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Magline, makers of innovative lightweight route distribution solutions, recently announced a new strategy to best serve customers with innovation including best practices and local customer responsiveness. Even stable, reliable, and well-respected companies must grow with the market demands of customers. The Northeast Regional Sales Executive is Jim Rodella.

TraceGains is offering a webinar co-presented by Debra Krug-Reyes of ConAgra. Krug-Reyes will address the International Featured Standards (IFS) PACsecure focusing on the benefits of certification to the supplier and customer. The new IFS PACsecure Standard, developed in conjunction with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a broad spectrum of industry representatives, specifically applies to all forms of primary and secondary packaging materials.

American Grocery Co., a UK grocery outlet announces the availability of American foods at their website. Britons, who love to eat American foodstuffs such as American candy, can now indulge themselves with such foods items – without the hassle of importing them from the other side of the Atlantic.

South African retail shelves are sporting an increasing number of imported brands. With the government imposing no duties on importing chocolate, the category is a "free for all". Both manufacturers such as Nestle South Africa and Kraft Foods South Africa import their global brands for occasions such as Easter. Leading retailers such as Pick 'n Pay and Shoprite bring in imported brands from players such as Riegelien, which is a German manufacturer of chocolate. Imports cross all price segments. For example, Shoprite and Checkers had a number of Middle Eastern and Turkish brands for a few months during 2013, particularly in countlines. These brands usually work well with consumers on limited incomes, who regard chocolate as a premium products.

The global market for metal cans is expected to reach USD 52.83 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Metal cans are steel or aluminium container mainly used for the storage of goods such as beverages, foods and chemicals. Increasing environmental benefits coupled with growing demand for beverages and canned foods are expected to drive metal cans demand over the next six years. In addition, fast recycle rate for metal cans in comparison to conventional materials such as glass and plastics is further expected to augment its market growth. Technological innovation and use of eco-friendly products are further expected to serve as key growth opportunity.

TraceGains’ monthly Connections Newsletter July 2014 is now available. This month’s edition discusses a variety of salient topics, such as an important upcoming webinar this week addressing the creation of an Approved Supplier Program as a Prerequisite for a Successful HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) Program. The webinar is this Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 12:00 PM EST.

Packaged food growth rates in Morocco increased in 2013. Nonetheless, market growth was below the review period average. Despite improved economic conditions at the end of the review period, consumers are yet to re-adopt their pre-crisis spending patterns. Due to consumer price sensitivity, manufacturers were forced to keep price increases to a minimum and offer price promotions in order to maintain retail volume growth.

Muffins have always been a favorite with all - young and old. These are often served out of the tin can but are mostly served in a paper baking cup. While the muffin has a large number of names to it depending on the type and ingredients, such as French muffin, English muffin, American muffin, etc., it needs quality cup machine for being cooked. The machines are helpful in that they save a lot of time and the baking is just according to need. When there are other options available to bake a muffin or a cup cake, for instance, in the oven, people should truly wonder the reason for purchasing a muffin cup machine or a cup cake machine. The reason is that there are a number of advantages that the muffin cup machine has. Guangzhou Feng Da Machinery manufactures quality muffin cup machines. The moulds and cups can be created in different shapes and sizes.

High inflation and reduced purchasing power led to consumers seeking to maximise their money during 2013. Argentines increasingly prefer to prepare meals using fresh and natural products, displacing chilled processed food for two main reasons: firstly, the health and wellness trend drives demand for fresh and natural products, secondly, chilled processed food is significantly more expensive than fresh produce. Therefore the innovation of new packaging in chilled processed food is extremely...

With the growing trend towards healthier consumption, rice alfajores is set to post an outstanding performance in 2013 against traditional alfajores, as these products have fewer calories, and are perceived as healthier light alfajores. One of the growth factors is the constant innovation from brands such as Chocoarroz (Joralfa) and Cachafaz (Ensincro), which launch new flavours and packaging sizes each year.

Chilled processed food packaging increases its presence in Poland. In 2013 it rose by 3% in total unit volume terms and reached a level of 241 million units sold in retail. Chilled processed meats and chilled fish/seafood are the most important segments in the category of chilled processed food on the Polish market. Both slightly lost share but maintained their leading positions in the category. In 2013 chilled processed meats' packaging achieved a share of 58% and chilled fish/seafood...

As the economic situation remained uncertain and overall confidence low in 2012, British consumers cooked at home more and, with events such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Euro 2012 and the London Olympics, consumers also entertained at home more. As a result, the market for sauces, dressings and condiments increased in both value and volume terms, in turn benefiting the packaging market.

In 2011 SanCor United Co Ltd launched a new and practical individual packaging of powder milk powder formula for its brand Sancor Bebe 1, 2 and 3. Each folding carton contains16 sticks of 16g each, which are ideal to carry in a baby bag, easy to prepare and substantially more economical than liquid milk formula. Given the important logistics network of SanCor this new product is available nationwide.

Within canned/preserved food packaging, cans are declining but remain the biggest and strongest pack type in the biggest food categories (baked beans, vegetables, tomatoes, soup and fish). While items such as baked beans are increasingly being sold in other formats and pack sizes, cans continues to dominate as consumers are unlikely to switch habits quickly. Also, as economic difficulties remain, consumers have stocked up on canned food and are cautious about alternative packaging formats as they can consider these to be more expensive.

South Africa has been through tough economic conditions, which have resulted in difficult financial times for consumers. During the pre-recession period the markets were performing well and the economy was growing. Spending was high and consumers could afford to spend lavishly with the additional comfort of debt facilities, which were widely available. After the recession, consumers felt the effects and many changed their spending patterns to avoid luxurious spending in order to cut down on expenditure. Consumers have had to turn to savings and investments as a better option rather than frivolous spending, which usually results in high debt levels.

The safety of baby food has become a major concern for parents after several contamination incidents in local baby food brands in recent years, including the fatal melamine contamination of infant formula in 2008. This has contributed to rapid growth in sales of foreign brands. For example, brands such as Enfamil have experienced increasing market shares in baby food, while many local brands have lost competitiveness. The growth in imported products has also led to increased usage of premium packaging, which is more attractive to, and reassuring for young parents. For example, metal tins witnessed buoyant volume growth of 21% in 2012, leading to an increase in its volume share in total packaging.

The upgrading of consumers' living standards has contributed to growing interest in more diversified food types, especially foreign cuisines, in coastal cities, which also has resulted in more plentiful products in sauces, dressings and condiments. Many types of foreign food have gradually been integrated into Chinese dining, with new products such as barbecue sauces, brown sauces and cocktail sauces having been successfully introduced during the review period, although they remain niche products. As a result, the sauces, dressings and condiments category experienced significant sales growth in 2012, which in turn contributed to dynamism in the packaging market.

There was an increasing trend towards fixed-weight hard cheese over the review period. This may be due in some part to the fact that unpackaged hard cheese is considered less hygienic, as it has been handled by more people. It also helps consumers purchase cheese within a budget.

Online printing firm, 4over4.com, launched a new product as part of their package series, custom printed wine boxes to complement their existing stock.

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Anny’s Plastic Tableware rules the roosts when it comes to provide high quality and reasonably priced disposable plastic tableware and food packaging products. The company was established seven years back in the Zhejiang province of China. Since then, it is supplying a range of tableware products to its clients from all over the world. The company has managed to carve out a niche for itself in the industry by offering unparalleled services, excellent quality products and competitive rates. On the top of this, Anny’s Plastic Tableware keeps updating its range of products to give customers more options. As a result, it’s now offering better than ever range of plastic dessert tableware.

Given the maturity of the majority of packaged food products in Taiwan, companies are increasingly relying on adding value and innovation to many of their key products in order to drive consumer demand and stimulate growth. Consumers not only became more conscious of the selection in the market, but of nutrition offered, ingredients used and overall quality and value of the products they are purchasing. In addition to a focus on health and wellness, manufacturers continue to launch new flavours...

Packaged food is set to post stronger retail value growth in 2013 than in 2012, mainly brought about by consumer willingness to trade up to premium variants. This is due to increasing sophistication and improved disposable incomes, which customers to be more appreciative of premium packaged food for the product quality, nutritional value and convenient packaging or usage. Hikes in raw material costs, such as dairy and cocoa, are also set to further spur value growth of packaged food in 2013.

Yildiz is the leader in Turkish packaged food. It made a significant move into the international scene with the purchase of the Godiva brand in 2008 which has since seen strong growth particularly in the US market where as a result Yildiz has become a top 10 player in confectionery. It has further reinforced its presence here with the acquisition of DeMet's set to be completed in 2014.

Anny’s Plastic Tableware is a company that was established back in 2007. It is nestled in the Zhejiang province of China and is a leading manufacturer and supplier of superior yet affordably priced food packaging and catering products. They offer a wide assortment of disposable plastic tableware that includes plastic plates, bowls, glasses, cups, disposable cutleries, aluminum foils, plastic tableware for desserts, injection molded plastic glasses and much more. The company exports its manufactured products throughout the world at affordable prices and has become a force to be reckoned with over the years.