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Although the technology is available for brands to leverage data to reach consumers in more personalized ways, many brands aren't tapping into this capability. When asked if consumers feel that ads on social media are personalized or tailored for them, less than a third (31 percent) said that ads are tailored to them the majority of the time (75 percent of the time or more). In addition, 35 percent indicated that they see the same ad too many times, a sign that brands aren't using the data being collected to their full advantage. 

Alternatives to All  As more consumers pay attention to health & sustainability, replacement foods and ingredients are on the rise. Health remains the number one reason to buy food alternatives, with one in two US consumers reporting that health is a reason for buying alternatives to bread, meat or dairy. The search for alternative proteins has resulted in a rising use of black beans, lentils, peas, rice, nuts & seeds, chickpea, and even insects, as protein ingredients for foods.

The SP Series is suitable for pharmaceutical, medical device and food applications, and can form both rigid and flexible/soft blisters. In the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, SP Thermoformers and local support are available through BTS International LLC, a packaging machinery sales and consulting firm.

Just a few days earlier, I had made a pilgrimage to Kikyouya’s factory in Yamanashi, where workers wrapped thousands of pieces of fresh shingen mochi by hand each day, to see exactly what Nestlé was trying to capture. On my way, I stopped for lunch at a small noodle restaurant and sat by the window, eating a pile of salted plums. I could see busloads of tourists filing out in the parking lot, their floppy hats secured with strings, their shirts wet with sweat. They were fruit hunters. Yamanashi is green, dense with red pine and white oak forest and beautifully kept orchards that cut deep into its slopes. Fruit hunters pay to eat as much ripe, seasonal fruit as they like in a short span of time. Say, 30 minutes of thin-skinned peaches, or fat pink grapes, or strawberries, warmed from the sun, dipped into pools of sweetened condensed milk.

Sustainable packaging will grow, especially plant-based varieties. Expect to see some made of upcycled ingredients or scraps. Research is advancing the use of tomato peels, kelp, and mushrooms into sustainable alternatives, coatings, and other packaging materials.

For years the traditional dryland farming practice for wheat and barley in Montana has been a two-field crop rotation. Half a producer's land was planted into grain while the other half lay fallow, allowing half the soil to rest and improve its fertility.

Matiang’i said another 1,600 bags of sugar were seized on Mombasa Road yesterday morning while in transit to Eastleigh.

Precision and reliability informed development of a blowmolding system called SteadyEdge from Sidel (sidel.com), the liquid packaging division of Tetra Laval Group. The system enables production of PET containers with flat, oval and rectangular bases instead of conventional curved bases. Just as Zip-Pak can retrofit existing machines for newer resealable closures, SteadyEdge can be incorporated into Sidel’s SBO Universal and Matrix blowmolding machines.

The officer shrugged when asked why a man who had taken part in the group’s organized land theft had not been arrested. His men were overwhelmed investigating those who had fought and killed on behalf of the terrorist group, he said. They didn’t have time to also go after the hundreds of civil servants who had worked in the Islamic State’s administration.

Thanksgiving means turkey time for millions of Americans. The vast majority (88 percent) of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey on Thanksgiving.  But make no mistake, turkey is no mere one holiday wonder. For instance, turkey is also a popular main course during Christmas and Easter celebrations. 

1) Your solution needs to protect your product, while 2) serving as an important customer touch-point. After all, packaging is often the first thing about a product that consumers notice. Packaging should reflect a brand and a business as well as the quality of product it contains. It needs to be functional, sufficiently protective and deliverable so that the packaging and contents both can be shipped without damage or other issues.

Savoy, the original candy company behind Cri Cri, was founded by four immigrants in a Caracas garage in 1941. One of them, John Miller, had brought a chocolate-making machine with him from Scotland, and they used it to create the Savoy chocolate bar. Almost 30 years later, the company created a puffed-rice version. In 1980, that candy bar got its own name, Cri Cri, thanks to a formula the founders picked up by talking to friends, neighbors and kids: The name needed to be short and easy to pronounce. Today Savoy is one of the leading candy companies in Venezuela, and its products are often given in December during Amigo Secreto, which is essentially the Venezuelan version of Secret Santa.