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Packaging trends in pet food reflect competitive market
“Pet Food Market Assessment 2013” describes a competitive market, where brands are striving to set themselves apart. Not surprisingly, they’re turning to packaging to set their products apart and responding to consumer needs.
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Club store sales expected to outpace other retail channels
Consumer products executives expect their highest growth to come from the warehouse club channel compared with any other retail sales channel over the next three years, including mass merchandise, grocery, and e-commerce, according to new research from Deloitte.
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USDA turns beets into disposable, biodegradable plastic food packaging
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food containers. The thermoplastic becomes soft when heated.
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Stand-up pouch appeal driving U.S. pouch demand
Sustainability, functionality, and marketing benefits delivered by stand-up pouches will help push U.S. pouch demand, predicts Freedonia study.
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Pack Expo breaks records
The four-day event, Oct. 28–31, covered more than 1.1 million net square feet (nsf) in McCormick Place with 1,965 exhibiting companies — an increase of more than 6 percent for space and 7 percent for exhibiting companies from Pack Expo International 2010.
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Convenience Still King
Allied Development Corp., of Burnsville, Minn., recently released its newest study on microwaveable packaging, titled “U.S. Microwaveable Packaging 2012-2016.” The study provides detailed insight into the $1.2 billion U.S. market for microwaveable packaging, and delivers exclusive data and analysis of the industry, market drivers and key trends, as well as market forecasts to 2016, broken down by segments. The report includes several detailed case studies which compare the economic and environmental impact of representative microwaveable packages. To get a copy of the study, visit www.allied-dev.com.
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U.S. demand for pouches to approach $9 billion by 2016
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Microwavable packaging to grow nearly 10% annually through 2016
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Resealability Most Important Package Attribute, Says Consumer Survey
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by Packaging World.
Stand-up Pouch Sales to Reach $4 Billion by 2016
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by Packaging Digest 6/26/12
