Sustainability

Retailers, Brands Ride the Wave of Ocean-Bound Plastic

Ocean-bound plastic is gaining small but significant traction within the packaging sector, particularly from those in the rPET market.

November 2, 2021

Meat/Poultry/Seafood: Page 4

Sustainable Packaging

Big Boost for Compostable Molded Pulp?

Transitioning away from single-use plastic packaging is now widely accepted as a global imperative, and that transition may have gotten a big boost thanks to a recently announced collaboration.

November 17, 2021

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Detector Technologies Enable Poultry Processors to Find Minute Bone Fragments

Eagle Product Inspection

Eagle Product Inspection developed the Performance X-ray Technology (PXT™) detector technology to capture more detailed data about a product than previously possible. It can find bone fragments as small as 0.6 mm.

October 21, 2021

Home

Strapping Machines Handle Washdown Environments

The SGP’s TüV certified stainless steel versions with IP 56 rating accommodate cleaning and disinfecting, while operating at speeds up to 65 plastic straps/min.

October 20, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Cartoner Enables High-Speed, Recycle-Ready Packaging for Bumble Bee Tuna

This new paperboard packaging solution will help The Bumble Bee Seafood Company further its commitment to reducing ocean waste without sacrificing product quality.

October 4, 2021

Flexibles

Time To Try Trayless Meat in the U.S.?

At the Harpak-ULMA PACK EXPO Las Vegas booth, a key emphasis was on trayless ground meat backflushed with a mix of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

September 28, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Allpax to Debut Digital Chart Recorder at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Allpax Products

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #C-3429! Allpax will debut its solid-state digital chart recorder that offers data recording and data integrity benefits and eliminates deviations common to paper charts.

September 17, 2021

Cup/tray filling/depositing/sealing

As Café-Hatched Egg Bites Hit Retail Shelves, Vital Farms Reimagines Pack Design, Function

The foodservice channel gave us the egg bites trend with sous vide, but Vital Farms advanced it with a new retail pack format allowing for in-pack baking in CPET trays at the production facility. Consumers simply microwave the MAP trays at home.

August 16, 2021

Dairy

Eagle Product Inspection to Demonstrate X-ray Systems at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Eagle Product Inspection

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth C-1506! Eagle Product will showcase its x-ray systems equipped with the latest detector technologies and designed for easy cleaning in harsh wash-down environments.

July 7, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Plant-based Food Companies Weigh In on Sustainable Packaging, New Materials, and Carbon Footprint

With sustainability a top concern for their consumers, these plant-based food leaders take packaging innovation seriously. Mike Loquercio, a VP at Greenleaf Foods, and Kailey Donewald, founder of Sacred Serve gelato, join PW's Matt Reynolds to discuss.

May 19, 2021

Plastics/resins

Specialty Deli Meat Pack Redesign Highlights Home-Prepared Meal Possibilities

This past year, more people than ever prepared meals at home, with 71% of Americans stating that they will continue this trend after the pandemic, according to food and beverage agency Hunter.

May 7, 2021

Podcasts

5-Minute Listen: BumbleBee Packaging Design Shift Captures Market Share

In this 5-minute listen, BumbleBee Seafoods President and CEO Jan Tharp tells us how the company handled a total branding shift, including a packaging redesign meant to make the products more relevant on the shelf and appeal to higher end sensibilities.

March 22, 2021

Flexible packaging

Auburn’s Dept. of Animal Sciences Partners with Winpak

Winpak

Auburn University’s College of Agriculture and its Department of Animal Sciences are teaming up with packaging manufacturer and distributor Winpak to focus on research to extend the shelf life of meat and food products.

February 26, 2021