Meat, poultry and seafood packagers are looking for material advancements to prevent package failure

According to a new survey from PMMI Business Intelligence, processors are looking for better performance from primary package film and secondary packaging materials for distribution.

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“We waste 20% of film with leaking packages,” said one plant manager at a seafood operation.

Packagers are looking for better sealing and resealing closure, less wrinkles, better machining tolerances, improved oxygen scavenging, consistent bonding temperatures, and recyclability.

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