StePac, Oak Brook, Ill., joined forces with Tadbik Ltd., Israel, to produce the next generation of modified atmosphere resealable lidding film.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co., Atlanta, released its 2017 Sustainability and Social Responsibility Report.

Fresh food container demand in the United States is projected to increase 3.7% per year to $1.1 billion in 2022, according to “Food Containers in the US, 11th Edition,” a new study from The Freedonia Group, Cleveland, Ohio.

The 2nd annual survey by the Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC), Ann Arbor, Mich., queried more than 300 public-sector representatives, top glass industry professionals and material recovery facility (MRF) operators in an open survey that took place May-June.

Jet Printing in Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., rebranded to Jet Packaging Group (JPG) in response to the increasing need for more innovative flexible packaging, especially made with compostable, renewable and recyclable materials.

Applegate, Bridgewater, N.J., is progressing its mission – Changing The Meat We Eat – by removing carrageenan from its poultry deli meat varieties.

Esko, Belgium, alongside sister companies Pantone, Carlstadt, N.J.; X-Rite, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.; and AVT, Inc., Sandy Springs, Ga., released a new study highlighting what primary shoppers want from food and beverage packaging.

Advanta, a Vienna, Va.-based division of Nicholl Food Packaging Ltd., met Rupari Food Services, the South Holland, Ill., packer processor for the Kingsford baby back pork ribs, to discuss this challenge.

Zip-Pak, a Carol Stream, Ill.-based division of Illinois Tool Works, developed Sensus, which features performance characteristics that appeal to a consumer's sense of sound, sight, smell or touch.

Smart packaging technologies based on unique digital codes will take both online and offline grocery in new directions during the next few years, according to the Tetra Pak Index 2018, released by Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill.