Brimming with packaging and processing solutions and innovations, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013, Sept. 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, is gearing up to be a must-attend event. Registration is now open and 50% discounts are available for a limited time.
Nation Pizza and Foods’ massive 190,000-sq.-ft. operation in Schaumburg, Ill.—one of the company’s two frozen product facilities—features seven speedy production lines that generate at least 30,000 lb. of dough an hour alone. We tour one of the two bakeries and one of four topping lines, which all feature upgraded and soon-to-be-installed equipment.
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers is accepting entries for its 25th Awards for Packaging Innovation through Feb. 28. The competition is open to brand owners, packaging designers, converters and manufacturers around the world.
The amount of eco-labels in the food industry is expected to swell this year, and this proliferation could have adverse consequences, according to the research group Organic Monitor.
The U.S. microwaveable packaging market is expected to hit $2 billion by 2016, reflecting revenue growth of 9.4% per year during the next five years, according to a new study from Allied Development, Burnsville, Minn. One factor driving market growth is the rapid adoption of microwaveable packaging within food product categories that require increased packaging functionality.