SIG Combibloc’s Hero tray is a display tray for tall, slim beverage cartons such as the carton bottle combidome.

Processors can automatically produce yogurt or dessert parfait cups with the Hinds-Bock parfait cup line.

Sustainable packaging materials reduce package weight, contain content from renewable or recycled sources and/or recycle easily.

Pack Expo International, hosted by PMMI, Reston, Va., takes place Nov. 6-9, in Chicago at McCormick Place. The four-day event is expecting more than 45,000 attendees and will feature around 2,000 exhibitors, with 1.1 million net square feet of exhibit space (combined) for Pack Expo and Pharma Expo, which it’s once again co-locating with.

It’s not surprising many dairy products launch in flexible packaging. It’s one of the fastest growing packaging formats in the United States, according to the Flexible Packaging Association, Annapolis, Md.

With a projected compound annual growth rate of 2.9% through 2022, demand for food packaging reflects growth in the U.S. food industry overall, according to Food Packaging Trends & Advances, a report published in September 2015 by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va. Globally, growth is even stronger.

Sustainability and product freshness are key factors in selecting the right packaging materials to not only protect dairy products but also control costs and improve consumer experience. Dairy processors need to keep in mind the role packaging plays in these key consumer demands.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today updated the nutrition facts label for packaged foods. 

Packaging that finds a way to engage consumers personally, clean-label messaging, convenience and eco-responsible packaging are part of key packaging trends.

A 12-pack of yogurt smoothies from Noga Dairy for club stores is merchandised in a corrugated box made by Sutherland Packaging.