May 2024

The plants are blooming, the lawnmowers are running and soon enough, the barbecues will be grilling. That’s right—summer is right around the corner! And with the coming of summer, we’re happy to deliver our next quarterly industry bulletin.

Since we’ve been dreaming of summer travels and the open road, we thought this quarter’s focus should be on an industry whose products serve our collective on-the-go lifestyle. So naturally, we landed on the snack foods industry!

Dive into this tasty bulletin to see how the snack foods industry is adjusting to changing consumer preferences and other major outside impacts. Plus, uncover the packaging trends and influences that will make this dynamic segment even more exciting to watch in the coming months.

Packaging Tip of the Month: Are you in the process of buying packaging equipment and weighing the pros and cons of doing a factory acceptance test (FAT)?

A factory acceptance test is crucial, but only if you know exactly what to look for. Learn which machine specs to consider from Robert Behl, resident FAT expert and Senior Manager of Operations Analysis for PCA’s Performance Packaging Group:

Thank you for reading, and now go enjoy the sunshine!