Sustainable Packaging

Walmart's views on Retail-Ready Packaging

The five easies are a firm foundation in Walmart’s approach to RRP. And as Chet Rutledge points out, there’s a role for packaging equipment builders and material suppliers, too.

May 7, 2011

Prepared Foods: Page 14

Contract Packaging

Next stop Düsseldorf

By the time most of you receive this issue, I’ll be pounding the aisles of Messe Düsseldorf in search of all the new things that interpack has to offer.

May 7, 2011

Contract Packaging

Annual meeting re-energizes attendees with a series of 'Power Up!' sessions

We gather at our professional meetings to step out of the office for a few days and be inspired and re-invigorated. There’s also time to relax.

April 12, 2011

Contract Packaging

Request Foods launching skillet meal co-packing program

Request Foods, Holland, MI, a contract packager of frozen entrees, side dishes, and specialty items, is adding skillet meals to the company’s product lineup.

April 11, 2011

Flexibles

Sustainable packaging: eco-friendly and unbreakable

’Ethical consumerism’ further emphasizes desire for sustainable packaging that reduces materials without compromising package stability.

April 11, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Hamburger assembly, packaging gets synchronized

Kepak Group, one of Ireland’s leading food processing companies, is now benefiting from a new assembly and packaging line for its Rustlers brand of microwavable hamburger-and-bun products in which every individual unit responds flexibly to the product flow in the upstream and downstream sections of the line.

April 9, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Hamburger assembly, packaging gets synchronized

Kepak Group, one of Ireland’s leading food processing companies, is now benefiting from a new assembly and packaging line for its Rustlers brand of microwavable hamburger-and-bun products in which every individual unit responds flexibly to the product flow in the upstream and downstream sections of the line.

April 7, 2011

Flexible packaging

Film for bulk liquids earns Gold for Packaging Excellence

Liquiflex® Advance™ films for bulk liquids is designed to replace metal foodservice cans or traditional bulk liquid films. The 13-layer Liquiflex film generates 96% less waste than cans and up to 30% less waste than other films, and includes redundant nylon and ethylene vinyl alcohol layers for strength and resistance. It is manufactured by Curwood Inc., a Bemis company.

March 10, 2011

Flexible packaging

Bulk-liquid packaging system serves up savings for Deli Star

Leading provider of protein salads, cooked meats, and sauces doubles productivity, improves versatility, and reduces packaging failure with new bulk-liquid packaging system.

March 9, 2011

Flexibles

Tray pack for cheese is brimming with benefits

Consumers are showing a keen interest in this tray-style packaging concept for sliced, shingled cheese. It’s all about ease of use and convenient re-closeability.

March 8, 2011

Beverage

GFSI and food packaging

For those who aren’t steeped in GFSI Certification, it stands for Global Food Safety Initiative. It is a nonprofit organization established as part of Belgian law and is being adopted globally as a benchmark for food safety and quality.

March 7, 2011

Flexibles

2011 FPA Silver Award Winners

The following award winners took home Silver Awards in the 2011 FPA Awards competition.

February 11, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Bottom-load case packer for frozen pizza

See this video clip of a Massmann Automation Designs bottom-load KD case packer with plaque-style lane divider for 11" diameter frozen pizza.

January 19, 2011