November 2014

packaging solutions provider multivac has launched a packaging solution r 900 for filling water beakers for the first time.the solution has been designed for the portion packing of drinking water and has the capacity to produce up to 160 beakers per minute.readyfilled beakers helps both in speeding up the work of cabin personnel and reducing amount of empty packaging.the portion beakers come with a thermoformed easyopen corner which helps customers to open the beverages easily.

for the first time, the krystal company is revealing its thanksgiving stuffing recipe.

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foodservice packaging institutes annual report shows market shifts in distribution and materials.november 25, 2014falls church, va. each year, the foodservice packaging institute fpi publishes a trends report, examining the everevolving foodservice packaging supply chain. released this week, the 2014 trends report discussed industrywide shifts in areas such as packaging, materials, machinery, distribution and operations. among the reports findings were packaging this years foodservice packaging trends focused on both the environmental attributes as well as the look of containers.

amcor rigid plastics aims to make the &ldquopet or glass&rdquo question moot with its introduction of a 24oz hotfill polyethylene terephthalate pet container that accepts metal lug closures.the company demonstrated its apex63 container at the private label manufacturers association plma show in rosemont, illinois.

ecommerce firms could become the largest recruiter for packaging professionals in the coming years and the packaging industry too may see innovations with the growth in ecommerce.the indian ecommerce industry currently employs about 25,000 people for packaging and delivery.

new york, nov. 24, 2014 prnewswire about containers and packagingcontainers and packaging products can be manufactured using a number of raw materials such as metal, plastic, paper, glass, and fiber.

london, november 24, 2014 prnewswire via comtex london, november 24, 2014 prnewswire investoredge has initiated coverage on the following equities owensillinois inc. oi, 0.19 ball corporation bll, 0.40 berry plastics group inc. bery, 3.78 sealed air corporation see, 0.87 and rocktenn company rkt, 0.13 free research on these five companies can be accessed at httpinvestoredge.comregister. the us markets on friday, november 21, 2014, ended on a positive note as the dow jones industrial average finished at 17,810.06, up 0.51 and the nasdaq composite closed at 4,712.97, up 0.24.

packaging corp of america nysepkg has earned a bbb credit rating from analysts at morningstar. the firms bbb rating indicates that the company is a moderate default risk. they also gave their stock a three star rating.pkg has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. analysts at citigroup inc. reiterated a buy rating on shares of packaging corp of america in a research note on tuesday, october 28th. they now have a 80.00 price target on the stock, up previously from 71.00.