Snack Food Packaging Topic | Packaging Strategies

PACK EXPO Connects Preview Week Is Happening Now

October 30, 2020

The Preview Week event, Nov. 2-6, will kick-off with a webinar, Helpful Hints for Navigating PACK EXPO Connects, on Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. CT. It will provide tips and tricks for using the platform and offer Q&A with attendees to help them make the most out of their PACK EXPO Connects experience.

Aptar Food + Beverage Partners with MIWA Technologies on Reusable In-Store Dispensers

October 30, 2020

The in-store reusable and refillable bulk dispensers offer consumers a shopping experience free of single-use packaging, while supporting a circular flow of products that addresses challenges related to packaging sustainability.

Conagra Brands Calls On Employees to Help Create Change with Fundraising Campaign

October 26, 2020

Conagra Brands has launched "United For Change," a new approach to its national employee fundraising campaign. This initiative encourages employees to make personal financial contributions that support essential community programs that provide financial stability, alleviate systemic issues of poverty and advance civil liberties for all Americans.

The Need for Memorable, Personalized & Meaningful Packaging

October 13, 2020

Expanding business practices is difficult when storefronts are closed or you don’t have the overhead to pay for high-level experiences. Nevertheless, you can rework your existing processes and offerings to create a sensory experience without breaking the bank.

Market Trends

Cold Cereal Heats Up Breakfast Foods Sector

From kids to adults, cold cereal has that “it” factor.

Kristen Kazarian

October 12, 2020

Most schools are offering online schooling this year, as the pandemic hasn’t slowed to a halt just yet. What it means for kids is a little more lag in breakfast time and a little more snack time. Cereal fits the bill for both.

Syntegon Technology and SABIC Launch Packaging Concept for Frozen Foods

October 6, 2020

Syntegon Technology and SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, have developed a sustainable packaging concept for the frozen food industry with a substantial material reduction potential.

Brand Packaging: Marketing

Make Your Product Packaging Your Best Marketing Tool

It’s more than just protecting the product inside.

Kristin Joker

September 30, 2020

Product packaging’s sole purpose originally was to protect the product inside. Over the years, packaging has also doubled as a marketing tool — packaging design now plays a vital role in consumers buying decisions.

Market Trends

Frozen Foods put the Chill in Mealtime

The demand for frozen foods has skyrocketed with more meals served at home.

Kristen Kazarian

September 21, 2020

While frozen foods once were considered a sub-par meal choice and unhealthy newer options are giving consumers what they crave. It is evident that the novel coronavirus has shifted consumer preferences, and frozen foods is one significant market we see change.

Syntegon Launches Redesigned CBS-D Band Sealers

September 16, 2020

The Doboy CBS-D and B-550 not only have new names — CBS-D 1500 and CBS-D 750, respectively — but feature improved operability in combination with the proven technology of their predecessors.

Machinery

Pickling Company Grows Into New Equipment

The installation of two high-speed case packers has helped the brand reach big results in a short time.

Kristen Kazarian

September 11, 2020

OH SNAP!® Pickling Company, based in Wisconsin, is in the final stages of installing two new high-speed SOMIC end-of-line packaging machines. The first of the popular 424 W3 wraparound case packers for retail-ready packaging has begun handling the collating and case packing of almost two million single-serve pouches per week.