Studies show that the attention span of consumers has dropped to eight seconds. This coupled with retailer’s strategies to reduce operational costs has challenged brand owners, food manufacturers and packaging professionals to provide innovative ways to package food and other products to be retail-ready while attracting consumers attention. What is retail-ready packaging? What are the top five considerations for retail-ready food packaging?
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The Flexible Packaging Outlook for 2018 published by Packaging Strategies has been released. It is no surprise to me that the outlook reported the global flexible packaging industry had healthy sales growth of 4.1 percent. This blog summarizes the industry trends for 2018.
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The ability to get food through the food supply chain to consumers with a high level of quality is no small task. Research says that on average our food travels about 1,500 miles before it arrives to the consumer. From producer to processor to transporter to distributor to grocer/restaurant - quality food packaging becomes crucial to protect the food, maintain its freshness and its flavor. If the food product doesn’t arrive safely and of acceptable quality to the consumer – food manufacturers and others in the supply chain suffer.
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Peelable films were first used to package medical equipment so that packages were easy to open in emergency situations and operating rooms. Since new materials and combinations of polymers have been created to meet the stressful requirements for food packaging, the popularity of peelable lidding films in the food processing industry has grown.
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7 Benefits of VCI Packaging Materials
Manufacturers producing, shipping, storing or packaging metal parts or components are challenged by the significant and costly ramifications of product damages caused by rust and corrosion. Whether in prevention or removal, anti-corrosion or VCI packaging offers manufacturers many advantages
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7 Reasons Pouches Make Smart Food Packaging
According to the Flexible Packaging Association, flexible packaging represents about 19% of the total $163 billion U.S. packaging industry, making it the second largest packaging segment after corrugated paper. Flexible packaging is transforming the way we package, store and ship our food.
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7 Reasons Pouches Make Smart Food Packaging
According to the Flexible Packaging Association, flexible packaging represents about 19% of the total $163 billion U.S. packaging industry, making it the second largest packaging segment after corrugated paper. Flexible packaging is transforming the way we package, store and ship our food.
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Top 5 Reasons Manufacturers Use Flexible Packaging
Use of Flexible Packaging by manufacturers will continue to rise in the next 5 years. Based on the Flexible Packaging Transition Advantages study recently completed by the Flexible Packaging Association here are the biggest reasons why.
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Did you know that the proper sealant of a flexible food package plays a role in protecting food from contamination and spoilage? Find out here what you need to know about seal through contamination in food packaging.
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Sustainable Food Packaging: Reducing Food Waste with Film barriers
As food manufacturers and packaging suppliers realize the environmental impacts that food packaging has, they continue to weigh these impacts with the demand for packaging materials that give greater protection to their products, extend shelf life and meet consumer demands for convenience.
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