Brand owners can identify the right packaging materials to balance brand requirements and consumer preferences with packaging content to mitigate risk, extend shelf life and avoid higher costs.
July 18, 2017
TricorBraun, Oak Brook, Ill., released a new report addressing challenges faced by brand owners when it comes to selecting the right packaging materials.
In order to define the right package for HPP processing, one must first become familiar with what is different about the dynamics of HPP compared to other processing techniques.
The film is similar in texture and appearance to plastic wrap, but it is edible and made of a combination of two naturally occurring substances.
June 23, 2017
Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU), Corvallis, Ore., developed a water-resistant and antimicrobial edible film that has the potential to extend the shelf life of foods with wet surfaces, such as meat, cheese and cut fruit and vegetables.
More than 95% of the fresh fish that is packaged by Stavis will be in the recyclable packages, replacing more than 1,100 unrecyclable and unreliable polystyrene and wax boxes used per day.
June 23, 2017
Stavis Seafoods, Boston, switched to packaging made of 100% recyclable material for its fresh fish orders.
Stew Leonard’s, a Norwalk, Conn.-based grocery chain, partnered with branding firm Little Big Brands, White Plains, N.Y., to unveil a fresh new look for its milk portfolio.
Advanced in-mold label thermoforming (IML-T) from RPC Bebo Plastik, Europe, combined with the company’s in-house Bebo Print lid printing technology, helps enhance the on-shelf presence of Kremgo cream cheeses from Tine SA, Norway.