The flexible packaging market is estimated to be worth $351bn by 2018, meaning that it is rapidly gaining market share from other sectors such as traditional rigid packaging. There have been many exciting new product developments which ...
The way in which consumers view and interact with packaged products is changing. With a growing focus on convenience and sustainability, traditional pack types are being replaced by innovative and flexible options designed to meet these ...
North American provider of recycled printing paper FutureMark Paper Group has made enhancements to its high-recycled label paper Future Label. The coated one sided (C1S) label product contains more than 85% of recycled content and serves ...
Tags: FutureMark, Sustainable Packaging
Marking and coding products provider Matthews Marking Systems has launched two fast dry solvent-based inks for its Viacode L-Series thermal ink jet (TIJ) printer. The new inks, LS-6020 and LS-6021, are said to be designed to use TIJ ...
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are underestimating the e-commerce channel's growth potential and consequently may be missing out on a substantial market opportunity, according to the first of a two part Deloitte study, "Digital ...
Tags: e-commerce, online shoppers, consumers
QCanywhere has been recognized as a finalist in the Annual 2013 Golden Bridge Awards as the industry's first cloud-based document, artwork and print inspection solution. The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program with active ...
Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of innovative proofreading technologies, today announced the addition of IAM-Wonderware as its reseller for Malaysia. This will enable Malaysian companies in Pharma, Consumer Goods and ...
Tags: New Reseller, Global Vision, IAM-Wonderware
Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of innovative proofreading technologies, today announced the immediate availability of ScanBook, a new high-speed booklet scanner designed for the medical device and pharmaceutical ...
Tags: New High-Speed Inspection Technology, Booklet Inspection
Global Vision BarProof is the industries first barcode verifier designed for pre-press and brand owners Montreal, CANADA, October 01, 2013– Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of innovative proofreading ...
Tags: New Barcode Verification, Measurement Technologies for Pdf Files
The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) announced new membership levels, designed to help members advance their careers. Multiple membership options give packaging profesionals the choice of Regular, Premium and Elite, with a ...
Tags: Institute of Packaging Professionals(IoPP), Pat Farrey, Career Needs
Do these resonate with you? Seven long-term predictions about the strategic environment for packaging and processing emerged from the Vision 2020 focus groups PMMI conducted during PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013: 1. Because available capital ...
Maple Leaf Foods has completed the sale of Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas, for C$645m. Rothsay is a major rendering company in Canada and a producer of biodiesel with six rendering ...
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According to a report by the Food Institute, consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers introduced nearly 1,900 new products in 2012. With new products hitting store shelves in numbers not seen since pre-recession years—or ever before in ...
Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods is hopeful of closing sale of Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas for C$645m on 28 October. Rothsay is the leading rendering company in Canada and a ...
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Golden State Foods (GSF), a US-based food processor and distributor, has purchased KanPak US, a supplier of beverages and desserts for the quick service restaurant (QSR) and retail industries, for an undisclosed amount. KanPak is a ...
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