Packaging Machinery

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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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Capital Spending

United Premium Foods Invests $1.8 Million to Boost Pet Food Processing Capabilities

Sept. 27, 2023
Human and pet food co-man’s capital investment offers customers more flexibility and aims to take advantage of fast-growing pet food business.
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Automation of beverage production presents unique challenges, partly because of the high-speed nature of the work.
Automation

Beverage Plants Thirst for Automation

Oct. 24, 2022
High-speed operations make beverage plants a challenge to automate, especially as trade customers get more demanding.
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Packaging Machinery

Processors Under Pressure When it Comes to Packaging

March 7, 2022
More expensive materials, labor and transport add up to a challenge for users of all kinds of packaging.
Beverage Products

Coors Light Eliminates 6-Pack Plastic Rings

March 1, 2022
$85 million investment by MolsonCoors will replace plastic rings with a cardboard wrap.
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Candy & Confectionary

Sustainable Films Hit the Sweet Spot for Candy

Nov. 5, 2021
Unconventional packaging film can boost a candy/confectionery company’s green credentials – but there are tradeoffs.
Logistics

Equipment Suppliers Can't Keep Up with Demand: PMMI

Sept. 28, 2021
Senior Editor Pan Demetrakakes reports from the floor of Pack Expo 2021
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Technology

Food Industry Struggles with Barriers to Automation

May 1, 2020
Automation has great potential, but daunting barriers stand in the way.
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Laboratory Equipment

Getting the Most from Checkweighers and Secondary Packaging Equipment

Dec. 3, 2018
Secondary packaging and checkweighing equipment can both add versatility and yield useful data.
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Form, Fill, Seal

Need for Versatility Drives Form/Fill/Seal Innovations

Oct. 1, 2018
Packaging equipment must be flexible to meet diverse customer needs in an ever-evolving market.
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Technology

New Trade Group Seeks to Rebrand HPP as Cold Pressure

April 25, 2017
Council tackles challenge of educating consumers about the nonthermal pasteurization technology.