Conveying & accumulation

MAP done in-store

In Como, Italy, the supermarket chain Bennet has begun in-store slicing and vacuum-packaging of luncheon meats in a modified-atmosphere format.

October 26, 2009

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Sustainability

Sustainable packaging's constant buzz

If nothing else, you gotta love the energy that’s being brought to bear these days on the whole sustainable packaging enchilada.

October 23, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Trays offer moisture resistance + compostability

Interest in these 100% biodegradable trays made of sugar cane waste called “bagasse” is said to be strong and growing.

October 23, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

P&G Donates Intellectual Property to Packaging Industry

In an effort to speed adoption of OMAC’s PackML standard, Procter and Gamble announced at PackExpo that they are donating their internal application guidelines to the packaging industry.

October 13, 2009

Flexible packaging

Demand for converted flexible packaging grows

New study from Reportlinker predicts flexible market to grow to $18 billion by 2013 as US economy rebounds.

October 13, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Strategic cost-cutting

Use these suggestions before wielding the ax.

October 8, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Is 'grand' bad for RFID?

October 5, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

What's new at Pack Expo 2009?

The Brand Zone, which will house The Showcase of Packaging Innovations, is just one of the new features you’ll find at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2009.

September 4, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

New duty to report dangerous foods

Starting September 8, 2009, food companies have an important new legal obligation: They have to report to FDA when they discover a food has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or other animals.

September 1, 2009

Conveying & accumulation

Wine-box packaging line speeds sake filling

Centuries-old Japanese sake company Gekkeikan Sake invests in modern packaging technology to handle growing demand for its restaurant-bound bag-in-box product.

August 17, 2009

Contract Packaging

As board leadership evolves, a vision is firmly in place for the CPA

August 5, 2009

Closures

Surprise! Tobacco products get their butts kicked

Did YOU know there were large numbers of people just itching to put more restrictions on cigarettes?

August 2, 2009

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Checkweighing top-grade food products

At this German producer of fine preserves and frozen products, product quality is assured thanks to an in-line checkweigher.

July 7, 2009