185 PMMI members to showcase solutions for enhancing speed, efficiency, food safety and consumer convenience
April 3, 2014
PMMI will launch an online platform to help interpack attendees quickly identify and engage with its member companies showcasing game-changing innovations at the event in D?sseldorf.
Nearly 70 material recovery facilities responded to identify factors affecting acceptance of foodservice packaging
April 2, 2014
A recent benchmarking survey commissioned by the Foodservice Packaging Institute finds widespread but varied acceptance of foodservice packaging by material recovery facilities.
Protective packaging demand in the US is projected to increase 4.5% per year to $6.4 billion in 2018, an improvement from the 2008-2013 performance based on a strengthening of the economy, including recoveries in the manufacturing and construction segments, which were hit hard during the 2007-2009 recession.
Fast food company will be the program's first restaurant participant.
March 26, 2014
A member of the SPC since 2005, McDonald’s is the first national restaurant chain to join How2Recycle, a program dedicated to clearly and consistently communicating recyclability to the public.
The consumer packaging sector in India has grown rapidly over the last two decades with significant investments in modern technology, capacity enhancement and the introduction of new products
The recycling of rigid plastics excluding bottles rose to nearly 1.02 billion pounds in 2012, an increase of 10% over 2011 and triple the amount recycled in 2007 when the industry first began tracking rigid plastics recycling.
The Reusable Packaging Association has established a new industry-wide committee to establish sanitation standards and guidelines for reusable containers used throughout the food supply chain.