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Ferris Coffee & Nut Company recently launched new packaging and recipe for its specialty line of snacks, Lush Gourmet Foods. Packaging features include a breakdown of ingredients, delicious pairing suggestions and pouches that make the line more consistent and approachable.

A  whopping one third – 1.3 billion tons – of the food produced for human consumption worldwide is lost every year. Americans throw out about 40% of the food they produce annually, the equivalent of $165 billion.

As part of a plan to expand into 15 major U.S. markets by 2019, ePac has announced a pair of new locations in Houston, Texas, and Miami, Florida, that it expects to open in 2018. 

Davis-Standard has introduced a new ironing roll winder that supports markets for larger diameter master rolls up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) in diameter on cast film lines up to 6 meters (20 feet) wide. 

Global Pouch West returns to the heart of West Coast packaging activity in the fourth year of this growing conference focused on flexible packaging in the Western states.

Not only were these products ineffective at removing stubborn odors, but they contained allergens and airborne irritants, triggering issues for patients with allergies and/or respiratory issues.

Eco-friendly packaging, as well as sustainable materials, products and practices, are still top of mind for consumers as they strive to do what’s best for themselves, and the environment.

Sun Chemical has launched two new UV/EB inks for primary and secondary food packaging that are compliant with the strictest global standards in the marketplace, including Nestlé food packaging requirements and Swiss Ordinance chemical composition requirements. 

DS Smith Plastics has launched a new ecommerce website for Rapak, its line of bag-in-box packaging solutions. 

MonoSol’s New Business and Innovations team has been inducted into The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana for developing water-soluble film used to make unit-dose pods of shaving cream.