Containers

The Processing Zone is sold out

At Pack Expo International 2010, this special exhibit area in Lakeside Center will include more than 150 companies exhibiting in more than 70,000 square feet.

September 13, 2010

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Dairy

Spanish language version of PROCESS EXPO website launched by the FPSA

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) has announced the launch of a Spanish language version of the PROCESS EXPO website as the first part of a comprehensive program to inform Latin American food processing professionals about the benefits of participating in PROCESS EXPO, taking place November 1-4, 2011 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

September 13, 2010

Flexibles

Guess what? They're not buying your product because of your packaging

Package safety has joined product safety in consumer importance. Many CPG companies view that as a negative, but they should instead embrace it as a brand-value opportunity.

September 9, 2010

Digital Transformation

Benchmarking OEE

EMI brings packaging line performance analysis to life. Are you Best-in-Class, Average, or Laggard?

September 9, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Campbell Wrapper Corporation: Horizontal flow wrapper

Campbell Wrapper Corporation’s full servo driven On-Edge Revolution Horizontal Flow Wrapper features a sanitary modular design with a cantilevered tube forming section that allows debris to fall away from internal drive components while providing an attractive wrap for a variety of products including cookies, crackers, frozen hash browns and frozen meat patties at speeds ranging from 50 - 150 packages/min.

September 8, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Food danger reports at one year: program expansion may be on way

The Reportable Food Registry, the program requiring food packers, makers, processors and distributors to report potentially dangerous foods and ingredients to the Food and Drug Administration, is almost a year old.

September 8, 2010

Flexible packaging

Multi-bag baler

Kliklok-Woodman’s Woodman Vantage™ Multi-Bag Baler is designed to produce multi-bag merchandising for single-serve, 100-calorie snacks, and variety packs for snack foods and low density products.  See it at PACK EXPO Booth #S-1601.

September 7, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Snacking trends signal packaging opportunities?

Food channel releases Top 10 Snack Trend Report

August 23, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Frito-Lay keeps chipping away for a better snack bag

New bags for its Sun Chips brand are a welcome innovation for sustainability, but consumer concerns have the company researching ways to soften the noisy ‘crinkle.’

August 19, 2010

Containers

'Big mouth' plastic containers are shrinking

Those jars that are popular in club stores for bulk products are seeing reduced diameters and improved geometry to cut costs while also retaining stacking strength.

August 18, 2010

Beverage

Reduced-plastic bag serves up new Fresh Express salad line

New salad line from Chiquita meets consumers’ growing desire for artisanal products, while reduced-plastic bags are also good for the greens.

August 17, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Packaging sets the light-hearted tone for Jovial health food brand

Euro-USA Trading Co. Inc., North Franklin, CT, is introducing Jovial First Ever Einkorn Whole Grain Pasta, an innovative health food brand. Einkorn in the oldest species of cultivated wheat and has outstanding nutritional content, compared with common bread wheat.

August 17, 2010

Flexible packaging

Mixing up fruits and nuts in weight-reliable bags

Sophisticated weighers and product transfers facilitate consistent blending of up to eight fruit and nut components per bag

August 9, 2010