The award is designed to recognize companies that have developed, supported, or implemented measurable and innovative reusable solutions in a b2b supply chain.
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.
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.
In the complex landscape of meat packaging trends, two drivers that have long-term “legs” stand out as much in this segment as they do most packaged product categories: sustainability and convenience.