Kwik Lok will feature the latest in sustainable closure solutions and machinery at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) from September 18-21 in Las Vegas.

While carbon neutral is appearing on food and beverage product packaging, consumers are not that familiar with the concept, according to a survey from Morning Consult.

Consumers for decades have relied on nutrition labeling far less than is generally believed, said Robert Lilienfeld, executive director at Sustainable Packaging Research, Information, and Networking Group, Broomfield, Colo.

Waddington North America (WNA), a Novolex brand, has announced that it is introducing a new stand for Cutlerease, a patented dispenser that offers customers one disposable utensil at a time.

Keeping up with its mission to live sustainably, Placon has released a new sustainability blog called Placonomics.

The Middleby Corp. recently acquired high-speed vacuum packaging equipment manufacturer CP Packaging, which is based in Appleton, Wis.

The biggest trend and challenge facing the packaging industry is finding the balance between sustainability, convenience, and safety.

Commissaries, retailers and suppliers are all scrambling to adapt to a series of recently or soon-to-be-passed laws aimed at cutting the amount of packaging waste in the US food system.  

Kwik Lok Corp. has named Howard Head as chief financial officer.

A Salt Lake City facility run by Creminelli Fine Meats announced on June 28 that it recalled approximately 4,207 lbs of ready-to-eat (RTE) parmesan salami sticks due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).