Packaging Technologies-Dairy Processors

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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.

With unit volume sales of dairy packaging projected to grow 6% by 2019, the industry’s manufacturers embrace packaging innovations that convey product benefits while providing convenience and freshness.

A 14-ounce squeezable tube allows consumers to dispense sour cream precisely. A new sterilization process for cold-fill aseptic products eliminates the need for irradiation, hot-filling or post-pasteurization.

Quest Industrial’s Quik Sealer is a quick and compact automated case or box folding and sealing machine

Quest Industrial’s Quik Pick & Pack is a modular robotic cell that can be expanded upon and is ideal for small items such as blister packs or other small bagged products.

The R 105 MF Thermoformer from Multivac Inc. is a fully automatic, cost-effective system optimized to produce high-quality vacuum skin packaging.