March 2023

Snack Food Articles:

How Snack Food Trends are Changing CPG Equipment Needs
Five consumer trends driven by convenience are dominating the snack food market and ultimately packaged snack food. Healthy snacks, single-serve, flavor variety, resealability and combination mini-meals are all pushing snacks to new heights as a market segment, according to Trends and Advances in Food Packaging and Processing, a recent report from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. Read More

Robotic Palletizing Solution for Snack Foods
Quest, in partnership with Brenton, a sister ProMach product brand, recently completed an installation for Snak King at its Freeport, Illinois, facility. The solution for Snak King, a leading manufacturer of both private label and branded snacks, involved 16 Box Bot robotic palletizers featuring FANUC robots and three intelligent autonomous vehicles working simultaneously to safely and efficiently move cases of snacks. Read More

Improve Production and Efficiency with Cama Group’s Snack Packaging Solutions  For secondary packaging, the snack food industry demands speed, precision & repeatability, in addition to delicate product handling and flexibility. Visit camagroup.com to find your solution.  Watch Video

Snack Food Packaging in Four Easy Steps
Selecting the right form fill seal machine for your snack packaging application is not a matter of luck. That’s true with any major purchase; you must research different machine styles, evaluate vendors, solicit recommendations and input from colleagues, read topical articles, watch videos of machinery in action, as well as review any other form of comparative analysis. Read More

Maintaining Quality and Sanitation in Snack Food Facilities
For sanitation and quality assurance teams in snack food facilities, the landscape has undoubtedly evolved over recent years. Food safety regulations are increasingly more stringent, and food processors are forced to find efficient and effective ways to improve their food safety programs. This is even more apparent in contract manufacturing and co-packing environments where not only are regulators looking over shoulders, so too are customers. Read More

Tabletop Conveyorized Pouch Sealer Portable Sealer with synchronized conveyor. Ideal for candy, confections, and snacks in lightweight or smaller stand-up pouches. Seals pouches from 2” up to 12” tall. Great for start-up companies! Watch Video

J&J Snack Foods Relies on X-Ray Inspection Systems from Mettler-Toledo Safeline
J&J Snack Foods has developed a recipe for success. Over the last 50 years, they’ve transformed from a humble pretzel processor to become a leader in baked goods, frozen beverages and frozen novelty products with 4,200 employees across 18 production facilities. To support their commitment to excellence, J&J Snack Foods installed three x-ray systems from Mettler-Toledo Safeline, including an X33 model in 2017 and another X33 and a two-lane X36 model last year. Read More