HomeMorgan Smith, New Products EditorHomeDistilleries Refit to Fill Hand-Sanitizer GapDuring World War II, Ford made tanks instead of cars and Maytag made plane parts instead of washing machines. With hand sanitizer being the small-arms munitions of today’s pandemic crisis, cosmetics and distilleries are joining the war effort.COVID-19FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged FoodMove taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, offers guidance to restaurants and food manufacturersCOVID-19Molson Coors Announces Updates to its COVID-19 PolicyThe policy includes creating a new voluntary paid leave program, thank you pay incentive and paid leave policy, and implementing additional measures to protect its employees who are still working on site.HomeOEM COVID-19 #5: BellatRx & Mpac LangenUnPACKED with PMMI podcast with Canadian OEMs highlights communication early and often.HomeDuravant Acquires WECOMoves into new markets with equipment and software solutions that are complementary to current offeringsSponsoredProFood Live Helps F&B Manufacturers SucceedJoin 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.HomeFighting Back Against Anti-Plastics LegislationAt the CPA Annual Meeting, FPA President Alison Keane shares how the organization is working to help shape legislation around plastic packaging, rather than just react to it.HomeCornell Creates COVID-19 Website for Food IndustryHelps food processors determine what’s necessary to protect the public and employees, while helping to maintain safe U.S. food supplyHomePopularity of Cannabis Formats Evolving, Packaging Follows SuitDried flower is giving way to creams, gels, dried teas/powders and inhalers, products that doubled in growth in two years’ time. Packaging for cannabis is expanding to meet this growth.HomeGlobal Pet Food Market Surpassed $94.6 billion in 2019A new study from PMMI Business Intelligence, “Trends and Drivers Impacting The Pet Food Industry,” reveals North America is the top market for pet food, with an annual growth rate of 4.5% in the next five years.HomePremium, Single-Origin Instant Coffee is Totally TubularBoston area-based specialty coffee roaster introduces an instant coffee product produced using a new freeze-drying process and packaged in a PP tube that provides a nine-month shelf life.HomePackaging and Processing Industry COVID-19 ResourcesPMMI collated resources for the industry to navigate business in uncertain times.HomeAll Roads Lead to Delay in the Time of COVID-19Land, sea or air – the supply chain is being hard hit by shortages, delays, rising costs and lack of workers due to the coronavirus.HomeNominations open for Packaging and Processing Hall of FameNow's the time to nominate deserving candidates for the 2020 class of the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame. Nominations will remain open through June 5, 2020.HomeMusings on SustainabilityRead what Jim Chrzan, VP of Content & Brand Strategy at PMMI Media Group, and Sean Riley, PMMI’s Senior Director of Media & Industry Communications, had to say about the state of sustainability during a lively conversation at the show earlier this month.HomeMoody’s: Food Processing, Packaging Largely Resilient in the Face of COVID-19A heatmap of the economic impact of the coronavirus on North American industries shows low exposure for food and beverage processing, and packaging, among others.HomeThe COVID-19 Outbreak and Food ProductionFood and beverage industry workers are deemed essential to critical infrastructure; FDA suspends some inspections.HomeOEM Covid-19 Response #4: Morrison Container & F.R. DrakeSpecial UnPACKED with PMMI podcast series offers operational best practices for dealing with the pandemic.HomeOEM Covid-19 Response #3: Polypack, Inc. & Garvey Corp.Special UnPACKED with PMMI podcast series provides an evolving look at how OEMs are forging ahead after employing proper caution.HomeEPA Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grants Are AvailableEPA requests proposals in alignment with five national emphasis areas, including food and beverage manufacturing and processing.
