2022 May

New-fashioned packaging

Recent packaging trends have us flashing back but also looking forward in new ways

Kristen Kazarian

May 3, 2022

Recent packaging trends have us flashing back but also looking forward in new ways.

Progressive Pet Food Packaging

Pets don’t make buying decisions—people do. See why packaging plays an important role in grabbing the attention—and dollars—of pet owners today

Michael Costa

May 6, 2022

The continued growth of boutique and niche pet food brands the past few years has made for crowded competition at brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers. Gone are the days of limited choice among a handful of legacy brands, with equally limited packaging options.

Consumers are looking for specifics on labels

Labeling’s new normal

Labeling considerations have become a necessity after recent supply chain demands

Kristen Kazarian

May 12, 2022

Labeling considerations have become a necessity after the supply chain demands of the past couple of years.

Alternative protein packaging: Success through sustainability

Consumers who purchase and eat alternative protein products typically want them to be packaged in a responsible way, too.

Sharon Spielman

May 11, 2022

Consumers who purchase and eat alternative protein products typically want them to be packaged in a responsible way, too.

Artificial intelligence/machine learning reduces mistakes and waste

AI/ML systems not only use vision to guide robotics in pick-and-place, but also can simultaneously make intelligent quality decisions

Wayne Labs

May 9, 2022

Good data—and lots of it—is key to making artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) production, inspection and packaging systems work without a hitch, plus well written algorithms to analyze the data and make decisions that will help people and machines function more intelligently.

Focus: Packaging Solutions

New Plant Products | May 2022

May 17, 2022

New packaging equipment and products to help packagers and processors improve operations.

Plant Openings & Expansions | May 2022

May 17, 2022

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions

Milk without the cow

Cell-based meats have grabbed the spotlight lately, but cell-based milk is receiving increased attention as startups get creative

Wayne Labs

May 16, 2022

Cell-based milk, similar to cell-based meat, doesn’t need the animal—saving water and producing a lot less greenhouse gas too.

Dutch businesses on a mission to reduce dairy cow greenhouse gas by 30%

Royal FrieslandCampina Dairy and Royal DSM are collaborating to test a feed additive, which will reduce methane emissions

May 16, 2022

Cows emit a lot of greenhouse gas into the environment, but this feed additive shows promising results in cutting emissions by about 30%.

Gum packed in a paperboard-based bottle

May 13, 2022

Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle reveals its Mentos Pure Fresh gum line has launched in a 90% paperboard recyclable bottle.

Goodbye, methane / Hello, plants

Pea and legume protein usage helps to offset methane from the atmosphere

Kristen Kazarian

May 11, 2022

Belle Pulses, in Saskatchewan, Canada, produces pea and legume protein for plant-based products including crackers and baked goods, dairy, soups and meats.

Natural foods, Food, Tableware, Ingredient, Recipe, Cake, Cuisine, Dish Innovia Films’ new Propacast KF film

New cast PP film for lamination unveiled

May 9, 2022

The latest development by Innovia Films is Propacast KF, a clear cast polypropylene film that was designed as a lamination solution for HFFS, VFFS and lidding applications.

Concerns for European flexible packaging industry

May 6, 2022

Energy and raw material prices were already at a high level but surged even further after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Those increases combined with availability issues have serious financial impacts on the flexible packaging supply chain in Europe, according to a report by FPE (Flexible Packaging Europe, the industry representing interests of 80 companies and manufacturers).

FDA issues additional procedural notice on consumer research on “healthy” symbol

May 13, 2022

The FDA is conducting the consumer research on a potential symbol, which is intended to be a stylized representation of the nutrient content claim “healthy.”

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.