Beverage

Food Packaging Dominates China Market

According to “Global Packaging Trends,” 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.

December 11, 2019

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Sustainability

Hormel Foods Completes Solar Array

Installation made at California facility

December 10, 2019

Processing Equipment

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.

December 9, 2019

Sustainability

Impossible Foods Wins Global Environmental Prize

Urges youth activists to accelerate switch to sustainable food system

December 7, 2019

Processing Equipment

Journey to sustainability excellence

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

December 5, 2019

Automation

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?

December 3, 2019

Beverage

PET Leads Beverage Pack Type, but Sustainable Options Still a Growing North American Trend

Though bottled water’s continued growth in the North American beverage market boosts PET dominance in the region, manufacturers are looking at other, more sustainable pack types too.

November 20, 2019

Sustainability

Conagra celebrates America Recycles Day

Honors 2019 zero waste champions

November 18, 2019

Beverage

PET Bottle for Beer

Amcor has adapted its technology to develop the first PET bottles for pasteurized beer in Brazil.

November 17, 2019

Processing Equipment

Continuous processor option eliminates need for cranes and hoists

Design speeds changeover process

November 16, 2019

Sustainability

Yili establishes new sustainable supply chain network

Signs strategic partnership with 13 multinational companies

November 13, 2019

Beverage

Price and Returnability Increased Focus in Latin American Beer and Carbonate Packaging

PET is still growing in the bottled water and carbonate markets, as is metal cans for beer and carbonates, but large size returnable glass bottles are also a popular beverage pack type in Latin America.

November 11, 2019

Processing Equipment

Carlsberg may soon package beer in paper bottles

The prototypes are made of sustainably sourced wood fibers and sustainable polymer barriers.

November 8, 2019