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Consumer Trends Define New Rigid Container Offerings

March 1, 2019

To compete in a crowded grocery store aisle, dairy processors are choosing rigid containers that help them stand out and connect with consumer preferences. Grocery shoppers frequently find packaging that’s environmental- and health-consciousness as being as important as the product itself. Learn more about some of the new trends in rigid containers for dairy products below.

Aesthetic appeal

According to Lauren Piekos, Marketing Director of Consumer Packaging (Berry Global in Evansville, IN), 64% of consumers …

Dairy Product Packaging Design Tips

January 30, 2019

Eye-catching product packaging can help small brands compete against larger brands. A dairy products’ packaging is the ‘silent salesman’ and should be one big call to action.

In Good Form

Delivering your product to the consumer or retailer in one piece is the first important detail. The form and function of your dairy product packaging design is primary. Consider the transport method, weight costs, merchandising display, branding, and opportunities for benefit communication. All of these …

The Importance of Material Honesty

November 30, 2018

One of the top packaging design trends for 2019 is material honesty and what to consider when selecting materials for retail packaging or product packaging. With so many choices, it’s easy to understand the confusion and the difficulty brands have in selecting the right materials for their brand packaging. Today we’re seeing the negative impacts of unsorted recycling. China’s National Sword policy, for one, has reduced the amount of recycled materials the U.S. is able …

Steps to Designing Packaging that Connects with Customers

September 24, 2018

A recent study of eye tracking on product packaging indicates that customers are spending fractions of seconds reading labels and making buying decisions. In many cases, as little as 1/20 of a second is spent on eyeing packaging.

We have also learned from recent studies that nutrition labels have little impact. Many of your most compelling nutrition facts, such as low sugar or vitamin content, is presented near the bottom of a nutrition table and …

Prevention & Control of Yeast & Molds in Cheese

April 27, 2018

Since yeast and molds are widespread in the environment, controlling them in cheese involves an integrated multiprong approach.

How to reduce yeast and molds during the manufacture of cheese?

Raw milk: Raw milk contains vegetative yeast and mold spores. Despite popular belief, some of them may not be inactivated by pasteurization. It is good practice to activate the lacto peroxidase (LP) system in raw milk using milk silo cultures. The end products of the LP …

How Can Packaging Reduce Food Waste?

February 15, 2018

The relationship between the packaging industry and the environment is a challenging one, but a new report has revealed the ways in which packaging can help reduce food waste. With more consumers voicing their concerns for the environment, AMERIPEN’s report ‘Quantifying the Value of Packaging as a Strategy to Prevent Food Waste in America’ highlights the importance of integrating investment, research and policy in order to change the way packaging is viewed.

According to AMERIPEN, …

Shelf Life & Shelf Impact Drive Dairy Packaging

June 16, 2017

Maximizing product protection, freshness, convenience and shelf appeal govern packaging decisions about dairy foods. These goals are driving interest in aseptic filling, in-mold labeling, single-serving sizes and functional features.

Sustainability hasn’t been forgotten, either. Suppliers continue to lightweight structures and replace nonrenewable materials with renewable ones. The dairy industry also is addressing concerns about food waste.

Trends in long shelf life dairy foods

“Aseptic products extend shelf life, usually at least twice as long as …

How Food Packaging Color Influences Consumer Behavior

April 12, 2016

Graphic Packaging International’s Nikki Clark examines how color is, or can be, used in food and drink packaging

Packaging is the most tangible representation of a product or brand for consumers and is therefore a primary selling tool for marketers, hence why it is important to spend time getting it right. According to research by marketing specialists, WebpageFX, consumers make a subconscious judgement about a product in less than 90 seconds of viewing it, …

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HART Design & Manufacturing is a global leader in the design and construction of standard and customized stainless steel, servo-controlled equipment for use in the food and dairy industry, with an emphasis on process and natural cheese production lines.

Our 40,000 square feet of integrated production facilities, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, allow us to provide our customers with superior design and engineering, machining, welding, fabricating, mechanical and electrical assembly, testing and programming, all under one roof!

HART Design & Manufacturing uses proven technologies coupled with continual innovation to produce robust, reliable equipment to satisfy our clients’ specific processing or packaging requirements.

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