Analysis from Packaged Facts, New York, anticipates intense near-term growth supported in part by packaging innovations that make online grocery shopping a more attractive option for retailers and consumers alike.

Worldwide sales of compostable foodservice packaging reached approximately 6,400 tons in 2018, equaling revenues worth $16.7 million, according to a report published by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.

Noluma International, LLC, Wilmington, Del., announced a new partnership with Honest Dairy, a Guongzhou, Hong Kong-based yogurt producer, to certify its Body Knows probiotic yogurt for the capacity of its packaging to prevent damage caused by light exposure.

The North America fresh meat packaging market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 2.2% by 2026, according to a report published by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.

The global sanitary food and beverage packaging market is likely to grow at a CAGR of nearly 6% during the forecast period 2017-2021, according to a new market research report from Future Market Insights (FMI), Valley Cottage, N.Y.

Sam Wilson was named associate publisher and Northern Midwest sales manager for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods and its sister publication, Food Engineering.

Nestlé Research and Development (R&D) China opened an innovation challenge in collaboration with Tsinghua x-lab, Beijing, China, to leverage China’s extensive capacity for innovation, while providing a platform for the development of potential solutions to address packaging sustainability locally.

The global packaging industry was valued at about $880 billion in 2016, and is expected to register 4.5% CAGR by 2027, according to new research by Future Market Insights (FMI), Valley Cottage, N.Y.

Increasing consumer demands for convenient packages coupled with an industry-wide push for sustainable shelf-ready designs has the global flexible packaging market poised to eclipse the $290 billion mark by 2023, according to “Flexible Packaging Market Assessment,” a report presented by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va.