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Rigid packaging is a staple in the dairy case, but what’s stocked today differs from what consumers put in their shopping carts a few years ago. Containers have been lightweighted, sometimes with the help of in-mold labels.

SIG Combibloc’s Hero tray is a display tray for tall, slim beverage cartons such as the carton bottle combidome.

Sustainable packaging materials reduce package weight, contain content from renewable or recycled sources and/or recycle easily.

Pack Expo International, hosted by PMMI, Reston, Va., takes place Nov. 6-9, in Chicago at McCormick Place. The four-day event is expecting more than 45,000 attendees and will feature around 2,000 exhibitors, with 1.1 million net square feet of exhibit space (combined) for Pack Expo and Pharma Expo, which it’s once again co-locating with.

It’s not surprising many dairy products launch in flexible packaging. It’s one of the fastest growing packaging formats in the United States, according to the Flexible Packaging Association, Annapolis, Md.

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.