Packaging Moves Product to Processing, as Well as to Final Market

As more product is sold in foodservice or prepared to take out, intermediate products and ingredients are held in packaging of various types until the ingredient or partially prepared food is used in final food products.

Changes in processing technology have triggered a need for new packages, particularly for foods in the minimally processed area, and new materials for modified-atmosphere packaging are appearing. While most of the packaging shown at this year’s IFT Food Expo was geared to bulk ha…