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Data shows rise in health-related claims on product packaging

To earn customer loyalty and sales, manufacturers and retailers need to provide accurate and expanded product information.
March 15, 2016
Consumer demand for healthy items and product transparency continues to shape the food and beverage marketplace, according to Gladson, a Lisle, Ill.-based provider of digital product content for the consumer goods industry.
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Survey shows continued growth in foodservice packaging

About 57% of respondents experienced growth in volume, and nearly 60% reported profit growth in 2015.
March 15, 2016
Last year’s growth and sales has led the foodservice packaging industry to forecast continued confidence for 2016 despite familiar challenges, according to Foodservice Packaging Institute’s (FPI) 17th annual State of the Industry Survey.
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Food industry eyes big data for new answers

A sneak preview of findings shows that the food and beverage industry is ahead of most others in its approach to big data.
March 15, 2016
Big data is getting big buzz among food industry leaders as a potential game changer in food safety, product development and supply chain management, according to DNV GL, Houston, Texas.
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Agri-Mark invests $30M to modernize New York cheese plant

In 2015, Agri-Mark marketed milk for more than 1,100 Northeast dairy farms, which amounted to more than 336 million gallons of farm fresh milk.
March 15, 2016
Dairy cooperative Agri-Mark, Inc., Methuen, Mass., will invest nearly $30 million to expand its cheese manufacturing facility in Chateaugay, N.Y., and retain 106 jobs.
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VersaCold Logistics to acquire CPX

CPX will continue to operate as its own entity while enhancing VersaCold’s growth in the cross-border transportation market.
March 15, 2016
VersaCold Logistics Services entered into an agreement to acquire Coastal Pacific Xpress (CPX), a Canada-based refrigerated carrier specializing in the shipping of perishable and ambient products throughout Canada and the United States.
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Matlaw's big bag value line

Matlaw’s rolls out Big Bag Value Line

Each offering comes packaged in a clear, 2-pound bag, which features Spanish language bilingual copy and bold colors.
March 10, 2016
Matlaw’s, Gloucester, Mass., introduced its nationwide rollout of the new Big Bag Value Line.
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Bonafide Provisions broth packaging

Frozen bone broth producer unveils new packaging

The new packaging highlights the company’s breadth of nutritional qualifications, including organic, gluten-free, paleo friendly and GAPS diet-approved.
March 10, 2016
Bonafide Provisions, formerly known as Real Bone Broth, unveiled a new look for its organic, frozen restorative bone broth.
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