Packaging
Package Containers Inc. has hired David Moen as regional sales manager and retail director.
Fox Packaging, McAllen, Texas, has officially opened a 32,000-square-foot printing facility.
The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the 36 finalists for its 2018 Innovation Awards.
The National Mango Board is asking packers/marketers to use the group’s logo on mango boxes or Price Look-Up stickers.
Bard Valley Date Growers, Yuma, Ariz., has launched a colorful new label design for Natural Delights brand dates.
Proseal, which specializes in tray sealing equipment, has a new testing system that allows fresh-cut processors to determine the optimal seal and peel strength for packaging.
The United Fresh Produce Association has named 48 new products as finalists in its 2019 Innovation Awards.
JBT Corp., Chicago, is purchasing United Kingdom-based Proseal, which specializes in tray sealing technology for the produce and other industries.
The use of plastics across the produce supply chain is the focus of a new industry working group formed by the Canadian Produce Marketing Association.
PISMO BEACH, Calif. — Value-added solutions that meet the needs of tomorrow’s consumers is one opportunity for fresh produce marketers.
Fresh-cut companies breaking out into the trend of microwaveable vegetable packs have a new option from Temkin International Inc.
Love Beets, Rochester, N.Y., relaunched its marinated baby beets and other beet offerings with resealable packaging that double the products’ shelf life.
Waukesha, Wis.-based KHS USA Inc. plans to purchase the assets of Fairfield, N.J., packaging equipment manufacturer Scandia Packaging Machinery Co.
Mushroom company Giorgio Fresh is celebrating its 90th anniversary with new packaging.
An indoor farm in Brooklyn, N.Y., wants to do its part to restore consumer confidence in greens.
Tefen, Israel-based StePac L.A. Ltd. has new packaging that promises better freshness and appearance for long-distance shipments of bulk blueberries.
Brambles Ltd., the parent company of reusable plastic container firm IFCO Systems, is selling the RPC maker/pooler to Triton and a government investment group in the United Arab Emirates for $2.51 billion.
Boggiatto Produce, Salinas, Calif., has changed its name to Hitchcock Farms in a rebranding.
Naturipe Berry Farms is taking to social media to honor veterans through a fundraiser for the Gary Sinise Foundation.
Produce with superpowers and disappearing packaging: Come be amazed at Arrowfarms’ booth at the 2021 New York Produce Show, Dec. 12-16.
Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Jac. Vandenberg Inc. is introducing to the market its Sunrays-branded bio bags for table grapes, which are certified home-compostable.
How to position packaged produce in these inflationary times.
Following recent European expansion, clean tech company TIPA Corp. has partnered with PPC Flexible Packaging and Clearview Packaging for U.S. production of flexible, compostable packaging usable for produce.
Traditional plastic mesh bags still account for most of the firm’s output, but as customer requests for sustainable packaging grow, the company has come up with other options.
One trend in the fresh produce/citrus packaging space is the increasing demand for sustainable and recyclable materials, says Jacob Fox, sales representative for Fox Packaging, McAllen, Texas.
Reusable plastic containers for bananas aim to significantly reduce food waste, carbon emissions and operational costs and preserve the fruit’s health, the companies say.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, Sunkist says the themed 10-pound carton will help keep the citrus category at the forefront of longstanding celebrations domestically and across Asia.
Rodrigo Castaneda, who joins the company with more than 25 years of experience in various industries, is expected to help expand the company’s presence.
The Collinsville, Ill.-based packaging manufacturer says Nathan Wise has joined the company, having previously served as a sales manager for Tosca Ltd.
Canada-based sustainable packaging supplier CKF Inc. is partnering with Belmark Inc. to support a Canadian retail trial with blueberries supplied by The Fruitist.