed and smaller suppliers are often stuck in the shadows of their bigger competitors.

Consumers only somewhat concerned with produce appearance when purchasing

Consumers consider appearance "somewhat" important in buying produce

October 10, 2016

Eighty-one percent of Americans say that appearance is at least somewhat important to them when shopping for fresh produce, with 43% saying it is very or extremely important, according to Harris Poll.