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The Future of

PACKAGING
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Digital ordering and home delivery are having a profound

Anchor Packaging offers products that include Crisp Food

impact on the future of food and beverage packaging. Another

Technologies containers that keep fried foods hot and crispy

important factor to address is sustainability, as consumers and

on display; Safe Pinch Tamper-Evident containers for 30-min-

the food industry both push to reduce and eliminate waste.

ute home delivery; and affordable, upscale packaging for res-

Food packaging faces a host of challenges and opportunities.

taurant take-out and to merchandise prepared ready-to-heat
meals. Anchor's unique stock product line includes more than

Kwik Lok Corporation recently featured the "bakery closing line of

450 rigid packages and cling ﬁlm products.

the future" at the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE).
Key components of the new closing line are the world's ﬁrst

Inline Plastics features SnackWare food containers as part of

sustainable closure, Eco-Lok; the next generation in bag closing

its patented breakthrough Safe-T-Fresh line of tamper evident

machines, the 910A; and a new tamper-evident solution that uses

products that ensure product protection. Consumers want "food

laser stitch technology to keep bakery items safe.

on the move" options at all hours of the day, and the pressure is
on to innovate with tasty products and enticing displays. Now

Portland, Oregon-based Franz Bakery has made a commitment

a wide variety of retail locations can offer healthy combinations

to using Kwik Lok's plant-based Eco-Lok bag closure on its bread

with the versatility these products provide.

products, reducing the amount of petroleum-based plastic used
in packaging. Yakima, Washington-based Kwik Lok released its

Further, retailers and consumers are seeking smaller, single-serve

Eco-Lok product earlier this year, which utilizes a resin made out

food containers. Inline Plastics is responding with a new prod-

of plant-based carbohydrates like corn and potatoes, emits fewer

uct line of mini-sized containers, called Snackers. Snackers are

greenhouse gases in production compared to traditional closures

compact and leak resistant containers that are perfectly sized

and reduces the amount of petroleum-based plastic used overall.

for small servings. They make the most of snug merchandising
spaces, while offering consumers the trusted safety and security

By the end of 2019, Franz bread products will start to use the Eco-

of the Safe-T-Fresh tamper-resistant locking system.

Lok as part of the company's commitment to reducing its plastic
"As retailer and consumer needs change with modern lifestyles,

use by 10% by 2023.

these transformations," explains Carrie Cline, Inline Plastics' se-

are very excited to be one of the ﬁrst companies to adopt the

nior product manager. "The launch of Snackers into the market-

new Eco-Lok," says Franz vice president of purchasing Ken Wal-

place provides retailers with individual portion sized food pack-

tos. "We are pleased to work with another Northwest company

aging and delivers convenience to consumers with the added

toward efforts for a more sustainable future."

conﬁdence that the food products will be fresh and secure."

FOOD ON THE GO
From 2017 to 2020, the average annual growth rate for digital restaurant orders is forecast at 22%, according to new research from The NPD
Group's Eating Patterns in America,

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and 19% of grocery shoppers now
order their edible groceries online.
"Food manufacturers and restaurant
operators will need to understand

how these trends will impact their
businesses in order to stay ahead of
the curve," says David Portalatin,
NPD Food Industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America.

KWIK LOK CORPORATION

Inline is poised to provide food packaging options that support
"We were proud to partner with Kwik Lok during beta testing and

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