Beverage

PET bottles, plastic pouches, and metal beverage cans made up nearly 60% of all package types sold in North America in 2015

According to PMMI Business Intelligence, North America will see a 0.8% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) through 2020, from 529 billion units sold in 2015 to 549 billion units sold in 2020.

May 1, 2017

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Beverage

Bottled Water is the Sweetheart of Packaging

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world.

May 1, 2017

Beverage

Brewers pioneer brands where craft is king

In the Pacific Northwest, America’s most active region for craft brewing, the need to stand out is pushing innovation among craft brewers.

May 1, 2017

Beverage

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world

For some regions of the world, bottled water remains a convenience or a healthy alternative to sugar drinks. But in other regions, distrust of the local water supply drives growth. New study from PMMI Business Intelligence spans the globe.

April 28, 2017

Beverage

Redesign for juice in cans, bottles

Launched in the mid-80s, Rio set out to offer a natural alternative to fizzy, fruitless soft drinks; in an era of flamboyance and flair, its iconic name captured both the exoticism of its tropical taste and the intrigue of another world at a time where global travel was largely the preserve of the rich and famous.

April 28, 2017

Processing Equipment

Hygienic injector design improves food safety, reduces costs

Bottom injection chills food faster, more effectively and at a lower cost than other cooling methods because there’s no loss of cooling power through the air, as there is when cryogenics are deployed through the top of a mixer.

April 27, 2017

Processing Equipment

Conagra Brands honors employee commitment to reducing water, waste, energy and costs

From introducing more energy efficient light bulbs to completely reconfiguring packaging and processes, the Sustainable Development Award projects have delivered $232 million in cost savings since 2009.

April 27, 2017

Beverage

Bottled water is the category with the largest packaging growth opportunity around the world

For some regions of the world, bottled water remains a convenience or a healthy alternative to sugar drinks. But in other regions, distrust of the local water supply drives growth. New study from PMMI Business Intelligence spans the globe.

April 27, 2017

Cleaning and Sanitation

CIP data visibility follows automation trends

As more production data moves to analytic platforms, food and beverage producers identify CIP applications for better plant optimization.

April 26, 2017

Beverage

Amazing things

Touring packaging operations has always been the thing I like most about my job.

April 26, 2017

Inspection, Sorting & Weighing

Coffee capsule lines extraordinaire

Close collaboration between Barrie House Coffee & Tea and a dedicated core of packaging machinery OEMs yielded four sophisticated lines each capable of running 300 single-serve coffee capsules/min.

April 26, 2017

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

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