Highlights

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Packaging Materials

Vital Proteins Debuts New Paper-Based Canister for Its Collagen Peptides Products

Aug. 14, 2024
The new canister design will eliminate more than 90% of the company’s plastic use over the next several years.
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Packaging Materials

Cafe Spice Changes Retail Tray Packaging to More Eco-Friendly Alternative

July 10, 2024
Indian meals processor will use a more sustainable option for its plastic trays in retail products, plans to embark upon similar initiative with foodservice products.
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Packaging

Consider Repack Automation in Food & Beverage

June 17, 2024
Packaging is a highly automated process in almost all food & beverage plants. But repackaging – if you do it at all internally – lags behind.
Packaging

Alcohol Packaging Up Close

March 25, 2024
A Guide to Choosing the Optimal Wine & Spirits Packaging
Packaging Materials

FDA: Major Source of PFAS in Food Packaging No Longer Sold in U.S.

Feb. 29, 2024
Certain grease-proofing materials with PFAS are no longer available in the U.S. for food packaging applications.
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Capital Spending

Tyson Opens New $300 Million Fully Cooked Plant in Danville, Virginia

Nov. 29, 2023
Highly automated facility will produce four million pounds of fully cooked poultry products per week for Tyson Foods’ retail and foodservice channels.
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Packaging Materials

Cookie, Brownie Maker Homefree Wins Google Single-Use Plastics Challenge

Nov. 22, 2023
Processor has focused on reuse of foodgrade materials for snack packaging and environmentally friendly cookie boxes.
Legal Issues

U.S. Senator Reintroduces Real MEAT Act to Label Alternative Proteins as ‘Imitation’

Nov. 17, 2023
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) originally introduced the Real MEAT Act in 2019 to clearly differentiate alternative proteins from animal proteins on product labels.
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Snack Foods

The Fresh Factory Expands Snack Bar Production Capabilities

Nov. 13, 2023
Carol Stream, Ill.-based food and beverage processor has targeted the growing refrigerated snack bar category for growth.
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Alternative Protein

Upside Foods Gains USDA Label Approval for Cultured Chicken Product

June 15, 2023
Processor of cultivated meat, poultry and seafood needs just to obtain a Grant of Inspection from USDA in order to begin selling the product commercially.
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Marketing

Veroni to Add ‘Humanely Raised’ Claim to All Meat Tray Packaging

May 31, 2023
Charcuterie brand requires specific animal well-being standards for all its pork suppliers and wants consumers to be informed at purchase point.
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Regulatory Compliance

EFSA Says Bisphenol A in Food is a Health Risk

April 19, 2023
After European Food Safety Authority report, European Commission authorities will have to decide on limits or a ban.
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Packaging Materials

Shortage of Cans Lessens Conagra Shelf Presence

April 12, 2023
Even with that supply chain problem, sales grew 6% in its fiscal third quarter.