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Ready meals, consisting of frozen, chilled, dried and canned/preserved formats, have carved a place for themselves in many markets, especially in Western Europe. According to Euromonitor International's research, retail value sales of ready meals in Western Europe hit US$26.4 billion in 2007. The region accounted for 37% of global retail value sales, the largest share in the world.
Sweden’s Gunnar Dafgĺrd becomes the first to use a new molded wood-pulp
tray that offers dual-ovenability and sustainability advantages.
Company transitions from cylindrical glass culture tubes for its collagen vascular grafts to a copolyester-based tube with a flat side, helping to prevent breakage and save money.
In this Q&A, Mel O’Leary, Jr., president and CEO of Meredith-Springfield Associates, describes how copolyester resin and supplier cooperation helped make the Artegraft tube.
NineSigma openly solicits interested parties to respond to some of the thorniest technical challenges.
With the third rendition of the Packaging Automation Forum set for May
19 - 20 in Chicago, PAF organizers are seeking speakers who can address
the broad area of packaging automation through better use of integrated
controls technology.
The promise of smart packaging has always been impressive. Now, at last, some pretty intriguing commercial applications are starting to surface.
Increased competition for space in refrigerated cases at grocery stores is shifting product marketers’ focus toward food packaging that can deliver a long, ambient shelf life elsewhere in the store.
Having X-ray, metal detection, and checkweighing capabilities for your
packaged goods are as close as a phone call away and may cost less than
you think.
Worldwide, nearly 270 billion packs were used in 2006 for liquid dairy products, including white,
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