BackBackAfter more than 35 years in food processing, I have seen many advancements in the industry, particularly in the flexible packaging of food products. Flexible packaging should continue to grow, according to many market researchers. To cite just one, The Freedonia Group predicts that demand in the U.S. will increase more than three percent annually […]
I am an ardent supporter of flexible packaging and the colorful, custom roll stock that goes into it. We know that almost anything that comes in a rigid package can go into a flexible one, and we have learned that lesson from a surprising source. Lessons from Japan There are quite a few advantages to […]
As packaging professionals, we at Fres-co understand that there are unique challenges behind packaging powders. The first lies in a simple determination — whether or not the powder is free-flowing. A powder product is in fact free-flowing when its make-up is not cohesive, meaning it will not “clump” together. Some examples of valuable free-flowing goods […]
Over nearly two decades of working in the food industry, in product development, sales and marketing, this is at once the most innovative and the most turbulent time I have seen. For example, on the product side, fluid milk consumption continues to decline as it has been for decades. And even while traditional milk products […]
How many ways can airtight packaging from an elite team help protect your company’s goods? The possibilities are wider than one might imagine. Many packaging professionals can find, as we have, that high-performance packaging can help protect a broad variety of products against moisture, dehydration and oxidation — products ranging from milk powder to livestock […]
Flexible packaging and film have been around for a long time. I started up a flexible packaging line for coffee over 30 years ago and raised my kids on juice drinks in flexible pouches. We have grown accustomed to seeing many food, beverage and other consumer products offered in flexible packaging because of its many […]
Let’s face the good news. Working in the coffee industry as a roaster is fun, and many people who do this work also have a passionate commitment to it. But a roaster’s best efforts may come undone in just one critical step in the process: the packaging. This brief list quickly covers the ways to […]
Hindsight shows us that 1984 was a defining year for the aseptic packaging of food products. It was in that year that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed food processing companies to use hydrogen peroxide as a sterilant for the aseptic packaging of products. This was big news, and several companies like Tetra […]
As a food processing expert, I have seen an increase over the last couple of decades in consumer demand for increased freshness, convenience and variety in their foods. I believe this has been driven by the ways that the traditional methods of food processing alter the taste, texture, appearance and nutritional value of food, as […]
As producers around the world increasingly package a wider variety of goods in pouches, there is a commensurate need for full-system pouch-makers that are efficient, on time and on budget, and have the knowledge and versatility to cross many industries. If your organization is seeking a company to produce your pouches, or if you have […]
