Articles

Food Processors Beginning to See Benefits of Going Green With Packaging

From Heinz to the Girl Scouts, everyone wants packaging with less environmental downside.
Post Date: 03/04/2011
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

Top Glass Packages of 2010

Glass Packaging Institute announces 2010 Clear Choice Awards winners.
Post Date: 01/12/2011
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Consumers Confused by Sustainable Food and Drink

Consumers want sustainable... but do they know what that means?
Post Date: 01/03/2011
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Editor's Plate: Private Label vs. Brands

The rise of private label can only mean brands will raise their game.
Post Date: 12/13/2010
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief

Food Processors Pack In for 2010 Pack Expo

As a solo effort, the packaging show had lots of partners.
Post Date: 11/23/2010
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DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation

For 22 years, the polymer company has honored the best in new packages.
Post Date: 11/04/2010
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Can Celebrates Its 200th Birthday

Happy 200th birthday, can -- the best packaging in history and still evolving.
Post Date: 10/12/2010
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Can-Do Attitude: 200th Can-niversary timeline

You've come a long way baby! In honor of the can's 200th birthday, we're publishing a list of the can's most notable events in history.
Post Date: 10/12/2010
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Packaging: You've Come a Long Way, Baby

Private label products have enjoyed a tremendous year; in addition to product improvements, packaging also is taking on the national brands.
Post Date: 10/08/2010
Author: Mark Beebe, Principal, Stevens & Tate

Food Processing: A History

As we celebrate our birthday, we look back at the incredible changes that shaped the food and beverage industry since 1940.
Post Date: 10/05/2010
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Processing Part of Pack Expo

Despite the departure of Process Expo, food-focused processing will continue at the fall packaging show.
Post Date: 09/14/2010
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Packaging Performs in the Marketing Mix

Promotional campaigns use packaging to deepen the consumer/brand relationship – even on the web.
Post Date: 08/06/2010
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

No Ice Age in Frozen Foods

Frozen food convenience and advanced technology resonate with consumers, even post-recession.
Post Date: 06/02/2010
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Flexible Packaging Takes the Heat

Specially engineered pouches and bags keep things cooking at home and in the plant.
Post Date: 05/07/2010
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

Hot Tamales, Mike And Ike Turning 60 and 70

The Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales brands invite fans to join the celebration as they mark their 70th and 60th Anniversaries, respectively.
Post Date: 04/28/2010
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2008 Saw Rare Decrease in U.S. Packaging Machinery Shipments


Post Date: 10/28/2009
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Active Packaging Solution: Where the Action Is

Product-protective active chemistries turn packaging into an action hero.
Post Date: 10/20/2009
Author: Kate Bertrand Connolly, Packaging Editor

October 2009 Equipment Round Up - Packaging Materials


Post Date: 10/07/2009
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Pack Expo and Process Expo Share Last Convention October 2009

Pack Expo and Process Expo share a convention one last time in October.
Post Date: 09/17/2009
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Don’t Buy Sustainability from Walmart

Credit the big retailer with jump-starting a unified green effort, but the food & beverage industry should be the driver.
Post Date: 09/14/2009
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief