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Protein Problem Solvers: Aurora Packing uses technology to reduce back injuries and speed up processing

Aurora Packing is a meatpacking plant in North Aurora, Ill., that specializes in high-end beef raised in the Midwest.

Packaging Tech: Films And barriers

The most commonly used meat-packaging material faces new technical challenges.

Packaging Tech: Sealed and delivered

Trays and tray sealers are becoming more vital and vibrant.

Multivac announces retirement of Norm Winkel

Packaging Tech: Tightly wound

Overwrap packaging still packs a punch in a changing market.

2-26 news: Sadler’s Smokehouse launches slow-roasted family meals

NAMP E. coli conference adds USDA’s Engeljohn as speaker; Department of Justice, Bemis reaches agreement in packaging acquisition

Packaging Tech: Bevy of options

When it comes to casings, meat processors have many types to choose from on the marketplace.

Tech Report: What's cooking with food robotics?

Tech Showcase February 2010

Packaging Tech: Pouches push in

Clamoring for package clarity

Packaging Technology: Closure solution

Reclosable packaging is designed for more than opening and closing ease — it also is easy on the environment.

The power of packaging

Food processors of all types understand the benefits of investing in innovative packaging processes, materials and graphics.

Packaging Technology: Rotisserie bagged in green

Packaging innovations that ignore the value of sustainability standards along with money-saving features would not measure up to current trends and consumer demands.

Packaging Technology: Case-ready roundup

Although studies suggest this packaging format is thriving,

the category may be facing some stagnation, while other factors imply more significant changes on the horizon.

Packaging Technology: Cost shrinkage

Driving costs out of the manufacturing process is the call to arms for businesses in these recessionary times, to be sure. In that regard, the meat-protein industry is not alone in its struggle to come to terms with market forces that impact business performance, chief among them being high prices for crucial commodities such as corn and oil.

Packaging Tech: Not-so-frozen market

In today’s more-modern frozen-food aisles, manufacturers have demonstrated a willingness to offer new products in innovative formats beyond traditional boxes.

Packaging Tech: Bagging it

Bags and pouches are handy in almost any situation. They’re adaptable, easy to use, and becoming more common in the presentation of meat and poultry products.

Packaging Tech: Protecting the pack

Today’s meat and poultry processors are presenting their products in resealable and reclosable formats depending on specific consumer needs.

Packaging Tech: Rolling along

The choices in packaging options for protein products are nearly endless. For those with a lot of products to pack, rollstock chamber packaging may be a good choice.

Packaging Technology: Packaging proliferation

Modified atmosphere is a common technical definition that describes the practice of modifying the composition of the internal atmosphere of a package, most commonly food packages, in order to improve the shelf life.

Packaging Tech: Heating things up

The future of the microwaveable-packaging market has pushed well beyond traditional trays and bags.

Sustainable construct

The world is changing. Society is increasingly aware that consumption and production need to be more sustainable.

Packaging Technology: Bar none

When bar-codes were first developed in the 1950s and 1960s, the technology was driven by retailers looking to speed the checkout process at time when the booming food manufacturing and supermarket sectors strived to meet demands from postwar consumers.

Rotisserie Rising

ROI of Sustainability

The National Provisioner analyzes the challenges of determining the return-on-investment of a sustainable packaging program with three experts in the field.