Food

Food
Packaging World’s food content focuses on food packaging and materials innovations, automation, machinery, and sustainability. Verticals within the scope of editorial coverage include: bakery/snack, cereals and breakfast foods, dairy, confection/candy, fruit/vegetables, meat/poultry/seafood, pet food, prepared foods, and soups/condiments/spices/dressings.
Package Design
Krusteaz Streamlines Packaging Artwork Management
Moving from manual packaging artwork reviews to a digital workflow, baking mix company Krusteaz improves collaboration, speeds approvals, and ensures every label is accurate.
October 31, 2025
Krusteaz teams manage artwork approvals through WebCenter’s centralized platform, which tracks every task and ensures each packaging design meets brand and regulatory standards.
Digital Transformation
Walmart Uses ‘First-to-Market’ RFID in Fresh Categories
Walmart expands its use of RFID technology to fresh food departments like meat, bakery, and deli, introducing digital labels that boost inventory accuracy, reduce food waste, and streamline operations.
October 28, 2025
Walmart associate scans fresh meat products tagged with RFID-enabled labels.
Cartoning
Born Simple Turns to Retortable Cartons for Shelf-Stable “Better Bowls”
Born Simple introduces shelf-stable “Better Bowls” in retortable, recyclable Tetra Pak cartons. The company says the move combines convenience, sustainability, and real ingredients with a preservative-free, ready-to-eat format.
October 21, 2025
Born Simple’s Terriyaki Chicken Bowl is packaged in a six-layer Tetra Pak retortable carton: four polypropylene layers, one aluminum barrier, and paperboard making up nearly 70% of the structure.
Cup/tray filling/depositing/sealing
Raque Food Systems Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation in Industrial Food Equipment
Raque Food Systems
Raque Food Systems marks its golden anniversary and 30 years with PMMI with a legacy built on custom solutions for ready meals, bakery, and snacks and a commitment to future innovations in automation and performance monitoring.
October 21, 2025
Raque Food Systems's PACK EXPO 2025 booth.
Bio-based
Bio-based Pouching Material
SmartSolve
SmartSolve says its PureNil 0 is the world’s first plastic-free, 100% bio-based, and flushable packaging substrate.
October 7, 2025
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Robotics
Robot Floor Cleaner Helps Augment Sanitation Team
These robots can run lights out at facilities, clean up to 20,000 sq. ft. and can replace or augment sanitation departments to help clean high traffic areas.
October 1, 2025
Gvmu Luva 720
Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials
Metsä Spring Takes New Moulded Fibre Food Trays with Barrier Film into Industrial Testing
Metsä Spring
Building on the successful introduction of its Uncoated Fibre series, Metsä Spring's Muoto Laminated Fibre series, developed with Amcor, combines moulded fibre products with barrier film to meet the requirements of more demanding food applications.
September 24, 2025
Muoto Boxes
Containers & Closures
Burford Unveils Smart Servo Twist Tyer at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025
Burford, a Middleby Food Processing brand
Visit Booth SL-15037 to see Burford's advanced closure solution that uses servo-driven technology to create uniform and secure bag closures with greater efficiency and precision.
September 24, 2025
Burford's Smart Servo Twist Tyer
Bio-based
Coveris and TIPA Enter Exclusive Agreement to Deliver Home Compostable Produce Labels
Coveris
The partnership aims to provide a sustainable alternative that meets both consumer demand and upcoming regulatory requirements.
September 22, 2025
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Robotics
FANUC America Displays Food-Grade Robotics and Automation Solutions at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
FANUC America
At Booth W-3408, see FANUC's cobots and robots for picking, packing, and palletizing to help food manufacturers address labor shortages and improve sanitation and throughput.
September 22, 2025
Fanuc America Pack Expo
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Raque Food Systems to Showcase Custom Industrial Food Equipment at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025
Raque Food Systems
Visit Booth N-8822 to see Raque Food Systems' solutions, including live demonstrations of a pie-pressing line.
September 22, 2025
Raque Food Systems' tray sealing system
Conveying & accumulation
Hapman to Attend PACK EXPO 2025
Hapman
The bulk material handling experts will feature the CablePro Tubular Drag Conveyor, Bulk Bag Unloader, and Helix Flexible Screw Conveyor at Booth N-6060.
September 19, 2025
C Loop CablePro
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Flexibles
EPR at the Intersection Between Brands and Flexible Packaging Converters
As extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws take hold across the U.S., the Circular Action Alliance (CAA) is helping producers navigate their new obligations. Converters, though not obligated as “producers” under these laws, play a crucial supporting role, providing the data and packaging intelligence brands need to comply and reduce fees.
Proposed campaign to educate consumers on flexible packaging recyclability via Store Drop-off or other alternative collection method, even ahead of potential curbside collection.
Flexibles
Why Consumers Don't Recycle Flexibles & What to Do About It
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Flexibles
Live from FlexForward2025: Brand owners to join FPA?
2025 Food Safety And Sanitation Trends Cover
Digital Transformation
Training, Enterprise-wide Buy-in Support Food Safety and Sanitation Efforts
Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
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Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
Annual Outlook Report: Sustainability
The road ahead for CPGs in 2025 and beyond—Packaging World editors review key findings from a survey of 88 brand owners, CPG, and FMCG readers.
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Annual Outlook Report: Sustainability
Conveyor setup secrets from top CPG manufacturers
7 proven steps to eliminate downtime and boost packaging line efficiency. Free expert playbook reveals maintenance, sequencing, and handling strategies.
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Conveyor setup secrets from top CPG manufacturers
Products
DCC Automation's Evolution Round Bottle Caser
Round Bottle Caser
DCC Automation’s Evolution Round Bottle Caser is a versatile, hygienic solution that handles bottles from 8 ounces to 1 gallon, delivering high-speed, servo-driven precision, quick changeovers, and a compact, washdown-ready design for a wide range of industries.
Integrated Lane Dividing Solution
Box Handling Solution
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