Packaging
Better tracking and ease of use/recycling the units could speed RPC growth, says Peter Shore, vice president of product management for Calavo Grown Sales.
Some of those include environmental social governance (ESG) goals, automation and technology, says Jon Brooks, vice president of retail sales for IFCO.
Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) supplier IFCO has released its 2022 ESG Report and shares progress on its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy to thrive in the circular economy.
Legislation has been introduced in Congress that supporters say will begin shifting the U.S. economy away from dependence on certain single-use plastics.
Flamm Orchard Sales Inc., Cobden, Ill., has finished installing a new packing system that includes 12 apple baggers.
The Union City, Calif.-based plastic produce packaging company is transitioning both of its manufacturing facilities to solar energy in 2023, with the first going live in the first half of 2023.
The Sayreville, N.J.-based company’s newest manufacturing facility in Texas is already developing exclusively PFAS-free packaging products for the North American market and beyond.
The clear, rectangle-shaped party platters are made with 10% post-consumer content, offering consumer solutions in a sustainable fashion, according to the company.
A new proposal in the Washington state legislature would toss out federal food packaging rules and make it more difficult to market the state’s potatoes, one grower group says.
The Hot Springs, Ark.-based company, now in its fourth generation of family ownership, has grown to feature over 2,400 SKUs of products sold through distributors in more than 60 countries.
CKF Inc. has launched two operations to help grow the sustainable packaging market, making moves at its Rexdale, Ontario, facility in December 2022 and its plant in Langley, British Columbia, in January 2023.
It may have taken a while for stores to see the benefit of making 2-pound clamshells a daily shelf item, but retailers have discovered that the 2-pounder can work as more than just a sale item.
The Tarrytown, N.Y.-based company’s Sunrays brand has been celebrated for excellence in package innovation and sustainable design at the PAC Global Awards.
Reusable Packaging Container (RPC) provider IFCO delivered over 2 billion reusable packaging shipments of fresh produce, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, bread, and other fresh grocery products in 2022.
The Canadian greenhouse grower has won top honors for both its Queen of Greens lettuce and Sunset Wild Wonders Harvest Medley brand packaging at the PAC Global Awards.
Some shoppers consider larger sizes to be a value proposition, while others are trading down to smaller sizes. No matter the pack size, grower-shippers say sustainability is always top of mind.
The company says the product is a replacement for nonsustainable, conventional multimaterial laminates.
Just about every segment of the produce packaging industry seems to be taking steps to fill orders on time, keep costs under control and offer products that are environmentally friendly.
The company constantly reviews the packaging materials it uses to ensure that they are responsible for the produce they will contain and that they will meet community recycling criteria.
Blair Chastain has been appointed chief revenue officer for the Yakima, Wash.-based bag closure company.
The produce-focused flexible packaging company has promoted Pallavi Joyappa from chief operating officer to president. Joyappa recently shared her vision for the future with The Packer.
Sayreville, N.J.-based Sabert Corp. has announced the launch of the new molded fiber blends made without the intentional use of PFAS.
Sev-Rend has named Mark Hoppenjans its new national sales manager and sustainability lead.
The winning hackathon team created a mycelium-based packaging project and will receive a monetary prize award, along with participation in an incubator program hosted by Lineage Logistics and The Waste Transformers.
The lineup, which launched Sept. 5, includes special packaging for tropical berries, Sweet and Spooky Ramboos, blood oranges, red dragon fruit, and loose “spikey” rambutan.
The company said the new packaging, introduced to mark the start of the California citrus season, highlights its growing practices.
While there’s a need to reduce plastic waste, a Canadian proposal that would ban the produce industry from using plastic materials at this time would create catastrophic consequences, say Ron Lemaire and Dave Puglia.
The document provides an extensive overview of the company’s activities and achievements in three core areas — Thriving Business, Thriving Planet and Thriving Society — against the baseline year of 2020.
The packaging aims to better meet the evolving needs of the market, combining sustainability, freshness and an enhanced eating experience, according to the company.
Nearly 3 out of 4 of those voting in a recent industry poll predicted the use of reusable plastic containers will rise in the next five years.