HomeStephen M. Perry, Ph.D.Managing Director of PMMI's OpX Leadership NetworkCOVID-19COVID-19 Survey: Production Demand Is Up, But Processors Lack PPEDespite current media coverage, most plant floor workers are not getting hazard pay; many feel frightened.COVID-19Peeps Maker Temporarily Closes PlantsConcerns about coronavirus prompts Just Born Quality Confections to suspend production of Easter favorite and other productsCOVID-19JBS USA Temporarily Cuts Production at Meatpacking PlantAction taken as precaution due to possible coronavirus cases at Pennsylvania siteHomeDel Monte Names New Leader for Supply Chain TransformationIndustry veteran Ashish Mallick to take on responsibility for all manufacturing, transportation and logistics, supply and demand planning, and engineeringHomeCBD: Cooperation to Outdo CompetitionAt the CPA 2020 Annual Meeting, Bruce Bernstein, President of UBIX Processing, talks about the opportunities for CPGs and contract packagers in the growing CBD market.HomePACK EXPO Rewind: Risk AssessmentHear PMMI’s Bruce Main, Safety Expert and Technical Advisor, and Sean Riley, Senior Director of Media & Industry Communications discussion of risk assessment at PACK EXPO East earlier this month.HomePet Food Market Shows Solid Growth through 2025The U.S. leads the world in pet food sales, says a new study from PMMI Business Intelligence, as pet owners around the world seek fresher, healthier and ethically produced ingredients—the same as they expect for themselves.HomeDistilleries 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 offeringsHomeWhy Women are Under-Represented in the C-SuiteIf companies with more women in leadership roles have greater innovation, increased productivity, higher employee satisfaction, and higher employee retention, why are there so few in the C suite?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.
