Sustainability and sustainable packaging (SP) have not only survived the recession, but also have thrived. As a result, I think we can say this is not a fad but a legitimate trend.

New production equipment and a new frozen-foods warehouse have positionedPerry’s Ice Cream Co. for growth. Its 120,000-square-foot facility in western New York is one of only two large-scale plants in the state.

In planning its growth, Perry’s Ice Cream measures sales, calculates ROI on plant expenditures and analyzes consumer trends.

The RB Dwyer Group is printing three shrink labels for B.C. Bundt’s “Walk Away Parfaits” on its IVCO (Infinitely Variable Cylinder Web Offset) press.

Marcon Marketing Concepts’s multichannel slide trays for dispensing various sizes of ice cream containers in commercial/store freezers are now available in black or white.

Adept Technology Inc., a provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and autonomous mobile solutions, entered into an agreement to acquire privately held InMoTx, a provider of technology for the global food processing market.

Pacepacker Services Ltd of the United Kingdom named Spiroflow Systems Inc. its exclusive North and South American representative to promote, represent and support the company’s international range of manufactured bagging, pick-and-place and robot palletizing systems.

Delkor Systems has designed its newest top-load case and tray packing machine to specifically address the issues of sanitation and cleanability. 

Equipment for casing, stacking and palletizing keeps dairy products safe, neat and protected from damage on the loading dock, in transit and at their destination.

Nestle bottles Nesquik and liquid coffee creamers in a state-of-the-art aseptic plant in Anderson , Ind. The facility is LEED-certified for its green features.