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The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) has joined the USDA and EPA’s U.S. Food Waste Challenge whose goal is to achieve a fundamental shift in how consumers think about and manage food and food waste in this country.

Encouraging sales and growth in 2013 has led foodservice packaging converters, raw material and machinery suppliers as well as foodservice distributors and operators to forecast optimistic industry circumstances for 2014.

The Federation Council in Russia is set to amend the Civil Code to grant the equal rights to manufacturers who wish to use product images on their packaging.

European goal is zero plastics waste going to landfills by 2020; part of discussion at Polyethylene-Polypropylene Chain Global Tech/Business Forum, 25 -26 June in Zurich

Many stakeholders across the food industry appear to be confused about implementation deadlines surrounding the Food Safety Modernization Act.

According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, approximately 31% of what Americans drink is water.

Demand for cups and lids in the US is projected to expand 4.4% per year to $10.0 billion in 2018

The next staging of interpack , the world's premier event for the packaging sector and related processing industries, will take place from May 4 – 10, 2017 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.

EXPO PACK Mexico is an international marketplace and one of the largest processing and packaging events in Latin America. Exhibitors include global suppliers from 20 countries, and nine countries organized International Pavilions.

To inspire people to decrease their environmental footprint and encourage them to participate in local recycling programs, Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics is launching an awareness campaign called Recycle Rally