Flexibles

Improve Production, Reduce Packaging Costs with New Bagger for Liquid Fill Applications

November 10, 2020

Prepared Foods: Page 3

Case/tray packing

Food Processing Plant Orders Third Somic Case Packer

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Due to its rapid growth, OH SNAP! Pickling Co. ordered a third Somic 424 W3 wraparound case packer system to keep up with the demand for its products.

October 8, 2020

Beverage

Room to Grow for Can Market

Even with the current addition of new plants and expanding production lines, there is plenty of room for growth in the market.

September 8, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

A Line Designed for Container Variety

When your growing contract packaging business has you using one line for filling glass and plastic in eight sizes and applying both lug and CT caps, that line had better be versatile.

July 23, 2020

Case/tray packing

Somic Equipment Installed at Food Processing Plant

SOMIC Packaging, Inc.

Two new high-speed Somic wraparound case packers are in the final stages of installation at OH SNAP! Pickling Co.’s Wisconsin facility.

July 10, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

ProMach Acquires Modern Packaging

ProMach

ProMach’s acquisition of Modern Packaging, a manufacturer of filling and sealing solutions for the food and dairy industries will expands ProMach’s filling machinery product range with additional capabilities for viscous food and dairy products.

July 9, 2020

Containers

Limited Edition Peanut Butter Jar Seeks to Settle GIF vs. JIF Debate

The J.M. Smuckers Co. designs a limited-edition jar for its peanut butter with its JIF logo transformed to GIF and a social media hashtag to spur consumers to join the debate.

March 4, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Pizza Hut Tests Compostable Pizza Box

On October 23, Pizza Hut will introduce a limited-time test of a plant-based pizza topping served up in a game-changing round pizza box that is industrially compostable.

October 22, 2019

Flexibles

Laser Cut for Clear Window

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 the Matik booth featured, among other things, the SEI Laser PackMaster WD.

September 26, 2019

Protective/transport packaging

Jenny Craig Trims the Excess from its Meal Delivery Packaging

New delivery option allows consumers to receive one-week shipments of food in a 30% smaller package fitted with compostable insulation panels made from corn.

September 15, 2019

Cartons and boxes

Redesign enhances appetite appeal of organic frozen foods brand

A new package design for Beetnik Foods aims to improve the product’s shelf presence and overall appetite appeal while leveraging the USDA Organic label in a more prominent space.

July 30, 2019

Prepared Foods

Taking on hard-to-inspect tortilla packs

Metal detectors ensure the safety of Arevalo Foods’ tortillas while providing accuracy and versatility to its food safety protocol.

July 9, 2019

Recycling

Turning a typical pickle jar on its side in IML container

Vertically sliced pickles designed for full sandwich coverage go from traditional vertical tub to horizontal, tamper evident, recyclable polypropylene container with IML for easy stacking on retail shelves and constant saturation in liquid brine.

May 30, 2019