Packaging Trends News
Panda Express tests Paw Plate
March 5, 2012
Guests at select Panda Express locations will experience a new way of dining during a market test this month, when the chain replaces its traditional two item…
read nowNRA show will embrace innovation
February 10, 2011
The National Restaurant Association is seeking innovative food and beverage products that have made a significant impact on the industry, and will recognize…
read nowFPI publishes 2008 foodservice packaging report
April 6, 2008
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) has announced the release of its 2008 "State of the Industry Report." The more than 200-page…
read nowPlanet Smoothie issues call for green inventors
February 5, 2008
ATLANTA — Planet Smoothie has announce its "New Year! New Look! New You!" campaign. The promotion kicks off this month and includes wellness and weight-loss…
read nowSCA Tissue honored as top supplier
November 4, 2007
PHILADELPHIA — Global provider of sales, marketing, e-commerce and business solutions AFFLINK recently presented SCA Tissue with its 2007 Pinnacle Award, the…
read nowNRA show tops 74,000 attendees
June 3, 2007
CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association's 2007 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show completed a record-breaking, four-day run at McCormick Place in Chicago May…
read nowThe NRA show Top 10
May 17, 2007
United States Sen. Fred Thompson is set to Keynote the 2007 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 19-22, at McCormick Place in…
read nowNew coffee lid changes color with temperature
May 8, 2007
SYDNEY, Australia — Product development company Smart Lid Systems has launched a new color-changing coffee lid, to be manufactured by Hong-Kong-based Thermo…
read nowBreakfast business to reach $83 billion by 2015
December 18, 2006
NEW YORK — The business of breakfast is booming, according to The Revolution in Dayparts: Breakfast in the Foodservice Market, a new report from Packaged…
read nowConsumer demand drives premium coffee offering
September 20, 2006
ATLANTA — As noticeable trends in the coffee industry point to lifestyle branding for image-conscious consumers, the increase in premium coffee offerings…
read nowFrozen food market to hit $32 billion by 2010
July 26, 2006
NEW YORK — Premium fare promising higher quality, home-made freshness, and natural/organic ingredients is a key factor to invigorating the slow-growing…
read nowGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters offers all-natural hot-beverage cup
July 11, 2006
WATERBURY, Vt. — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and International Paper launched an all-natural paper hot beverage cup July 12. The cup is lined with a…
read nowGlory Team introduces EATware
June 8, 2006
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Glory Team Industrial LLC introduced EATware, a line of environmentally friendly, high quality, single-use products for the foodservice…
read nowPackaging company targets fast casual
April 25, 2006
ATLANTA — Duni Corporation is targeting the growing fast-casual restaurant segment with its new packaging. The company will officially launch the new…
read nowRestaurant industry continues growth
March 30, 2006
WASHINGTON D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry remained solid in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowNew food legislation to assist manufacturers
March 8, 2006
WASHINGTON — Legislation that would limit the ability of states to demand additional food warnings easily cleared the House Wednesday, marking a preliminary…
read nowNRA: 30 months of consecutive growth
February 28, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to improve in January, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…
read nowThe morphing of the QSR
February 22, 2006
When the McDonald's Bistro Deli opened in New Castle, Del., the restaurant's manger saw a different crowd. "We get people from all over because we…
read nowFast Casual's Top 100 Movers and Shakers
January 25, 2006
It wasn't long ago that you had to look up the definition of "fast casual" to understand the meaning of this unique restaurant concept that is a hybrid of the…
read nowPackaging & Brand Experts to Share Perspectives at Package Design Event
August 29, 2005
Packaging & Brand Experts From McDonald's, Kimberly-Clark, Motorola and Kraft to Share Perspectives at Market Research and Development for Package Design Event…
read now
