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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.

Price sensitivity and how it is affected by package design, size and shelf layout can be precisely measured using eye-tracking technology. The key data lies in measuring ”fixations” – how long one’s eyes focus on a given area of a package, sign, shelf, etc.

With the new Sigpack VPF (Vertical Platform Flat Pouch), Bosch introduces the first freely scalable flat pouch machine to the market - a revolutionary concept for powder filling.

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.

Admix Europe ApS will be showcasing several flagship products along with new mixing services specials at the Interpack Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany May 4th-10th.

Ünal Varol has been named global bag-on-valve (BOV) business manager for Lindal Group, a new position designed to further elevate Lindal’s BOV strategy and industry position.  

In order to clearly demonstrate the characteristics of its packaging board grades Chromolux and Zanpack, Zanders has developed new application examples. 

Building on the recent strategic alliance with Label Insight, Nielsen announced the launch of Nielsen Product Insider, a retail and consumer measurement tool designed to transform on-pack nutrient and food ingredient labels into quantifiable attributes.  

The new microsite, www.solutions4value.com, allows food and non-food producers to find an optimal system solution for their specific application.