SMB FastTrack exhibitors deal up special offers for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in new program to help them navigate the show.

Demand for flexible packaging currently exceeds demand for rigid packaging for meat, poultry and seafood products.

Recently, a more disciplined view of profit has emerged within the meat industry, brought on by the havoc of the so-called “great recession” and historically high meat costs.

Applegate Farms has reduced the amount of packaging in its organic bacon by 37 percent.

Reclosability protects freshness. It’s also convenient because there’s no need to transfer remaining portions to another receptacle for storage in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry.

The award is designed to recognize companies that have developed, supported, or implemented measurable and innovative reusable solutions in a b2b supply chain.

FastTrack will help connect businesses with innovative packaging and processing solutions and other vital resources quickly and efficiently.

When broaching the subject of interleaving and stacking, asking folks about the current state of affairs in this much ignored process there was less discussion about equipment systems and technical issues and more talk about costs — labor and packaging.

PACK EXPO East is coming to Philadelphia Feb. 2–4, 2015.

As the popularity of case-ready products grows, so does the use of systems that weigh and label case-ready primary packages.