Snack Food Packaging Topic | Packaging Strategies

Encore Sustainable BOPP Films Launch from Innovia

July 22, 2020

The new family of highly functional recyclable BOPP films are manufactured from renewable non-food based raw materials.

Navigating Covid-19 As an Online Store Business

5 Insights on How to Perfect Your Online Store’s Fulfillment.

Will Schneider

July 15, 2020

Now more than ever, ecommerce businesses must play a leading role in enhancing customer experience, protecting employee interests while taking the center stage in global economic recovery. That cannot happen without a well-oiled fulfillment and logistics machine.

Brand Packaging: Business Development

Expanding Your Business Through New Product Development

Kristin Joker

July 11, 2020

Expansion is an essential part of any solid growth strategy. While it’s important to expand into new sales channels and scale your operations, you also need to expand your product lines to truly achieve sustainable growth.

Planters Mascot Mr. Peanut Redesigned as Baby Nut

July 2, 2020

Baby Nut, the cute newborn version of Planters’ classic mascot Mr. Peanut who made his debut at the Super Bowl this year, will appear on Planters packaging.

Advertisers Put Stop to Social Media Advertising in July and Forward

June 29, 2020

Major brands, including Bailey’s, Smirnoff vodka, Coca-Cola, Levis and Unilever join a growing movement of big brand advertisers against the failure of social media platforms to control the publication of hateful and misleading content.

Kellogg's Introduces Limited Edition MASHUPS Cereal

June 25, 2020

For the first time ever, dynamic duo Tony the Tiger® and Toucan Sam® is teaming up to give breakfast lovers the best of both cereal worlds with new Kellogg 's® MASHUPS Cereal.

Heat and Control Celebrates 70 Years

June 25, 2020

Founded in 1950, Heat and Control Inc., a world-leading equipment manufacturer and food processing industry supplier, celebrates its 70th anniversary on June 27, 2020.

Recyclable PE Bag for Food Delivery and Specialty Retail Products

June 24, 2020

ProAmpac has debuted CurbSafe, a recyclable, polyethylene bag for food service and retail.

convenient, ready-to-eat, heat-and-serve format

Market Trends

Ready-to-Heat Dishes: The New Regular Food

Consumers are moving toward vegan options, and with the new choices available, it’s no wonder.

Kristen Kazarian

June 12, 2020

With the rise in plant-based diets and healthy foods, companies are starting to focus on providing foods that make consumers physically feel good. And Upton’s Naturals dishes, alone or added as a meal, are just what consumers have been craving in variety.

The Morpheus vertical form, fill & seal machine from Matrix

Machinery

Communication Is Key to Successful Form, Fill & Seal Projects

Understand your application and communicate expectations of the equipment and the partnership you want.

Alex Diaz

June 11, 2020

Due diligence goes a long way toward ensuring a proper match between your new form fill seal equipment and your production and sales goals. This was my own firsthand experience for many years while I was on the purchasing side, specifying packaging equipment for a global food manufacturer.