According to a recent report, ‘Global Packaging Trends’ released at this year’s Pack Expo Las Vegas and Pharma Expo 2015, the packaging of foods is constantly changing due to the increased awareness of consumers in terms of health/wellness, environmental issues, recyclability, and other factors used in making purchasing decisions today, including an increase in disposable income. Jorge Izquierdo, VP of …
REA JET to Attend Best of Food and Beverage Packaging
REA JET is excited to announce we will be in attendance at the 2015 Best of Food and Beverage Packaging show in Oak Brook, IL on October 28th & 29th, located at The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus. We’ll be in great company with dozens of other attendees including DuPont Packaging Graphics, Georgia-Pacific, Nestle USA, Ready Pac Food, Tricor-Braun, and …
Product Labeling – Vendors Pressured to Remove Chemicals
In 2009, Wal-Mart began demanding that suppliers provide greener products, which meant phasing out certain substances that could be potentially hazardous to consumers’ health from products. While Target followed suit, it was recently announced at Bloomberg Business that Target Corp. has now expanded the list of nearly 600 substances/chemicals it wants vendors to remove from products, including triclosan, coal tars, …
U.S. Produce Packaging Demand to Increase 3.2% by 2019
According to recent news reports, the demand for U.S. produce packaging is forecast to increase to $6 billion in 2019, following annual increases of 3.2% over the next four years. This expected growth in produce packaging outpaces the growth for production of fresh produce, as demands for fresh-cut or ready-to-eat healthy foods and packaging that provides improved traceability and protection …
Marking Plastic – What Do Those Triangles & Numbers Mean?
Some consumers, but not all, may notice that on nearly any plastic container you purchase, there is a triangle with a number (1 through 7) inside the triangle. Even some manufacturers who package foods, dairy products, cleaning products, or other materials in plastic containers may not be aware what these symbols mean. We’ve provided a brief explanation below that will …