packaging

Washington State grad student wins for food packaging research

Doctoral student Sumeet Dhawan has won first place in the food packaging division of the Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT) 2010 Graduate S... continue reading »

Fresh-Cut Stone Fruit

Stone fruits are notoriously difficult to process for fresh-cut products, and there have been few commercially marketable fresh-cut stone fruit items ... continue reading »

Graphene-based antibacterial paper has food packaging potential

New antibacterial paper made from graphene-based nanomaterials could be used in food packaging to extend shelf-life, said Chinese scientists. The rese... continue reading »

A year later, Democrats still fight over food safety bill

Dissension in the ranks has ensued over a landmark food safety bill, which had been expected to pass easily before new Senate provisions about poten... continue reading »

Sliced apples recalled in Florida

Marjon Specialty Foods Inc. of Plant City, Fla., voluntarily recalled 119 cases of sliced apples as a result of a positive test result for Listeria mo... continue reading »

Sweet Like Candy

Sweet Like Candy: Sunset Kidz MiMi Candy Tomatoes are a hit with children It isn't common in the fresh-cut produce industry to compare fruits and vege... continue reading »

Succeeding in Niche Markets

Companies are always looking for underserved markets, and Del Monte Fresh is carving outs its own niche in fresh-cut convenience snacking. The company... continue reading »

Florida Specialties

To see more pictures of Florida Specialities, click here. Florida Specialties is taking a chance on green beans. That isn't to say that the South Flo... continue reading »

Is It Time to Change the Paradigm?

Packaging What sets your fresh-cut products apart from your competition on the shelf? Is it time to be thinking about breaking out of th... continue reading »

A History of Double Digit Growth

BoniPak Produce Company When BoniPak Produce Company began doing business in the fresh-cut produce industry in February 1998, management re... continue reading »