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Conagra Brands Paper Waste Reduction Project Is on a Roll

Project ties for second place in the project category of ProFood World's Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards.

October 7, 2021

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Update on the Natural and Organic Market Today

In 2020, the natural and organic products industry grew to $259 billion, an increase of 12.7%, with sales on track to pass $300 billion by 2023.

March 3, 2021

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Market Snapshot: Perishable Prepared

Perishable prepared food such as hummus in plastic tubs and pouches had a $15.8 billion shipment value and $361 million machinery and equipment value during the 2014-2107 period, with $8.9 billion in material costs.

April 10, 2020

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Humanitarian relief producer tackles full-case detection

Edesia turned to x-ray technology to inspect a ready-to-use food that is expected to reach some 2 million malnourished children this year.

April 22, 2019

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March 25, 2019

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Adapting to new retail realities

Robby Martin, Senior Engineering Project Manager for Bush Brothers & Company, discusses how the 110-year-old company is learning to become comfortable with a lower level of certainty as it innovates to meet changing consumer purchasing trends.

March 8, 2019

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Swanson pouch stands up to soup competitors

New Swanson Homemade Soup Maker represents the only dry soup in Campbell’s U.S. portfolio.

July 9, 2018

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Expanding regional boundaries via shelf-life extension

This LSU retort project provides a proof of concept for a packaging system that gives local flavors the shelf stability to go global. The results may eventually reverberate in commercial markets.

June 6, 2018

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Rockit apples set to blast off

A brand new apple cultivar developed in New Zealand is introduced to the market in an equally novel packaging format. And now a Shuttle Pack has been launched in addition to the tube.

February 7, 2018

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Kellogg to acquire Chicago Bar Company LLC, maker of RXBAR

The clean-label, protein-bar maker will continue to operate independently as a standalone business.

October 6, 2017

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Coffeemate campaign sees summer through the eyes of key influencers

A line of 10 limited-edition bottle designs for Coffeemate coffee creamer uses illustrations inspired by key influencers that celebrate summertime activities.

April 16, 2017

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Clear retortable plastic can debuts

McCall Farms is first to commercialize this three-piece coextruded plastic can. Product visibility is the key, but it certainly helps that for the most part it’s a drop-in replacement for steel cans.

March 29, 2017

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A push for single unit-dose adoption seen at PACK EXPO East

An Italy-based manufacturer of single unit-dose package designs, films, and accompanying machinery sees slow but certain adoption of European single-serve pack trends in North America.

February 28, 2017