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

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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

Secondary Packaging

Robotic case former, loader, closer

Cama NA showcases a system designed for a confectionery customer, which uses robots to form, load, and close cases of snack bars.

October 21, 2018

Bakery/Snack

Advanced hygienic large bag unloading station

NEU (Booth #E-8827) set out to resolve end user challenges persistent in packaging powders and granules, specifically in maintenance.

October 17, 2018

Bakery/Snack

On-machine seasoning system goes fully stainless

tna's flagship on-machine seasoning application system adds IP65 stainless steel barrel option to UHMW barrel.

October 15, 2018

Flexibles

BOPP films feature sealant and barrier in one web

PMMI research indicates the snack food market is gaining steam. This white pigmented BOPP film caught our eye at PACK EXPO given it's ability to cater to that market with a metallized, standard two-ply lamination.

October 14, 2018

Flexibles

Smaller packs, healthy snacking pushing pouch applications

New Freedonia study forecasts the demand for pouches used in candy and snack food packaging to increase 3.8% annually through 2022 to $3.4 billion.

October 9, 2018