An inside "listen" to the 2019 Global Food Forum

Hear the biggest takeaways from some of the biggest food multinationals at the Wall Street Journal's 2019 Global Food Forum and how these trends will impact packaging and processing.

Nov 13th, 2019

For the past four years, the Wall Street Journal has brought together a who's who of the biggest names in food for its Global Food Forum. Companies like Campbell’s, McDonald’s, Panera, Hershey and Mondelez are just some of the companies that take the forum’s stage to explore key risks and opportunities shaping the global business of food.

As the largest segment of packaging and processing, understanding new technologies, consumer tastes and government regulations in global food production is very important. Hear from PMMI’s Senior Vice President, Glen Long and Vice President of Industry Services, Tom Egan on their biggest takeaways from the 2019 Global Food Forum and how these trends will impact packaging and processing, by tuning in to this UnPACKed with PMMI podcast episode.

Vaquería Tres Monjitas is the first company to commercially use Millisecond Technology, a new pasteurization technique that extends the shelf life of fresh milk using low temperature and low pressure.

Puerto Rican dairy processor uses cutting-edge pasteurization to redefine fresh milk category

A new low-temperature, low-pressure pasteurization technology helps Vaquería Tres Monjitas extend the shelf life of its fresh milk while still maintaining the product’s nutrients and flavor.

Food Packaging Dominates China Market

Food Packaging Dominates China Market

According to “Global Packaging Landscape: Growth, Trends & Innovations,” a new report compiled by Euromonitor International for PMMI Business Intelligence, food packaging accounts for more than 50% of the total packaging market in China.

News Morrison's Bacon

More sustainable RRP format

Morrisons Supermarkets of the UK has re-launched its Best Bacon product in an improved Retail Ready Packaging (RRP) format.

Hormel Solar Array

Hormel Foods Completes Solar Array

Installation made at California facility

Nestle Ice Cream

Nestlé Selling U.S. Ice Cream Business

Makes strategic move to create global ice cream leader

Get recognized for sustainability in food and beverage processing

Get recognized for sustainability in food and beverage processing

ProFood World will honor food and beverage manufacturers who display exceptional improved performance through sustainability. Nominations are open; awards will be conferred in Chicago, June 9-10.

San Juan Salsa Co. uses the SP-64 Single Piston Filler from Hinds-Bock to package about 2,750 containers of salsa a week.

Salsa manufacturer takes the slow-and-steady approach to automation

A semi-automated piston filler paves the way for San Juan Salsa Co. to fully automate its packaging processes for the future.

Johnsonville Holdings Ceo Michael Stayer Suprick

New CEO named for Johnsonville Holdings

Michael Stayer-Suprick elected by board of directors

Impossible Foods Wins Global Environmental Prize

Urges youth activists to accelerate switch to sustainable food system

Food and beverage manufacturers are implementing creative recruitment and retention strategies as the sector faces a labor shortage.

Tackling the labor shortage

Food and beverage manufacturers need to invest in creative recruitment and retention strategies that will win over the hearts and minds of the next generation of skilled workers.

Yogesh Sabnis, Borden Dairy Company Chief Supply Chain

Borden appoints new chief supply chain officer

Yogesh Sabnis joins company

ProFood Live Helps F&B Manufacturers Succeed

ProFood Live Helps F&B Manufacturers Succeed

Join us in Chicago in June for this one-day conference devoted to delivering real-world solutions for processors in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.

Packaging for Origin Almond’s almond juice includes an HPP-compatible 38-mm HDPE closure in the company’s signature yellow color.

Two Exceptional Brands Each Gifted with 0.5M Free Closures

A medical food for chemo/radiation patients and a low-sugar, carb, and calorie cold-pressed almond juice impress judges of Silgan Closures’ first Free Closures for a Year competition.

The OpX Leadership Network has several products to help manufacturers begin or accelerate their journeys to sustainability excellence.

Journey to sustainability excellence

The OpX Leadership Network has tools to help processors generate long-term profits while improving the sustainability of their businesses.

Klearfold RPET100 is a plastic folding carton made from 100% post-consumer recycled material.

Recyclable Materials Aim to Keep More Plastics Out of Landfills

Plastic container manufacturers are answering the call from consumers for higher percentages of post-consumer recycled materials and easier recyclability of used containers.

For the Blessings in a Backpack project at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, the robotic line from Universal Robots and Allied Technology picked and loaded six different food items into a pouch.

Robots and Cobots Chip in to Pack Food for Hungry Kids

Showcasing the capabilities of several automation suppliers in the Robotics Zone at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, a PMMI cooperation with Blessings in a Backpack filled more than 6,000 bags of food for kids facing food insecurity.

Source: PMMI Business Intelligence: Trends and Advances in Food Processing and Packaging 2019

Food processors focus on health, shelf life, plant-based alternatives

The global food packaging market will reach $400 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of between 4 percent and 5 percent, according to a new report from PMMI Business Intelligence.

Quick Hits: FDA Issues Warning Letters to CBD Makers

The FDA issued warning letters to 15 companies selling illegal cannabidiol products that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

A new report has been issued that highlights consumers’ desire to support brands that protect the environment.

Report: 37% of Consumers Willing to Pay More for Eco-Friendly Products

Of 1,000 U.S. consumers surveyed, 37% are seeking out and willing to pay more than 5% for environmentally-friendly products—a trend is expected to continue to grow.

The OpX Leadership Network's Asset Reliability Solutions Group developed a roadmap that can enable CPGs to improve manufacturing performance with the four points shown in the graphic above.

Assessing your company’s operational readiness

A successful asset reliability process requires strong relationships between internal and external stakeholders and an implementation plan that clarifies their roles.

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Matteo Bonfanti, designer at Ghelfi Ondulati, Italy

Combining Digital Print and Corrugated Packaging for a “Box that Learns”

Matteo Bonfanti, designer at Ghelfi Ondulati, Italy, spoke today at Digital Print for Packaging Europe in Berlin, about a recent project that combined traditional materials, new technologies and one HP digital printer, to reach consumers in a timely way.

Dairy industry leaders taking to Capitol Hill

To tell lawmakers: Pass USMCA deal now

4 Workplace Safety Topics

4 workforce safety topics you should review

With today’s tight labor market, it is even more crucial to keep plant floor workers safe. See ProFood World’s top advice for protecting people and machinery.

Joyce Fassl, editor-in-chief, ProFood World

Navigating a very complex industry

Transparency, sustainability, regulations, customer demands and the labor shortage all add up to make your job very demanding. Can automation come to the rescue?

The move to 100% rPET bottles includes the brands Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Sprite as well as Bonaqua water, comprising 40 different variants

Coca-Cola Sweden Moves to 100% rPET for All its Bottles

The move is set to eliminate the use of 3,500 tons of virgin plastic each year in Sweden, with a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions over pre-transition levels.

Bruce Main, president of design safety engineering, inc. and machine safety consultant to PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Potential OSHA updates are poised to increase productivity

Keeping plant workers safe while maintaining production efficiency is paramount in food and beverage operations. But there’s a huge opportunity in the offing as OSHA prepares to revamp its lockout standards.

The sanitizing process can be modified with the addition of improved application equipment, refinement of the chemistry used and personnel training.

Getting a consistent, repeatable, validated wash

Automated systems abound as legacy systems get the boot. New cleaning and sanitizing technologies help food and beverage manufacturers keep workers and food safe while minimizing water usage.

Shibuya ESL Liquid filling equipment for HDPE and PET bottles provides an ultra-clean filling and sealing environment. Features include programmable weight-controlled filling, data collection of filling and sealing operations, automated cleaning system, and CIP monitoring and trending.

HP Hood takes the fast track to expansion

An idle cultured dairy products plant is converted into a technologically advanced plant that produces and packages fluid milk for extended shelf life dairy beverages by installing technologies to advance the facility’s food safety and control systems.

Hostess Brands to buy Voortman

Will provide entry into wafer and sugar-free cookie categories

By scanning a QR code on the bottom of the Friso infant formula packaging, consumers can learn about the product's journey from the farm to their home.

Live from AIPIA: QR Code Accesses Baby Formula’s ‘Grass-to-Glass’ Journey

Global Food Forum conversation

PMMI’s Senior Vice President, Glen Long, and Vice President of Industry Services, Tom Egan, share their biggest takeaways from the 2019 Global Food Forum and how these trends will impact packaging and processing.

The Functional Film Complex PET Bottle from Dai Nippon Printing Co. won the Diamond Award in the 2019 Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow for delivering the functionality of glass without the drawbacks.

The best in packaging

The winners of the 2019 Packaging Innovation Awards from Dow feature innovative technology that emphasizes sustainability and improving the user experience.