Packaging: Page 93

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 Product Database

K-Tron Process Group pneumatic conveying vacuum receivers

Pet Food Product Database

National Bulk Equipment Inc. RFID-driven weighing and batching system

National Bulk Equipment Inc