Food: Page 48

Packaging World’s food content focuses on food packaging and materials innovations, automation, machinery, and sustainability. Verticals within the scope of editorial coverage include: bakery/snack, cereals and breakfast foods, dairy, confection/candy, fruit/vegetables, meat/poultry/seafood, pet food, prepared foods, and soups/condiments/spices/dressings.

Flexible packaging dominates baked foods market with a 76% share of all packaging materials

According to Euromonitor, Kellogg’s brand by The Kellogg Company, (which includes Pringles, Nutri-Grain and Cheez-It) leads the baked foods category in the U.S. in 2018. Little Debbie brand from McKee Foods holds the second spot.

December 17, 2018

Package Type: U.S. Baked Foods In Millions of Units*

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Unique reclosable flexible-film thermoform for sliced meats

Norwegian food company Orkla addresses food waste with a new flexible-film thermoform for its sliced, cured meats that incorporates a reclosable label on the top web.

December 16, 2018

Orkla developed a flexible-film thermoform for its sliced, cured meats that incorporates a reclosable label.

Automation speeds snack-bar maker’s output

YouBar delivers customized protein bar solutions with a new automated packaging line that doubles production from 150 bars/min to 300/min versus their previous semi-automated system.

December 8, 2018

YouBar develops and manufactures cutting-edge protein bars for leading brands, entrepreneurs, and influencers.

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Foster Farms’ DORI rides resurgent QR trend

In a competitive poultry category, Foster Farms uses QR technology to give consumers the information they want, plus added benefits, right at the point of purchase.

December 5, 2018

Foster Farms' DORI QR platform

Confection/Candy

Pouch graphics perform heavy lifting for cannabis edibles

Cannabis is a new market, but early movers in legal states have a head start in pioneering more sophisticated packaging.

November 29, 2018

Camino, Kiva Confectionery's first-ever line of cannabis-infused gummies

Green Giant Fresh debuts new line of Vegetable Meal Bowls

Six easy-to-prepare varieties are sold refrigerated in a microwave-safe container and feature crumbled and spiralized vegetables and sauces.

November 29, 2018

Six easy-to-prepare varieties are sold refrigerated in a microwave-safe container and feature crumbled and spiralized vegetables and sauces.

Plastics/resins

HP Hood puts the ‘squeeze’ bottle on sour cream

New package configuration for this dairy product offers consumers ease of dispensing and cleanup.

November 27, 2018

New package configuration for this dairy product offers consumers ease of dispensing and cleanup.

‘Talking’ jar brings innovation to traditional category

Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauce brings its brand icon, Mrs. Rinaldi, to life with an augmented reality label that enables the company to engage a new generation of consumers.

November 26, 2018

The vivacious Mrs. Rinaldi, speaking in her charming Italian accent, is featured in three separate messages.

Gelato pots perfect for on-the-go eating

Artisan dairy choses tamper-evident container with a spoon in the lid and high-quality in-mold labeling for its gelato, sorbet, and other dairy desserts.

November 24, 2018

Palazzolo’s Artisan Dairy has chosen a round PP pot for its range of artisan ice cream, gelato, and sorbet products.

The ‘Quest’ for a fun and tasty brand identity

Quest Nutrition embraces a new package design that ties together its 80-SKU portfolio of healthy foods and helps its flagship protein bars stand out in a cluttered category.

November 12, 2018

Mouthwatering food photography became the main focus of the redesign.

Turkey Tracker tells consumers the story of their bird

Jennie-O Turkey Store now includes a code on each fresh or frozen turkey that consumers can enter on the company’s website to learn where their turkey comes from and the story behind it.

November 11, 2018

Once the code is entered, a regional farm where the turkey was raised is revealed along with a story about the farmers.

Cartons and boxes

Aseptic milk carton meets emerging consumer trends in Brazil

Nestlé Brazil installs an aseptic filling machine to produce cartons of its popular UHT milk brands, meeting consumer trends such as mobility, a healthy lifestyle, and individualization.

November 3, 2018

Nestlé Brazil’s Molico and Ninho UHT milks are being packaged and marketed in combiblocMidi cartons.

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Wada Farms’ new 30% post-consumer recycled potato bag for Walmart is the first known food-contact PCR film in the retail potato market. The bag maintains performance and print quality comparable to virgin polyethylene while reducing virgin plastic use by more than 100,000 pounds annually.

Wada Farms, Walmart Roll Out 30% PCR Potato Bag

This partnership between Walmart, Wada Farms, and Emerald Packaging places food-contact recycled film in the retail produce aisle.

The 2025 On the Rise Award Winners and Krista DeBrosse, Director, Trade Show Operations, PMMI

PMMI Honors Emerging Industry Leaders with 2025 On the Rise Awards

As Chemical & Engineering News details, declining demand and fragile markets are threatening the economics of plastic recycling.

Recycling Falters as Companies Retreat from Plastic-Waste Pledges

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing

Through the Line Podcast: Logitech Switches to Paper for Mouse Packaging

Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency

Semi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency

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Annual Outlook Report: Automation & Robotics

What's in store for CPGs in 2025 and beyond? Packaging World editors explore the survey responses from 118 brand owners, CPG, and FMCG Packaging World readers for its new Annual Outlook Report.

Annual Outlook Report: Automation & Robotics

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