More than a third of the food produced in the world – 1.3 billion tons per year ¬– never finds its way into anyone’s stomach. It can rot in the field, go bad during processing, spoil at the grocery store or get tossed in the garbage by the consumer. For food producers, processors and manufacturers with the foresight and ingenuity to tackle this problem, there is more than a cautionary tale here – there is real business opportunity.

At the forthcoming edition of Packology, IMA Industries will present new solutions for packaging tea, coffee, food and cosmetic products. IMA Industries will present at the Packology event and via live webinars. IMA Industries will be located at Stan 073 – Hall A3.

Integrated brand design agency Blue Marlin has created a brand platform via packaging for start-up gin company, Warner Edwards. Their premium gin, distilled on a Northamptonshire farm, became available to purchase online at the end of last year, and has just launched in retail outlets in the United Kingdom.

In honor of the 25th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, DuPont is asking the industry to vote on the past packaging breakthroughs that most impacted people’s lives. You can vote by clicking here. From hundreds of past winners, DuPont has identified six breakthrough groups that range from aseptic packaging that has enabled our current “on-the-go” lifestyle to centralized processing and packaging of meat that reduced waste and kept meat fresh longer.

Backyard grilling just got easier, juicier and more flavorful with French’s new Flavor Infuser marinades! These unique new marinade packages, available in four flavors, offer a quick and easy way to add flavor to chicken, steak, pork or fish. French’s Flavor Infusers are ready-to-use and deliver great tasting flavor in just 10 minutes!

Doritos, a brand from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, partnered with branding and design firm Hornall Anderson to update its identity and packaging to create global harmonization and unleash the power of the iconic brand.

FIJI Water introduces the FIJI Straw: a fun and fresh way to discover Earth’s Finest Water on-the-go. The straw, designed with the savvy consumer in mind, is reusable, dishwasher safe and BPA free. Due to the overwhelming demand following appearances at key special events, including the Screen Actors Guild Awards and New York Fashion Week, the FIJI Straw will be available to all consumers for purchase beginning April 22nd on FIJIWater.com for $9.95 (package of six). Only Earth’s Finest Water deserves to be experienced in such a refined way, sipped and savored through a straw.

The new innovative packaging, developed by Dutch start-up Aestech, is a self-heating packaging for semi-liquid food, particularly baby food. Contrary to existing self-heating packages, which contain pre-mixed beverages, this self-heater has a separate chamber in which the milk powder is stored.

Wholly Wholesome, an all natural and organic baked goods company, announces the addition of a 9” Shelf Stable Gluten Free Pie Crust to its line of gluten free, vegan and dairy free products. The new product will be available late summer 2013, at select natural and gluten free grocery stores across the country. Wholly Wholesome is expanding its product offerings to provide loyal consumers with more gluten free options.

Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC) announces a new line of organic chocolates, including ten bars and five bite-sized squares.

The perfect marketplace for world leading suppliers of food processing and packaging machinery and solutions for the fast growing industries in Thailand and ASEAN which will be integrated into single economic bloc by 2015.

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