Sustainability

Start-of-life packaging

Cartons are made mainly from a renewable resource: paper sourced from well-managed  forests where new trees are planted to replace harvested ones.

April 26, 2017

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Regulatory

USDA has $4.8 million in funding available to support the Food Safety Outreach Program

These programs facilitate the integration of FSMA food safety guidelines into a variety of agricultural production and processing systems, including conventional, sustainable and organic systems.

April 25, 2017

Beverage

PMMI membership reaches record levels

Nearly 50 new members welcomed into PMMI’s Spring 2017 Class, growing PMMI membership to over 800 companies

April 25, 2017

Regulatory

Hygienic equipment design is essential for low-moisture food manufacturing

PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network’s “One Voice for Hygienic Equipment Design for Low-Moisture Foods” helps OEMs and CPGs reach consensus of design criteria for low-moisture food manufacturing.

April 24, 2017

Processing Equipment

Smithfield Foods, Snyder’s-Lance take top honors in OpX sustainability awards

Leading food and beverage processors Sierra Nevada Brewing, Keystone Foods, Smithfield Foods, Pepperidge Farm and Snyder’s-Lance were honored for their work on water reclamation, CO2 recovery and reuse, chemical reduction and other green projects.

April 24, 2017

Frozen & Refrigerated Foods

Heat-and-sip soup with a smile

Drinkable soups and broths in a coffee cup-inspired package offer a soup-bowl/smile-shaped die-cut label that gives consumers a view of the clean-label product.

April 23, 2017

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Aseptic samplers have 1-piece, dead space-free design

Protect processes and samples from the environment

April 21, 2017

Dry Processing

Conveyor moves bulk goods vertically

Eliminates the need for unsanitary or hard-to-clean buckets

April 20, 2017

Dry Processing

Bulk bag discharger for explosive and corrosive environments

Promotes the complete discharge of free- and non-free-flowing material

April 19, 2017

Processing Equipment

Planetary disperser delivers batch-to-batch consistency

Applies high shear to viscous materials without localized overheating

April 18, 2017

Beverage

PACK EXPO Las Vegas Invites You to “Listen to the Music”

PACK gives BACK™ Brings You an Evening with The Doobie Brothers.

April 17, 2017

Prepared & Canned Foods

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

Beverage

Packaging, not product, is at the core of PepsiCo’s LIFEWTR

PepsiCo introduces a premium water brand that features artwork from emerging artists to leverage the popularity of social media and connect with consumers in an inspirational way.

April 15, 2017