Sustainability

Weis Markets to use 100% recyclable PET MAP trays for meat

Working with custom thermoformer, the grocery chain embarks on development of first closed-loop recyclable meat tray.

November 19, 2012

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Containers

Gourmet fish in light-weight PP tray

Germany’s Homann Food Ltd. has launched a range of gourmet fish products in a lightweight, transparent, fish-shaped polypropylene dish.

November 15, 2012

Filling/capping, dry

Sausage production/packaging line with tray denesting and product conveying

Reiser's John McIsaac and Mark Ewing of JLS describe the Heron tray loading system at Pack Expo, showing a tray denester, tray conveyor, product conveyor, product inspection, and ABB FlexPicker end-of-arm tooling with vacuum on board.

October 28, 2012

Recycling

Packaging a big influencer of meat, poultry purchase

While cost is the biggest factor driving the purchase of meat and poultry today, consumers report the influence of environmentally friendly and leak-free packaging in their decision-making.

August 14, 2012

Flow wrapping

A splice in time saves dimes

At Odom’s Tennessee Pride, automatic film splicing systems are being added to flow wrapping equipment to boost productivity and reduce film waste.

August 1, 2012

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Bonometti puts the emphasis squarely on the meat

'Super-protruding vacuum skin packaging' is a new approach to merchandising fresh red meat that draws the eye of the consumer more powerfully than ever.

June 1, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Corn-based meat trays

One of the leading supermarket chains in Australia will use some 95 million trays eco Plastic trays in calendar year 2012.

May 18, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Vacuum packaging that keeps meat red

FreshCase technology, which involves the use of sodium nitrite in the food contact layer of the film, is an award-winning way of using vacuum packaging without causing the fresh red meat to darken.

May 14, 2012

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Pouches make turkey sales fly

Increased visibility, high perceived value, and greater customer convenience all come together in this vibrant turkey carry pouch developed for Mr. Pavo brand turkeys of Ecuadorian food marketer Pronaca.

April 20, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Corrosion-proof strapping machine hooks fish industry

Strapping machine successfully emerges from long-term testing under the harsh conditions of a Norwegian fishery.

April 10, 2012

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Breakthrough in meat packaging

Vacuum-packaged fresh red meat shipped refrigerated in corrugated cases has long been viewed as an eminently sensible case-ready packaging format.

February 23, 2012

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Print excellence nets Gold

Creatively printed pouch packaging for frozen Icelandic Grouper Fillets has garnered an FPA Gold Award in Printing Achievement for Flex-Pack.

February 23, 2012

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

New technology for pasteurization

The DLG German Agricultural Society (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) will present a Gold medal to a novel technology for in-pack pasteurization at the upcoming International FoodTec award ceremony.

February 8, 2012