Flexibles

Graphics for new snack bar leverage juicing category cues

A new, five-ingredient, nutrient-dense snack bar from KIND uses hand-drawn type, vibrant natural colors, and soft textures that are true to the lead product’s ingredients.

January 29, 2017

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 608

Flexibles

HPP baby food in a pouch is So Good

New So Good Baby refrigerated fruit and vegetable purees in a flexible, windowed pouch use HPP to preserve the flavor, nutrients, and color of the products while providing a 60-day shelf life.

January 28, 2017

Flexibles

DS Smith Plc acquires Parish Manufacturing, Inc.

DS Smith Plc acquired bag-in-box system supplier Parish Manufacturing, inc.

January 27, 2017

Secondary Packaging

Wayne Slaton, Douglas Machine, passes away

Wayne Slaton, Senior Director of Sales, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22.

January 26, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Mocon appoints senior vice president of global sales and marketing

Maurice Janssen will lead Mocon’s global sales and marketing teams as the vice president of global sales and marketing.

January 26, 2017

Packaging line integration

The Power of the Entire Supply Chain Under One Roof

ProFood Tech Registrants Gain Complementary Access to ProMat and Automate Expos

January 25, 2017

Filling/capping, dry

Nutraceuticals Help Capsule Filler Market Grow

Consumption of nutraceutical capsules as part of healthier lifestyle efforts is helping to trigger the global capsule market, with one firm predicting Compound Annual Growth Rate of 4.9% by 2024 for the market.

January 24, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens: Controller for motion-control tasks

Siemens has matched its new Simatic S7-1500 T-CPU controller with its Sinamics servo drive system, simplifying complex motion control tasks.

January 24, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Engage Technologies hires VP of sales for the Americas

Engage Technologies Corporation hired Jake Zender as vice president of sales, Americas.

January 23, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable foodservice packaging’s impact on food scrap diversion

A review by the Foodservice Packaging Institute evaluates the impact of compostable foodservice packaging at different points in the composting value chain.

January 23, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Three factors driving the global biodegradable polymers market

A new report looks at the current state of the global biodegradable polymers market as well as its potential for future growth based on three drivers.

January 22, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025

Other packaging-related goals include finding a solution to multilayer film recycling and creating a plastics protocol for the fast-moving consumer goods industry.

January 21, 2017

Converting equipment

Label converter invests in new technology

Meyers, a Minneapolis-based label, card, signage, and display company, has once again reinvested in cutting-edge technology.

January 20, 2017