Lux Research assessed the most promising innovations for the next generation of packaging that can meet needs for healthier food, longer life and environmentally-friendly disposal.

The global food and beverage industry is witnessing rapid uptake of technologies ranging from cloud platforms, gene editing, 3D printing and enzyme engineering, to new packaging techniques that encompass the use of environmentally friendly and hybrid packing materials, smart packaging methods and nano-technology innovations.

A research study finds ransom was the No. 1 motivation behind cyber-attacks, followed by malware and IoT botnets.

Trends show that IoT may become a permanent but evolving fixture in food manufacturing.

The IoT within refrigerated and frozen food manufacturing and distribution operations has the potential to radically change supply chains by managing and optimizing activity from end-to-end.

Movimento, Plymouth, Mich., and Pana-Pacific, Fresno, Calif., partnered to advance a CV communications system’s software updating capabilities.

Opto 22, Temecula, Calif., developed RESTful API, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) application designed to reduce time to market in machine and system design.

Minneapolis-based Great Bay Software launched Beacon Suite 5.0 to help enterprises discover, onboard, monitor and enforce access policies across all connected devices.

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Hamburg, Germany, launched an Internet of Things (IoT) pilot project in March that involves using sensors to record the emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and fine dust at various locations in the port.