Publications & Reports

The premium and ultra-premium segments of just about every beverage category have experienced very strong growth in recent years. Mid-tier brands, particularly in the spirits industry, have been refreshing their packaging to present a more premium image through enhanced labels, more sophisticated closures, and eye-catching, shelf ready packaging.

PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has developed a research study providing members with an assessment of the 2018 Snack Foods market as it pertains to the packaging and processing industry.  Detailed information including Consumer trends, E-Commerce trends and industry forecasts by snack type (savory or sweet) can be found in this robust report.

While the penetration of automation equipment has been somewhat slower in the food and beverage industry when compared to some other sectors, on-going technology developments are leading to greater opportunities for manufacturers to benefit from increasing the levels of automation in their food and beverage processing machinery.

The 2019 PMMI report, Trends and Advances in Food Packaging and Processing, presents a collective voice of fifty-five of the largest food manufacturers and SMEs sharing their insight into the changes and challenges taking place on the plant floor. One hundred seventy-five references and sources are summarized that present the trends driving food processing and the advances in food packaging.

In this report, beverage manufacturers discussed the operational challenges the industry faces to meet consumer demands, material supply shortages that are driving change, and why IIoT automation and robotics implementations are advancing at unprecedented levels to increase output.