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In flexible packaging, aluminum foil (hereafter foil) is the benchmark for barrier substrates when the requirements are protection against gases, moisture, and light.

In the last PotatoPro Newsletter 'Chips bags from potato peel? Biodegradable snack packaging' we focused on the changes Frito-Lay was making to the 'noisy'biodegradable Sunchips bags. Sunchips original will continue to be sold in the 'noisy'compostable bags, but all other Sunchips versions will be packed in regular (non-compostable) packaging until an improved biodegradable packaging is developed.

This morning, with its partners and several guests from the food and packaging fields in attendance, Polytechnique Montréal inaugurated the NSERC/Saputo/Excel Pac Industrial Research Chair in Materials and films for safe, smart and sustainable (3S) packaging.

Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods, a leading North American snack food manufacturer, has introduced a renewable, fully compostable pack for its line of All Natural Kettle Cooked Potato Chips.

Magnetic Products, Inc. (MPI), a worldwide provider of both magnetic and non-magnetic material handling solutions, is pleased to announce its partnership with Cassel Messtechnik GmbH.

Klamath Basin Fresh Direct have found a way with their packaging, which is developed by Fox Packaging, to stop 99% of damaging light from reaching their potatoes. Potatoes are very sensitive to light and will turn green when they are exposed to light for too long.

Last week we included two articles on 'interactive'packaging and the use of labels to link to a website, video or application:

There are lots of factors that affect the amount that people eat. It is now well-known that large plates will lead people at a buffet to fill them with more food than small plates and so they end up eating more.

Key Technology announces the launch of its Integrated Solutions Group (ISG) and the introduction of new line integration services.

Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.) and Zip-Pak will showcase the Zipbox™ at PACK EXPO International 2010

More and more, consumers are ignoring the 10-pound bags of red potatoes and instead picking up smaller, more convenient sizes

The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet – designed by Frito-Lay for its SunChips brand – has come in for criticism from Facebook members, with more than 30,000 agreeing the new packaging is too loud.

The global market for sustainable packaging is forecast to reach $142.42 billion by the year 2015, according to a new report.

This FoodProcessing.com article provides more insight in how auctions of Food Processing equipment can be used to buy or sell equipment, processing lines or entire plants.   It addresses the pro's and cons of buying used equipment, elaborates what typ...

Old Dutch Foods will expand their Hartland plant with support of a $15-million loan of the New Brunswick government.The New Brunswick governement is investing in Old Dutch Foods Ltd. to help it expand its operations in New Brunswick and add 40 jobs to ...

Exhibit space in The Processing Zone at PACK EXPO International 2010 (October 31-November 3;McCormick Place, Chicago, IL) is sold out, show producer PMMI has announced. The special exhibit area in Lakeside Center will include more than 150 companies ex...

After four weeks of exhibit sales to FPSA members, the association reports reaching a record milestone of 140,000 square feet for the 2011 PROCESS EXPO trade show.

The Freedonia group has published a market research report "Foodservice Packaging to 2014: Bulk &Portion Control" here are some of the hifghlights of the report.  US demand to climb 2.5 annually through 2014 US demand for foodservice pack...