Pet Food Packaging: Page 51

Market Trends and Reports

Sustainable petfood packaging: much more than a trend

By now, sustainablity should be somewhere near the top of your list of important priorities for your petfood brand. Not only do consumers look for "green" aspects of products on the shelf like ingreident sourcing, environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes and recycled packaging materials, but a ssutainable plan for your company means savings for you. Though some "greening" campaigns may be nothing more than a trend in an adapting market, sustainable packaging isn't going anywhere but everywhere, and fast.

Though some 'greening' campaigns may be nothing more than a trend in an adapting market, sustainable packaging isn't going anywhere but everywhere, and fast.

Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

PMMI calls for nominations in Packaging Hall of Fame 2011

PMMI announced that nominations are open for the Packaging Hall of Fame Class of 2011, which recognizes packaging professionals for contributions to the industry and packaging education. The annual honor will be presented at a reception during Pack Expo on September 26, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Pet Food Packaging

Using the 7 R’s to develop more sustainable petfood packaging

Paul Kearns, Director of Sustainability at Exopack LLC, explains how sustainable packaging can be implemented in the petfood industry. See his full presentation from Petfood Forum 2011.

DuPont survey reveals sustainability as greatest packaging challenge

DuPont recently conducted an online global survey of consumer packaged goods companies and packaging converters, which found that the desire for greater sustainability dominates the packaging industry. More than 500 packaging professionals were surveyed and over 40% cited sustainability as the toughest challenge, while 33% named cost as a major factor (see figure).

Zoomark 2011 focuses on purchasing trends, new petfood products

Zoomark International 2011 will focus on purchasing trends and the latest innovations in petfood and pet care products from May 12-15 in Italy. Zoomark released a report in conjunction with the show's opening, which found that the Italian market for petfood grew by 2.2% in 2010, reaching 1.53 billion Euro (US$2.14 billion).

Holistic petfood company uses colorful packaging for dog food line

Holistic petfood maker Infinia recently introduced its Holistic Dog Food line, with colorful packaging to convey the food's quality to consumers, according to the packaging designer. The dog food line is available in recipes such as Turkey & Sweet Potato, Chicken & Brown Rice, and Bison & Potato.

Pet Food Packaging

What pet owners really think about sustainability

"From the 8 billion pounds of kitty litter heading to landfills each year to the effects of a pet’s carnivorous diet, pet parents should be aware of the substantial carbon footprint left by pets," proclaims the online article, "10 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Pets Carbon Pawprint". Books like Pets and the Planet: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Pet Care, Eco Dog: Healthy Living for Your Pet and Green Dog, Good Dog are widely available to the eco-concious consumer, promising to guide them to the "greenest" petfoods and treats. Petco recently announced it's partnership with Greenwala.com, the self-proclaimed online resource empowering consumers to go "green".

Simple, bold claims are critical to attracting non-'green' consumers and reinforcing messages with already-converted consumers.

IML packaging may be successful for petfood manufacturers

Belgian printing company Verstraete says that the humanization of pets has led to success in IML packaging for petfood manufacturers. IML, or "in mold labeling," is a technique in which a preprinted polypropylene label is placed in a mold that is shaped like the end product.

Dog food maker replaces plastic containers with paper for Earth Day

Dynamite Specialty Products is replacing the plastic containers used for packaging its dog food with paper-craft bags in celebration of the upcoming Earth Day, on Friday, April 22. Beginning in late Spring, bags for smaller products will be made of recyclable paper, sewn at the top and have a moisture-grease barrier that is sprayed on as a liner.

Cei to demonstrate petfood packaging solutions at April's Petfood Forum

Coating Excellence International will exhibit its packaging solutions to the petfood industry at booth 535 during Petfood Forum, taking place April 11-13. At the show, cei will showcase its portfolio of flexible packaging solutions for the petfood market, with representatives available to provide additional information and answer questions.

Pet Food Product Database

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