We sent contributing editor Ron Romanik to the March 25-28 TransPack Forum in Orlando for an update on trends and opportunities in protective packaging; here’s his report.

New BCC Research report forecasts growth around the world as packaging developments preserve foods and beverages.

By working with its branding partner, Merz Pharmaceuticals now enjoys considerable shelf appeal, despite several retail challenges.

Appetizing imagery of finished recipes using dry grain and bean ingredients from Great Scot adorn new packages for the products, to inspire at-home cooks.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced today that it has now surpassed the milestone of 200,000 sq ft for the 2013 Process Expo trade show. The show will be held November 3-6 at McCormick Place (South and North Halls) in Chicago.

DuPont speaks with the lead juror of its 25th awards competition, consultant David Luttenberger, about the most important consideration in packaging innovation: the consumer.

In a recent edition of the online Machine Automation Insights newsletter that I produce, I presented a summary of a Webinar in which Bryan Griffen, manager of electrical and automation engineering at Nestle and chairman of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, outlined Nestle’s perspective on the business value of OMAC PackML.