The global egg packaging market is estimated to roughly land at over $5.5 billion by 2019, and will expand at a CAGR of over 6% by 2029, according to a report published by Future Market Insights (FMI), Valley Cottage, N.Y.

Eggland’s Best, Cedar Knolls, N.J., received what is said to be a first-of-its-kind patent for its method of producing a better shell egg.

DAVA Foods, an egg processor and packager in Sweden, significantly increased efficiency rates by utilizing a thermal inkjet (TIJ) printer from Matthews Marking Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., to print “best before” dates directly on egg cartons.

Cascades Inc., Canada, acquired Urban Forest Products, Brook, Ind., and Clarion Packaging, Clarion, Iowa, for $37.4 million, to double production capacity of ecological packaging manufactured in molded pulp.