Casey Flanagan

1 week ago | profoodworld.com | Casey Flanagan

Day two of 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc.'s 2025 Summit on Hygienic Design in Chicago brought more insights on hygienic standards in food production, including how to avoid legal risk from product contamination, and how McCormick builds "quality by design." Find three top takeaways from the Summit's second day below, and be sure to read the highlights from day one at ProFood World.

3 weeks ago | profoodworld.com | Casey Flanagan

Chobani is breaking ground on a new dairy processing plant in Rome, N.Y., including up to 28 production lines designed to process about 12 million pounds of milk per day, the company says. The company expects this $1.2 billion investment to create jobs, support family farms, transform communities, and improve accessibility for its natural food products.

Feb 7, 2025 | packworld.com | Casey Flanagan

TrendsWorkforcePackaging industry companies are finding challenges in finding, keeping, and training workers to handle increasingly advanced machinery. Feb 7, 2025Around 80% of surveyed packaging industry stakeholders are looking to hire packaging line operators and having trouble doing so.

Jan 28, 2025 | packworld.com | Casey Flanagan

TrendsPackage DesignItalian wine producers in the Lunelli Group are using Markem-Imaje QR technology to digitally update ingredient and nutritional information for each batch of wine. Jan 28, 2025Bisol1542 and Jeio now include QR codes on their product labels for updated ingredient and nutritional information. Photo provided by Markem-ImajeItalian wineries under the Lunelli Group are using a Markem-Imaje QR solution to avoid unnecessary waste in the name of regulatory compliance.

Nov 25, 2024 | packworld.com | Casey Flanagan

Packaging line integrationConsumer trends like on-the-go products are swaying snack producers’ needs in both packaging and processing machinery. Nov 25, 2024Snack producer survey participants noted a need for more automation that can accommodate things like troubleshooting or new product innovations.