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The seams of food packaging versatility are being stretched to the bursting point as both regulators and consumers push packaging evolution in a fast-growing market, one that is seeing an increased demand for toxin-free, high-performance food-safe inks.

The market for shrink sleeves and stretch sleeves continues to be one of the fastest growing segments in labeling and companies like Elk Grove, Illinois-based Fort Dearborn Co. are poised to play a leading role.

Grocery stores today are now stocked more than ever with freshly prepared meals that are ready to go for consumers. In fact, prepared meals have become a $29 billion-a-year business, growing twice as fast as overall grocery store sales, according to a 2016 Consumer Reports article.

FPA’s Environmental, Health & Safety Committee (EHS) held its quarterly meeting on July 18-19, 2017, and was hosted by Sun Chemical Corporation.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) recently released a new infographic that highlights the savings benefits of switching to flexible packaging for brand owners.

FPA recently published its Bi-Annual Online Conversation Monitoring Report, which is prepared for FPA by G&S Business Communications. As part of FPA's ongoing advocacy and communications programs, FPA monitors social media and online news conversations related to packaging and flexible packaging.

Mark your calendar for the FPA 2018 Annual Meeting, March 13-15, 2018. The meeting, to be held at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, FL, is the flexible packaging industry’s premier event.

The deadline to enter the 2018 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition is October 27, 2017. The competition is open to FPA Members. Non-members may only enter a package if they have not participated in past competitions.

Flexible Packaging recently caught up with Scott Fuller, CMD’s intermittent-motion product line manager, for an update on converter points of pain, optimizing pouch production and what the company has in store for 2018.