Containers

Portable "Sushi Popper" ultimate convenience food?

Uses for tubes have grown in the past few years, but this package may smell a little fishy!

February 26, 2010

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Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Some marketers still failing the 'appeal of real' test

Department of Consumer Protection finds evidence of frozen seafood package labels that inaccurately reflect the product weight. The difference was made up by ice.

February 23, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Expiration dates on labels only cause confusion

Ignore expiration dates, says one author, and use your eyes and nose to determine what’s fresh enough to consume.

February 19, 2010

Flexibles

Trends in flexible packaging

From Russia, to Turkey, to Italy, to Massachusetts, developments in flexible packaging materials are bubbling to the surface.

February 13, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Intermittent, horizontal cartoner erects, loads, and glues at 40 containers/min

The Spartan Cartoner: Intermittent, horizontal cartoner for erecting, loading, and closing glue or tuck style cartons at up to 40 cpm. This video from Econocorp shows an automatic sandwich steak loading and cartoning line in a meat packing plant.

February 10, 2010

Recycling

Scientists set sail for first global study of 'plastic soup'

The 5 Gyres Project, a marine study of the plastic debris found in the world’s five oceanic gyres, launches in the North Atlantic Ocean.

February 5, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

NutriTalk releases top ten nutrition trends for 2010

Can packaging suppliers predict growth areas based on these insights?

January 29, 2010

Recycling

Switch to recyclable poultry packs provides industry roadmap

With help from Global Green, the largest U.S. poultry plant sees reductions in cost and environmental impact after a full conversion to recyclable transfer packaging.

January 27, 2010

Beverage

Meeting the challenge of mold on wood pallets

It's not an appealing topic, but it has grabbed recent headlines.

January 20, 2010

Containers

European tube suppliers report relatively stable 2009

The tube’s versatility, and a strong presence in cosmetics and pharma, helped this package weather the economic storm across Europe.

January 18, 2010

Recycling

Concentrate products are extending to additional categories

2X liquids are bringing smaller packages to additional categories, with benefits for both consumers and retailers.

January 14, 2010

Beverage

High-pressure processing to extend food shelf life?

One of the consequences of the ongoing consumer trend toward foods that are more healthful is that food manufacturers trying to meet this consumer preference may be shortening some of their products’ shelf lives.

January 13, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

When it comes to food safety, perception is reality

It’s no secret that food safety is a hot-button issue these days.

January 8, 2010