Barakat, the United Arab Emirate’s leading produce brand, has launched a biodegradable packaging solution for its entire product range.

CJ Biomaterials Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and leading producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate, and NatureWorks, an advanced materials company that is the world’s leading producer of polylactic acid, have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement.

Upward Farms, an organic vertical farming company, has unveiled a resealable packaging design for its line of USDA certified organic microgreens.

The Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) has named Coldbox and Griffco Design/Build Inc. as the 2022 CEBA Built by the Best Award recipients.

PACK EXPO Southeast will debut spring 2025 in Atlanta (March 10-12; Georgia World Congress Center) bringing packaging and processing machinery, materials and technology to a growing manufacturing corridor.

Several researchers have examined the fate of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 bacteria on romaine lettuce in the field and during postharvest washing at processors.

Calavo Growers, a global leader in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, has hired Andy Foster to support the company’s recently aligned Prepared division.