Applegate Farms has reduced the amount of packaging in its organic bacon by 37 percent.

Reclosability protects freshness. It’s also convenient because there’s no need to transfer remaining portions to another receptacle for storage in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry.

The award is designed to recognize companies that have developed, supported, or implemented measurable and innovative reusable solutions in a b2b supply chain.

FastTrack will help connect businesses with innovative packaging and processing solutions and other vital resources quickly and efficiently.

When broaching the subject of interleaving and stacking, asking folks about the current state of affairs in this much ignored process there was less discussion about equipment systems and technical issues and more talk about costs — labor and packaging.

PACK EXPO East is coming to Philadelphia Feb. 2–4, 2015.

As the popularity of case-ready products grows, so does the use of systems that weigh and label case-ready primary packages.

Demand for trays in meat, poultry and seafood packaging is expected to increase 3.9 percent per year to $860 million in 2015, according to Cleveland, Ohio-based The Freedonia Group Inc.’s April 2011 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging report.

Since 1958, Williams Sausage has produced country-style whole hog breakfast sausage.