Plastics/resins

Kids love noodles In a Cup!

Heat-pasteurized, vacuum-packed noodles in a cup with a reclosable lid and spork make a nutritious meal or snack for kids at home or at school.

October 16, 2016

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Containers

Canning plant triples production with expansion

Canned fruit and vegetable producer McCall Farms expands its plant by a quarter-million feet, adding 11 filling lines and four labeling lines, tripling its production in seven months.

October 3, 2016

Containers

Hummus and chicken launched in snack-size pack

Hummus Plus expands its line to include a 4-oz snack pack made from a bowl-shaped base and domed lid that snap together and hold the hummus and chicken components.

July 12, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Packaging trailblazer is first again

The Swedish company Gooh (short for good and healthy) was the very first company to adopt the Micvac microwave pasteurization method when it launched a range of premium chilled ready meals with extended refrigerated shelf life.

April 29, 2016

Prepared Foods

Tony Roma BBQ meats retail in smoker-shaped trays with cook-in convenience

Rupari’s smoker-shaped CPET packs for 1-lb pulled pork and chicken and an aluminum tray for ribs deliver shelf appeal and consumer convenience by easing preparation time.

April 15, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Meal delivery service adopts compostable packaging

Los Angeles-based meal and cleanse delivery service uses compostable containers made from sugarcane and corn, recyclable glass bottles, and reusable bags and ice packs.

March 31, 2016

Prepared Foods

Smoker-shaped tray markets Tony Roma-brand meats

Innovative new packaging provides shelf appeal and eases preparation for time-crunched consumers.

March 31, 2016

Cartons and boxes

Fresher, more appealing look for Nutrisystem

Nutrisystem updates the graphics for its hundreds of food SKUs to reflect improved recipes, adding an easy-to-understand nutritional label and meal occasion color coding.

March 16, 2016

Cartons and boxes

VR comes to Happy Meal box

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Happy Meal in Sweden, McDonald's Sweden has developed Happy Goggles made from the Happy Meal box.

March 3, 2016

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Microwave pasteurization in South Korea

Daesang Corp., a leading food producer in South Korea, launched chilled ready meals last December under the Whistling Cook brand.

February 26, 2016

Prepared Foods

FDA un-regulates pizza packaging products: A good example or a bad one?

Today’s lesson: What’s true today might not be true tomorrow.

February 1, 2016

Contract packaging

In-house HPP replaces toll processing

This Houston startup sees a bright future for refrigerated ready meals with a ‘clean label’ thanks to High Pressure Processing. One unit is in and another will soon be paired with it.

January 5, 2016

Containers

Hummus kit stands out in plus-shaped sleeve

New Hummus Plus product includes hummus and chicken, packaged separately and wrapped in a unique, die-cut sleeve, for a convenient, fresh, on-the-go snack or meal.

December 6, 2015