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With a projected compound annual growth rate of 2.9% through 2022, demand for food packaging reflects growth in the U.S. food industry overall, according to Food Packaging Trends & Advances, a report published in September 2015 by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va. Globally, growth is even stronger.

The latest filtration technology including: Ceramic membrane for filtration, Microfiltration technology improves operating efficiency, Spiral wound membranes, and many more!

Packaging that finds a way to engage consumers personally, clean-label messaging, convenience and eco-responsible packaging are part of key packaging trends.

If Frank Otis could add four to five days more shelf life to his organic milk, it would mean a world of difference. The CEO of Crystal Creamery, Modesto, Calif., said he could then service accounts in Los Angeles, 300 miles to the south.

Fill and seal bagger for shredded cheese, 100-valve filler for single-serve bottles, Gable-top packaging fill machine...

In anticipation of the long-discussed Food Safety Modernization Act finally becoming enforceable in September, we asked equipment suppliers about the role pumps and valves play in assuring food safety in dairy processing plants. Here’s what they had to say about this subject in our virtual roundtable.

The Food Safety Summit is a solutions-based conference and expo designed to meet the educational and informational needs of the food industry including processors, retailers, distributors and foodservice operators. The annual event, in its 18th year, takes place May 10 through 12, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.

On Dec. 23, 2014, we issued a voluntary recall for all of our products, including pints, single-serve cups, wholesale tubs and mix.

A 12-pack of yogurt smoothies from Noga Dairy for club stores is merchandised in a corrugated box made by Sutherland Packaging.