Bakery/Snack

Tortilla inspection upgrade

In response to customer requirements, X-Ray inspection technology has been added to some of the packaging lines at this Minnesota producer of tortillas.

June 21, 2019

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Bakery/Snack

Smurfit Kappa receives top innovation award from Kellogg's

Smurfit Kappa received the ''Transforming Innovation'' award from Kellogg´s in the Americas.

June 19, 2019

Flexibles

Snack pack pickles

Detroit-based McClure’s Pickles, a leading producer of gourmet pickled goods, condiments, and Bloody Mary Mixes, has released new McClure’s Pickle Snack Packs.

May 22, 2019

E-commerce

Unboxing Snacks: ‘It’s Like Christmas All Over Again’

Aptly-named subscription snack company Variety Fun strives to provide both—variety and fun—with a huge assortment of snacks and brightly decorated boxes, designed to delight consumers.

May 20, 2019

Cartons and boxes

WW package redesign ‘Full of life’

Weight Watchers rebrands as WW, redesigning the packaging for its consumer products to reflect its focus on food as part of a rich, energetic, vibrant, and deeply satisfying life.

April 20, 2019

Filling/capping, dry

MAP tray for nuts is reclosable, too

In a sophisticated factory in the Turkish province of Sakarya, Aydin Kuruyemiş produces high-quality nuts and dried fruits in various pack styles.

March 1, 2019

Bakery/Snack

Metal detectors speeds date-paste inspection, reduces product waste

A new metal detector at The Jewel Date Company inspects hot date paste, eliminating the need to freeze and package product first, and reduces the amount of product rejected.

February 16, 2019

Sustainability

Loop complements Mondelēz’s waste-reduction strategies

Aligning with Mondelez’s new ‘snacking made right’ strategy, a new stainless steel, reusable container for its Milka brand, designed for the Loop platform, eliminates packaging waste.

February 9, 2019

Bakery/Snack

Frito-Lay commands U.S. savory snack market

Flexible packaging drives the savory snacks category, with relatively small contributions from paper-based containers and rigid plastics.

January 21, 2019

Flexibles

‘Ugly sweater’ chip bags bring in $1.5 million in sales

Pasta chip maker joins with Tipsy Elves holiday sweater company to coordinate graphics for their packaging with a complementary custom ‘ugly’ holiday sweater—with very profitable results.

December 24, 2018

Bakery/Snack

Flexible packaging dominates baked foods market with a 76% share of all packaging materials

According to Euromonitor, Kellogg’s brand by The Kellogg Company, (which includes Pringles, Nutri-Grain and Cheez-It) leads the baked foods category in the U.S. in 2018. Little Debbie brand from McKee Foods holds the second spot.

December 17, 2018

Cartoning

Automation speeds snack-bar maker’s output

YouBar delivers customized protein bar solutions with a new automated packaging line that doubles production from 150 bars/min to 300/min versus their previous semi-automated system.

December 8, 2018

Bakery/Snack

The ‘Quest’ for a fun and tasty brand identity

Quest Nutrition embraces a new package design that ties together its 80-SKU portfolio of healthy foods and helps its flagship protein bars stand out in a cluttered category.

November 12, 2018