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Market Trends: Wine Packaging

Corrugated packaging enables bold new contender

Corrugated packaging enables E. J. Gallo’s newest brand to exceed expectations.

Georgia Pacific

January 12, 2016

As the fastest growing brand in the wine industry, Dark Horse Wine, an E. & J. Gallo brand, is certainly winning.

Shrink bag packaging helps reduce discoloration and bacterial growth in meat and poultry products

Market Trends: Food Packaging

Addressing shelf life concerns for meat and poultry

Extending meat and poultry shelf life using packaging innovations.

Ryan Till

January 12, 2016

Keeping product on the shelf for as long as possible is one of the most challenging issues facing processors.

Machinery Technology: Filling & Closing

Confections brand branches out with new launch

GKI Foods expands packaging flexibility with automated pouch packaging system.

Chip Simenz

January 12, 2016

The U. S. confectionery market reached $33.6 billion in sales last year and is expected to attain about $39.6 billion in five years*.

Cover Story: Beverage Packaging

Why beverage packaging matters

Functionality and aesthetics make the perfect match.

Liz Cuneo

December 11, 2015

Sales in the alcohol segment are increasing, especially now as we enter the holiday season.

How robotics can help improve packaging lines

December 11, 2015

Watch this video to learn how Tree Top, an agricultural cooperative with eight processing facilities, installed robotics to its packaging line.

Materials Technology: Melt-on-demand Adhesives

Melt-on-demand adhesives technology changes the game

The recent innovation of melt-on-demand technology is changing the adhesives and sealants market for the better, speeding up production and saving money and resources.

Megan Clemens

December 10, 2015

According to Graco, a world leader in fluid handling products and systems, “knowing is the first step to saving.”

Market Trends: Dairy Food Packaging

Daisy turns sour cream upside down with new flexible package

Dave Johnson

December 9, 2015

The cliché, “writing on the wall”, referring to something that is essentially a foregone conclusion, fittingly describes the on-going value and functionality flexible packaging brings to consumers.

Machinery Technology

Extending quality inspection to the packaging process

Clark Brown, sales director, Engineered Products Division, Valco Melton gives us the lowdown.

December 9, 2015

If you’re like many food and beverage manufacturers, you’ve already integrated automation into your production line to reduce costs, increase production and improve efficiency.

Editor's Choice: Protective packaging