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Domino Digital Printing Launches UV95 Food Packaging Compliant Ink Set

February 21, 2020

Domino Digital Printing Solutions launched its new seven color UV95 food packaging compliant digital ink set. In the video link below, watch Louise Adcock, Domino’s N-Series product manager, walk viewers through a demonstration of this ink set on Domino’s N610i digital ink jet label press. Visit: https://go.domino-printing.com/UV95launchLabelexpo2019 Louise highlights the key features and benefits of…

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METTLER TOLEDO’s CV35 Combichecker Inspection System

January 12, 2019

Pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, household chemical producers and contract packagers with limited factory floor space can now benefit from product label inspection and checkweighing at high throughputs using the new METTLER TOLEDO CV35 combination inspection system. The system offers accurate weight measurement and high-performance label inspection in one compact machine. This system helps manufacturers and packagers…

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ProFood Tech Feeds Growing Snack Food Market

December 26, 2018

Comprehensive North American event provides one-stop-shop for snack solutions processors Reston, Va.; Dec. 18, 2018 — In 2015 the global savory snack food market was worth $94.3 billion and is expected to grow to $220 billion by 2025 according to the 2018 Assessment of the Snack Foods Market report produced by PMMI, The Association for…

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Herr’s Newest Pretzels in a Heavenly IML Package

September 10, 2018

Herr’s Pretzels put its most recent creation into eye-catching, unique, luxurious IML packaging with a refreshing mix of Matte and UltraGloss IML.

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Domino Introduces the Food Processing Advisory Council (FPAC)

September 4, 2018

Domino is excited to introduce the newest council to hit the North American marketplace – the Food Processing Advisory Council (FPAC). The Domino team has long recognized that, within the food sector, manufacturing is evolving at an accelerated rate. The idea is simply to foster the dialogue and gain a better understanding the challenges our…

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IPACK-IMA Hosts its First SAVE FOOD Conference

June 14, 2018

The first SAVE FOOD Conference took place during the recent staging of IPACK-IMA, May 29 – June 1 in Milan, Italy. Speakers from major groups and small companies, associations and NGOs addressed the issue of international food waste and loss from different angles. The SAVE FOOD Initiative is a cooperation between the world food program…

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Wipak’s WINfresh® Films Boast Sustainable Benefits at Lower Temperatures

June 6, 2018

Wipak (wipak.com) has addressed the increased pressure felt by food manufacturers to offer sustainable packaging solutions, with the introduction of a unique and energy efficient skin film which can be processed at temperatures considerably lower those of standard films. Designed for vacuum packing chilled products, such as meat, seafood and cheese, Wipak’s WINfresh® Skin Films…

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Global Consumption of Ready-To-Drink Coffee Reached 5,500 Million Litres in 2017

February 23, 2018

According to a new report from global food and drink experts Zenith (zenithglobal.com), the global consumption of ready-to-drink coffee reached 5,500 million litres in 2017, a 19% increase since 2012. Further growth is forecast, with sales expected to exceed 6,600 million litres in 2022. “Japan is by far the biggest market, with 55% of global…

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Save Food Initiative Passes 1,000 Member Mark

February 16, 2018

Established in 2011, membership of the SAVE FOOD Initiative (save-food.org) has now passed the 1,000-member mark. The 1,067 supporters currently registered include groups of companies, corporations and professional associations as well as research institutes and NGOs from the entire food value chain. With Lidl Deutschland as the latest member, retail is now also represented as…

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U.S. Kids Food Market is About the Parents Too

February 8, 2018

Perhaps more than any other consumer packaged goods segment, the kids food market requires marketers to take a dual approach to satisfy the needs and interests of both parents (as the purchasers) and kids (as the consumers). The influence of kids on the household grocery habits is well documented, but parents are becoming more determined…

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Understanding Today’s Food Shoppers

January 12, 2018

Unlike the living room, which remains a primary destination for settling in to watch TV at the end of the day, dining rooms and kitchens across the U.S. are getting a little less use than they used to, according to a Nielsen report (Nielsen.com). That’s because Americans have embraced the experience of eating out, with…

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Millennials Not So Healthy?

January 4, 2018

According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Millennials are not the once-perceived health nuts. “Are the food shopping habits of Millennials different from other generations? A new ERS study analyzed a recent year of grocery store data to see how Millennial purchases differ from those of older shoppers.…

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Sanitary Food and Beverage Packaging Market to Grow at Over 6% CAGR

December 7, 2017

The global sanitary food and beverage packaging market is likely to grow at a CAGR of nearly 6% during the forecast period 2017-2021. These insights are according to a new market research report from market intelligence and consulting firm Future Market Insights (FMI; futuremarketinsights.com). According to the report, increasing emphasis on maintaining food safety during the supply…

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Top 5 Vendors in the Private-Label Food and Beverage Market in the U.S. from 2017 to 2021

November 21, 2017

Technavio (technavio.com) has announced the top five leading vendors in a recent report. This market research report also lists 12 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period. According to the research analysis, the private-label food and beverage market in the U.S. is fragmented with the presence of many small, medium-sized, and…

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North American Packaged Food, Drink Consumption to Hit 659.34 Billion Packs by 2022

November 17, 2017

Demand for food and drink packaging in North America will continue to expand and add new functionalities across the next 5 years according to the latest exclusive market research from Smithers Pira (smitherspira.com). The Future of North American Food and Drink Packaging to 2022 tracks how this market consumed 514.55 million tonnes in 2016, having…

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Simultaneous Release 2:1 Merge for Bagged Products

December 12, 2014

Winneconne, WI – Multi-Conveyor (http://www.multi-conveyor.com/) – Multi-Conveyor was recently challenged to merge two lanes of separately fed 12” long bagged food products that needed to merge into a single lane at 110 products per minute. The initial multiple servo solution would have exceeded the customer’s overall budget so Multi-Conveyor’s design team got to work to…

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