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Closing the Lid on Clamshell Produce Packaging for Good

Since its invention in the 1970s, clamshell packaging has provided just the right amount of protection, preservation, and perforation for smaller varieties of produce. They serve up a feast for the senses and allow respiration to present and maintain fresh, healthy-looking fruits, vegetables, and specialty greens. But the reign of king clamshell may be coming…

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Time to Grow Up: Realizing a New Vision for Sustainable Produce & Packaging

Produce has stayed the same since man put seed to soil. Farmers carved out a swath of land, planted crops, watered, and watched things grow. It is a time-honored tradition almost as old as the land itself. Today, that tradition is killing the planet. Modern farmers must reconcile an exploding global population and the irrevocable…

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Meat the New Color of Flavor and Freshness

Nearly all the beef and pork in the U.S. is wrapped with film, placed on a Styrofoam tray, and displayed in meat cases for sale. It has that nice bright red or pink meat packaging look we all know and love and gives us that “wrapped in the back of the butcher shop” feel. It…