Toward Smart(er) Fresh Meat Packaging

Packaging | APPLIED SCIENCE

Food Technology Magazine | Article

Claire Koelsch Sand

The global meat packaging market, valued at $12 billion in 2020, is expected to reach nearly $14 billion by 2026, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 4.4%, according to marketing research firm Future Market Insights. Drivers for this multi- billion-dollar market include a sharp increase worldwide in the consumption and export of protein-rich products such as beef, pork, and poultry, as well as food processors’ demand for sustainable packaging that preserves food safety and quali…

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About the Author

Claire Koelsch Sand, PhD, contributing editor, is CEO of Packaging Technology and Research and Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University and California Polytechnic State University ([email protected]).

In This Article

  1. Packaging Equipment and Materials
  2. Meat and Poultry

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