Packaging automation: when does it make sense?
23 Sep

Packaging automation: when does it make sense?

Packaging automation is helping companies to increase production while decreasing expenses. Do any of these situations sound familiar? Packaging can't keep up with production. Packaging is sloppy and damage reports are rising. Packaging quality goes down as shifts progress. Packaging is taking up too much space in your facility. You've...
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Protective packaging products introducing out-of-the-box alternatives
30 Jul

Protective packaging products introducing out-of-the-box alternatives

For years, companies have relied on the commonplace strategies for safe and protective packaging practices, involving an unchanging group of packaging products.  The days of shrink-wrap, bubble-wrap and styrofoam peanuts have been around for decades, but new protective packaging products are crossing into the market allowing companies...
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Compostable packaging: future market initiatives
05 Mar

Compostable packaging: future market initiatives

Packaging changes have increasingly and repeatedly led to completely new emphases in the overall market, especially as companies work to make their packages more environmentally friendly. One result that has come out of this is a new focus on compostable packaging, in an attempt to show that companies truly care about the future environmental impacts...
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Food packaging trends continue to evolve
05 Jan

Food packaging trends continue to evolve

Food packaging trends are important, despite their sometimes fleeting popularity. But a recent presentation by some leading packing product companies found that the approaches companies take may soon change. According to Fresh Plaza, the recent FMI Connect event allowed the United Fresh Producers Association a chance to show off the latest food...
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Transparent packaging cultivates controversy in the market
13 Nov

Transparent packaging cultivates controversy in the market

As consumer trends shift over time, there are some consistent factors that only continue to grow more popular among consumers. One of the latest trend inspired a major groundswell of new packaging strategies meant to better appeal to user demands:  transparent packaging.  You’ve probably walked through the grocery store and noticed that...
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Food packaging: vision and progression
26 Oct

Food packaging: vision and progression

As the market will remain sturdy in the next few years, some industry leaders are noting that the decisions made when it comes to product packaging in general can have major effects on the quality of the food itself, putting new emphasis on product development. Food packaging continues to be a strong force throughout the overall industry, its packaging...
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