Flexibles

Big deli meat pouch packs

In the early 1990s, Land O’Frost, Inc., Lansing, IL, and Searcy, AR, was a pioneer in the implementation of flexible, resealable packaging for deli meats.

October 11, 2010

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Flexibles

Paperboard tray for MAP fish

The Finnish fish processing company V. Hukkanen Oy is launching its Kalaneuvos marinated salmon strips in a new paperboard-based microwaveable and ovenable modified atmosphere packaging.

October 4, 2010

Bakery/Snack

Walmart adding new wrinkle to small-store format

A new urban-store concept will focus on fresh food, and Target is about to disclose its own urban-store plan. Whatever the format, smaller packages will be essential.

September 22, 2010

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

White paper explores advancements in water vapor permeation testing in ultra-barrier films

This journal-quality white paper from MOCON provides a thorough analysis of the issues and offers a solution for measuring water vapor transmission rates in ultra barrier-films that protect such products as organic light emitting diodes (OLED).

September 13, 2010

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

Contract Packaging

Battle of the brands

As competitors, private-label and national brands incur gains and losses, but packaging remains a winner.

September 13, 2010

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

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Sizzling sleeves boost lamb's taste appeal in meat case

Lamb traditionally has been a slow-moving item in the meat aisle.

September 9, 2010

Labels

Flexible packaging sales revenue forecast to rise 3.4% this year

The Flexible Packaging Assn. predicts U.S. sales revenue to reach $27.3 billion this year. Also, raw materials pricing supplants the economy as the primary concern of survey respondents.

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

Sustainable Packaging

Message in a bottle

The continuing flap over bottled water holds up a mirror to sustainability, from a number of angles.

September 2, 2010

Flexibles

2010 Greener Package Awards honor eight sustainable innovations

The second-annual Greener Package Awards competition recognizes innovations in five categories that significantly reduce packaging’s environmental footprint.

August 26, 2010