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The deadline for entries is October 25, 2019.

Demand for vacuum skin packaging (VSP), which is divided between form-fill-seal and fill-seal options, is driven by increasing sales of chicken and fresh seafood products. Advantages of VSP include product differentiation and color preservation.

Two decades of significant growth to continue as format expands into new markets.

PMMI Scholarship awarded to students at two-year colleges.

There is little room for weakness in today's casings marketplace, says one industry observer.

Advantages of reclosable packaging are freshness protection, reduction in food waste, consumer convenience and product differentiation. It also may enhance sustainability and offer production efficiencies.

Canada continues to have a problem with fish mislabeling, and the problem persists throughout the supply chain, according to a first-ever study produced by University of Guelph (U of G), Canada.

Interest in hygienic machines and materials is high, particularly for handling ready-to-eat products. Materials and equipment for interleaving and stacking are no exception.

Two seasoned and proven technologies, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and overwrap, look to have settled into their unique niches.