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State Bird Seed Snack Line Launches in Resealabe Pouch

February 17, 2018

Render, a food company based in Healdsburg, Calif., just launched a snack line called State Bird Seed. A collaboration with award-winning chefs Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, owners of restaurants State Bird Provisions and The Progress in San Francisco, State Bird Seed is a crunchy mix of puffed quinoa, seeds, herbs and spices that can be enjoyed as a snack or crumbled as a topping on oatmeal and yogurt to salads and meat.

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Market Trends: Pharmaceutical Packaging

Pot Luck: Cannabis Packaging Reaches New High

Kristen Kazarian

February 16, 2018

Cannabis continues to grow with many countries legalizing its usage, creating a new packaging segment. In 2018, Canada is expected to fully legalize marijuana, and the U.S. appears to be heading down the same path as more states approve its medical and recreational use.

New Location on Tap for American Film and Machinery

February 15, 2018

Shrink sleeve labeling equipment and consumables provider American Film and Machinery (AFM) has relocated its operations to the company’s headquarters in Brooklyn Park, MN.

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

PMMI Corner

2018 Food Packaging Trends—Another Perspective

Sean Riley

February 15, 2018

Packaging machinery sales in the U.S. grew 4.8 percent in 2016, reaching a total of $9.8 billion, according to the “2017 State of the Industry – US Packaging Machinery” report, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing.

Call for Entries: Awards for Packaging Innovation Competition

February 14, 2018

The Dow Chemical Company opens the call for entries for the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation. Entries accepted through April 12, 2018. The 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation continues the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation program established in 1986. Dow carries on the tradition of assembling an independent panel of international packaging judges from a variety of disciplines, to provide awards with a global perspective across design, engineering, retail, converting and academia.

Thermal Packaging Provider va-Q-tec Comes to U.S.

February 13, 2018

va-Q-tec, a provider of thermal packaging solutions for temperature controlled transportation, has opened a headquarters and operations facility in Langhorne, PA. The site will become the U.S. welcome and innovation center and showcase va-Q-tec’s latest products. The company will manufacture small box containers in the new facility, and use the location as a key hub for its rental and repair station.

Cover Story: Food Packaging

What’s Cooking in Food Packaging?

Consumer trends driving developments that enhance food shopping

John Kalkowski

February 12, 2018

Consumers have become accustomed to having a wide variety of foods available to them from all corners of the world, no matter what season it may be. The days of being able to eat what is grown or raised on your own plot of land are long gone, especially as the world becomes more urbanized.

Machinery Technology: Inspection/ Detection

Inspection & Detection: Validation, Monitoring and Verification Processes

These processes are critical to the effectiveness of food safety inspection systems.

Robert Rogers

February 12, 2018

The U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires that food manufacturing and processing companies identify potential hazards in their production systems and then put in place preventive controls to address those hazards.

Interpack 2020 Processes and Packaging Online Exhibitor Registration Open

February 9, 2018

Exhibitor applications for interpack 2020 Processes and Packaging, are now available online. The deadline for reserving exhibit space at interpack 2020 is February 28, 2019. The trade fair will be held from May 7–13, 2017 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. A special feature at interpack 2020 will be the U.S. Pavilion, organized by Messe Düsseldorf North America.

Duravant to Acquire Key Technology

February 7, 2018

Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment. The transaction significantly extends Duravant’s reach across food processing with new complementary products and applications.