Packaging Market Research Articles

A consumer definition of eco-friendly packaging

Abstract Consumers are increasingly concerned about the environmental consequences of packaging. Businesses are under pressure not only from consumers but also from governments to use eco-friendly packaging for their products. However, what consumers perceive to be eco-friendly packaging is still unclear, especially in emerging markets. This study examines consumer perceptions of eco-friendly packaging in the context of packaged food products of Vietnam. The study involved a series of six focus group discussions conducted with a diverse range of consumers. The focus of the discussion was consumer perceptions of eco-friendly packaging, particularly whether or not consumers would adjust their purchase behaviours to be more environmentally friendly. The data analysis procedure was undertaken using inductive manual coding principles associated with interpretivist research. The results indicate that consumer perceptions of eco-friendly packaging can be categorised along three key dimensions: packaging materials, manufacturing technology and market appeal. While consumers have diverse perceptions of eco-friendly packaging, their knowledge is limited and more related to packaging materials (such as biodegradability and recyclability), and market appeal (such as attractive graphic design and good price). Consumers show little knowledge about manufacturing technologies but still desire an eco-friendly manufacturing process. Results also suggest that a consumer-defined eco-friendly package for food products should be visually appealing while satisfying consumers’ environmental expectations relating to packaging materials and manufacturing process. We therefore propose a consumer-initiated development of eco-friendly packaging that can be applied for sustainable packaging strategies.

The application of natural food colorants as indicator substances in intelligent biodegradable packaging materials

This paper presents innovative packaging materials made of environmentally friendly biodegradable polymers (polylactide and polyhydroxybutyrate) with the addition of natural colorants commonly used in the food industry. Colorants fulfilled the role of indicator, changing colour under the influence of external factors, and gave the materials the characteristics of intelligent packaging, where colour changes indicated the life time of the materials. The paper gives the mechanical and thermal properties of the materials obtained, and describes changes in the colour of the samples under the influence of thermooxidation, UV and weathering, as well as the biodegradability of the materials. The packaging materials presented are in line with current trends in the packaging market and legal requirements. The samples, in addition to the basic functions of packaging materials, are pro-ecological and fully biodegradable new generation materials.

New perspectives in active and intelligent food packaging

Packaging is an intermediary product between producers and consumers. The most important role of packaging is to ensure the highest quality and safety of packaged products and to extend their shelf life. Given that microbiological contamination is a problem for manufacturers and consumers due to the fact that it reduces the quality of packaged products and poses a health risk, this work describes solutions related to antimicrobial packaging. More attention is given to antioxidant packaging that releases synthetic or natural antioxidants to prevent food oxidation. The purpose of intelligent packaging is to monitor the quality of food products, as well as inform consumers and food producers of their quality. Therefore, many studies focus on developing time temperature indicators. The work also discusses radio frequency identification (RFID), whose application has a lot of advantages, such as identifiability, management of stored products, labor cost savings and ensuring the quality and safety of packaged products. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: The current trends related to food safety and the growing expectations of the consumers lead to changes in the approach to food packing. Active and intelligent packaging has been present on the global packaging market for years, and scientists all over the world are looking for novelties related to this kind of packaging. For these reasons, this work focuses on presenting new solutions in active and intelligent packaging.

The Exposure Problem and Market Design

AbstractMarkets have an exposure problem when getting to the optimal allocation requires a sequence of transactions which if started but not completed leaves at least one trader with losses. We use laboratory experiments to evaluate the effect of the exposure problem on alternative market mechanisms. The continuous double auction performs poorly: efficiency is only 20% when exposure is high and 55% when it is low. A package market effectively eliminates the exposure problem: in low and high-exposure treatments efficiency is 82% and 89%, respectively. Building on stability notions from matching theory we introduce the concept of mechanism stability. A model of trade that combines mechanism stability with noisy best responses and imperfect foresight explains the difference in market performance. Finally, decentralized bargaining with contingent contracts performs well with perfect information and communication but not in the more realistic case when traders’ preferences are privately known.

Development of Ce-based sintered magnets: review and prospect

Ce-based magnets have attracted extensive attention in both academia and industry due to their excellent property–price ratio and distinctive phase structures. Characteristically, Ce-based sintered magnets have widely tunable magnetic properties with changing Ce contents. Therefore, they can be used to meet many different application requirements from packaging market to driving motors, etc. The intrinsic magnetic properties, phase composition, and microstructures of the Ce-based sintered magnets with different Ce contents have been summarized. The service performances such as temperature stability, corrosion resistance, mechanical properties and thermal expansion of commercial Ce-based sintered magnets are introduced. The research and development trends of the Ce-based magnets in the future are pointed out.

Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable Plastic Crates (RPCs)

The European packaging market is forecast to grow 1.9% annually in the next years, with an increasing use of returnable packages. In this context, it is important to assess the real environmental effectiveness of the packaging re-use practice in terms of environmental impacts. This life cycle assessment aims to evaluate the environmental performances of reusable plastic crates (RPCs), which are used for the distribution of 36% of fruit and vegetables in Italy. RPCs can be re-used several times after a reconditioning process, i.e., inspection, washing, and sanitization with hot water and chemicals. The analysis was performed considering 12 impact categories, as well as the cumulative energy demand indicator and a tailor-made water consumption indicator. The results show that when the RPCs are used for less than 20 deliveries, the impacts of the life cycle are dominated by the manufacturing stage. By increasing the number of deliveries, the contribution of the reconditioning process increases, reaching 30–70% of the overall impacts for 125 uses. A minimum of three deliveries of the RPCs is required in order to perform better than an alternative system where crates of the same capacity (but 60% lighter) are single-use. The same modeling approach can be used to evaluate the environmental sustainability of other types of returnable packages, in order to have a complete overview for the Italian context and other European countries.

Scoping review of studies on food marketing in Latin America: Summary of existing evidence and research gaps.

ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE To document the evidence about marketing of ultra-processed foods and “non-alcoholic” beverages in Latin America.METHODS We performed a structured search of quantitative and qualitative studies in PubMed, SciELO and LILACS, published between January 2000 and May 2017 and conducted in Latin America. We conducted a quality assessment following a standardized tool and a thematic analysis to identify key typologies of marketing across studiesRESULTS Out of 521 studies screened by title and abstract, we included 36 in this review; 27 of them analyzed television advertisement. Other marketing channels studied were food packaging, point of sale and outdoor advertisement. Studies found television advertises foods and beverages that are mostly ultraprocessed foods and have low nutritional value, particularly those promoted during children’s programming. We also observed children have a literal interpretation of images printed on food packaging, so this can be deceiving. Several studies also found proximity to unhealthy foods may increase their consumption. Finally, the thematic analysis identified the following typologies of food marketing: a) television advertisement, b) food packaging marketing, c) marketing strategies at points of sale and d) other marketing strategies. We found almost no advertisements for unprocessed or minimally processed foods such as fruits and vegetables. We did not find any studies on digital marketing conducted in the region.CONCLUSIONS This review found that the main channel of food marketing was television advertising. This synthesis provides insights to the challenges unhealthy eating represents to the public health of Latin America and identifies knowledge gaps to guide future research.

MARKET AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD PACKAGING: A REVIEW

Food packaging is an essential tool in the food industry for protecting products from environmental interference that may be detrimental to the product and to the consumers’ health. As a result, the global packaging market is growing and stimulates the development of new technologies to meet the industrial demand. However, with the growth of the production and use of materials from fossil sources, as well as the lack of adequate programs for post-consumer waste management, there has been a deliberate disposal of these materials into the environment, resulting in ecological impacts and health consequences. In this sense, renewable sources have gained prominence and biologically originated materials are one of the main alternatives for new applications in packaging.

Chosen Aspects of Packages in the Distribution of Selected Dairy Products

Abstract Distribution of dairy products is one of the most important activities in the production process deciding about the organization of production and the course of technological processes. Such products should be provided with suitable containers with protective coatings, maintain the appropriate temperature during transport, and most importantly, the sterility of the means of transport. Choosing the right packaging for perishable products is not an easy matter, as it has to fulfil many functions. The article presents some aspects of the packaging system and legal conditions for the distribution of selected dairy products. In the first chapter, short introduction for the issue of packaging market of dairy products is presented. Second chapter outlines the selected legal acts regarding food transport in Poland. Selected aspects in terms of choosing the type of packaging and used materials are described in chapter 3. The last chapter contains conclusions and final remarks for the distribution of selected dairy products.

A Pareto investigation on critical barriers in green supply chain management

ABSTRACTMore and more organizations are involved in green supply chain practices to sustain business market competition, achieve customer loyalty, improve brand image, and minimize negative environmental impacts. Examples of these practices are green design, green purchasing, green manufacturing, green packaging, green logistics, and green marketing. In this paper, we investigate barriers in green supply chain management and identify the ‘critical’ or ‘vital’ using Pareto analysis. The data for green supply chain barriers is extracted using literature review and expert surveys. Pareto analysis is conducted on the two data sources to identify the priority barriers and the common barriers are determined as ‘vital few’. The results of our study yield ‘difficulty in transforming positive environmental attitudes into action’ and ‘lack of awareness about reverse logistics adoption’ as the top priority barriers followed by ‘high cost of hazardous waste disposal’, ‘perception of “out of responsibility” zone’, ‘lack of R&D capability on ESER (Environmental and Sustainability Education Research)’, and ‘lack of corporate social responsibility’. These barriers are related to awareness, cost, commitment and resources. Interested organizations should therefore put focus on these barriers to make green supply chain practices successful.

PELATIHAN WIRAUSAHA NUGGET BERBASIS JAMUR TIRAM DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN TERBUKA KELAS IIB JAKARTA

Lembaga Pemasyarakatan (Lapas) Terbuka Kelas IIB Jakarta manages oyster mushroom as the potential food resource. The mushroom is cultivated by prisoners in the prison. However, it has not been utilized optimally as an effective business opportunity. The purpose of this community service was threefold, namely i) to utilize the potential of oyster mushroom in Lapas Terbuka Kelas IIB Jakarta to be processed into nugget as the food product with higher selling value; ii) to encourage prisoners’ entrepreneurship spirit; and iii) to produce oyster mushroom-based nugget continuously to increase prison productivity. The method used in this program was training the prisoners oyster mushroom-based nugget processing and packaging using vacuum packaging technology, entrepreneurship and marketing strategy, as well as financial accounting. Afterwards, nugget processing, packaging, and simple financial accounting practice were conducted. The evaluation was conducted after two months of training to evaluate the implementation of nugget entrepreneurial activities in prison. The program was attended by prisoners and prison staff members. Through this community service program, we hope oyster mushroom cultivation in prison could be utilized more effectively so that productivity can be raised. Continuous coaching is needed to keep the production, marketing, and financial record activities work better.

PEMBERDAYAAN KELOMPOK WANITA TANI DALAM DIVERSIFIKASI OLAHAN IKAN NILA

Communities in the area of PRA Ambarketawang and KWT An-Naba’ Gamping Sleman Yogyakarta conduct tilapia fish cultivation. But, they usually sell tilapia fish to the market in raw condition. Therefore, we intends to provide counseling, training and assistance in diversifying the processing of tilapia fish. This activity is an effort to fulfill the needs of protein for daily consumption from ingredients cultivated by the local community. This activity can also be useful in increasing the selling power of tilapia fish  and increasing income. The activities carried out in several sessions included counseling on the benefits, nutritional content and potential of tilapia, training in making nuggets, noodles, fish sticks, meatballs, training on product packaging and product marketing. The conclusion of this service activity is the increasing knowledge and skills of partners in processing tilapia into products in the form of fish nuggets, fish sticks, fish noodles and fish meatballs and increasing partners knowledge in packaging products safely and attractively in order to compete with other similar products. Keywords: tilapia, nugget, meatball, noodle, fish stick

Evidence From Qualitative Studies of Youth About the Impacts of Tobacco Control Policy on Young People in Europe: A Systematic Review.

A range of tobacco control policies endeavor to prevent smoking uptake in young people, yet relatively little is known about how such interventions impact young people's engagement with smoking. We reviewed existing qualitative evidence on young people and smoking in Europe to assess whether, in what ways and why young people comply with, adapt to, resist, or circumvent tobacco control policies in their respective countries. We undertook a systematic review of academic literature presenting qualitative research from Europe on smoking and young people (11-18 years), published from 2000 to 2015. Bibliographic searches (PubMed, PsycInfo, SSCI) produced 1357 records, from which 43 relevant articles were assessed for quality and 39 included in the review. Most studies were from the United Kingdom (27), with a small number (one or two each) from other European countries (Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, and Spain). Only 16 articles (11 from United Kingdom) provided any evidence about the impacts of tobacco control policies on young people's smoking. These focused on smoke-free legislation (four), age of sale laws (four), plain packaging (three), and black market tobacco (one). There is very little qualitative evidence exploring the impacts of tobacco control on youth smoking in Europe. To develop more effective smoking prevention policies that take account of local political, social, and cultural contexts, more qualitative research from a wider range of European countries is needed to understand how tobacco control impacts on young people's social worlds and smoking behaviors. Smoking is the leading cause of premature mortality in Europe. However, there is little qualitative evidence exploring the impact of tobacco control policies on young people in Europe. Most comes from the United Kingdom and focuses on a narrow range of policies. Thus, we have a limited understanding of how and in what ways tobacco control policies reach young people, their engagement with these, and how local context affects their impact. More qualitative research is needed, from a wider range of countries and on a broader range of tobacco control policies, to strengthen the evidence-base for reducing youth smoking.

Smart Packaging: Opportunities and Challenges

The global market for smart packaging is expected to reach $26.7bn by 2024. Smart packaging refers to packaging systems with embedded sensor technology used with foods, pharmaceuticals, and many other types of products. It is used to extend shelf life, monitor freshness, display information on quality, and improve product and customer safety. In addition, smart packaging offers new business opportunities based on digitization and thus fits into the broader realm of Industry 4.0. In this paper, the authors provide an introductory overview of smart packaging and discuss its underlying base technologies. This is followed by a presentation of potential benefits and emerging opportunities in the packaging sector, contrasted by a number of challenges that first have to be overcome for smart packaging to reach its full potential. Finally, conclusions are drawn and an outlook towards the future, critical research areas to work in, and potential lessons to be learned from associated areas are presented.

Strategi Pengemasan Dan Pemasaran Beras Organik Dan Jamur Tiram Di Dusun Kanten, Desa Kebonagung, Bantul

Packaging and marketing program of oyster mushroom and rice products is caused by the absence of pack-aging and marketing strategy of oyster mushroom and rice in Kanten, KebonAgung, Imogiri, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta. This program aims to increase productivity, packaging innovation and marketing of organic rice products and oyster mushrooms in the Kanten. Methods of implementation undertaken in this program include sosialization, training and mentoring by Community Service Team. Implementation of this community service has a target that is Sasono Catur Members of Farmers Group and Sekar Arum Members of Women Farmer Group. Materials provided include entrepreneurial materials with emphasis on packaging and online marketing of oyster mushroom and rice products. The results and discuss of this community service in the form of packaging of organic rice products labeled “beras sehat” with size 3 and 5 kg and oyster mushroom packaging labeled “jamur kanten crispy” that weighs 1-5 ounces. Marketing of organic rice and jamur kanten crispy in this community service is in the form of manual marketing by offering to store/ supermarket and online through shopee account. Keywords: Strategy, Packaging, Marketing, Organic Rice Product, Oyster Mushroom.

High-Efficiency Revolving-Turret Chip Transferring Technology for Flip Chip Packaging

With the rapid growth of the microelectronic packaging market, it is necessary to increase the throughput and reduce the cost of flip chip. Driven by these evolutions, a novel revolving-turret chip transferring (RTCT) technology is introduced to implement high-throughput flip chip packaging. The unnecessary time delays of packaging processes could be eliminated in the RTCT technology due to its parallel manner of motions. In order to analyze the packaging efficiency, the layout and movement sequence of the packaging system are studied, and a calculation model of packaging efficiency is proposed. Furthermore, the effects of the critical parameters (the horizontal and the vertical spacing of antennas and the maximum velocity and acceleration of the turret-type head) on packaging efficiency are investigated to search out the optimal parameters combination. To verify the performance of the RTCT technology under optimal parameters combination, two cases are implemented and compared. The results show that due to parallel motions of processes, unnecessary delays affecting the packaging efficiency have been reduced, and the packaging efficiency of ALN-9714 inlay could be more than 35k chips per hour. In addition, compared with the conventional flip chip packaging process, the RTCT technology is more effective in packaging the chips on antennas with multicolumn layout and small horizontal spacing.

Совместимый со стимулами ценовый алгоритм для пакетного рынка знаний

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Recycling of Polymer-Based Multilayer Packaging: A Review

Polymer-based multilayer packaging materials are commonly used in order to combine the respective performance of different polymers. By this approach, the tailored functionality of packaging concepts is created to sufficiently protect sensitive food products and thus obtain extended shelf life. However, because of their poor recyclability, most multilayers are usually incinerated or landfilled, counteracting the efforts towards a circular economy and crude oil independency. This review depicts the current state of the European multilayer packaging market and sketches the current end-of-life situation of postconsumer multilayer packaging waste in Germany. In the main section, a general overview of the state of research about material recycling of different multilayer packaging systems is provided. It is divided into two subsections, whereby one describes methods to achieve a separation of the different components, either by delamination or the selective dissolution–reprecipitation technique, and the other describes methods to achieve recycling by compatibilization of nonmiscible polymer types. While compatibilization methods and the technique of dissolution–reprecipitation are already extensively studied, the delamination of packaging has not been investigated systematically. All the presented options are able to recycle multilayer packaging, but also have drawbacks like a limited scope or a high expenditure of energy.

DIVERSIFIKASI DAN PENANGANAN PASCA PRODUKSI OLAHAN IKAN DI DESA PADANG JAYA BENGKULU UTARA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN NILAI EKONOMI DAN PENDAPATAN MASYARAKAT

The first aim of this activity is giving knowledge to farmer society of fish specially Unit Pengolahan Ikan ( UPI) Melati I in Padang Jaya Village North Bengkulu aboutdiversification of multifarious product which have higher level economic value. Thesecond aim is giving processing practice of some alternative multifarious fish basedproduct to be industrial product which have high economic value. It is also using naturalpickling method, so that it is a good product for healthy life. The practice also givestraining in making safe packaging and product marketing. While, special target is toimprove knowledge of breeder of fish specially Unit Pengolahan Ikan (UPI) Melati I asparticipant of training about diversified multifarious of fish product that having higherlevel economic value and practice some alternative product of fish become multifariouslyof industrial product which have value sell economical, like fish rengginang, cryspy fishbaby and fish of salai. Including handling of after production ie. marketing and packaging.This activity walk better, its product even also have earned to be marketed out of DesaPadang Jaya, ie. Bengkulu town and Jakarta, and become typical pledge present of desa Padang Jaya. Request of this produst even also mount, this matter because of its producthave registering PIRT and get lawful lable so that society feel safe to consuming it.Keywords: Diversification, fish processing, UPI Melati I, Padang Jaya

The Relevance of Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic Module Packaging in the 5G Market

Abstract 5th Generation Telecommunications Technology, 5G, is emerging to provide the market with even higher data rates and bandwidth and lower response times than the 4th generation telecommunications technology, 4G/LTE, that is currently deployed. With commercial 5G networks coming on-line in 2020 the network providers and infrastructure companies are quickly developing devices and systems to meet the demand of the 5G market. Since high data rates and high bandwidths demand high frequency microwave, MW, devices, Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramic, LTCC, is one of the materials of choice for those modules in a 5G system that require the high 3D integration, high signal integrity, high reliability and high power performance of LTCC. LTCC has proven for more than two decades now to exhibit these qualities in high-frequency telecommunication applications. This paper explores the relevance of LTCC technology in the module packaging market in the 5G market.