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Growth has meant a name change and plant expansion at Gold'n Plump Poultry, St. Cloud, Minn.

Women are 14 percent more likely than men to select environmentally-friendly packaging over "non-green," more-convenient alternatives, according to a recent study of 1,011 adults commissioned by  Thomson Reuters' IP Solutions.

New products feature better food, packaging technology for growing consumer demand.

Organic yogurt processor Stonyfield Farm, Londonderry, N.H., said it is introducing the first yogurt cup made from plants.

New cold food packages earn accolades for enhancing quality, performance and more.

Reclose technologies add value, convenience to refrigerated, frozen prepared foods.

A packaging industry group is recognizing the technology in new Smart Ones Grilled Flatbreads from H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, and its Heinz North America business.

ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., announced a five-year plan to reduce packaging, water, greenhouse gases and solid waste.

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) said it plans to present a GPEC 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award to Associated Packaging Technologies (APT), the Chadds Ford, Pa. -based maker of CPET and RePET™ (recycled PET) food trays.

Demand for frozen food packaging is projected to climb 3.7 percent per year to $6.8 billion in 2013, driven by the popularity of convenience-type foods.