2014

Packaging Resources will be exhibiting at Booth #123 at the 2014 NRA show that takes place in Chicago from Saturday, May 17 through Tuesday, May 20 at McCormick Place. Come visit us and see our complete line of food packaging for restaurants and foodseervice. Hot weather is just around the corner so for an innovative, super lightweight cooler, check out KangaBox

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Summer is here and barbeques, cook-outs, and parties are on the calendar. Your customers will be buying up lots of salads and slaw. Send them home with our leading Sterling King Products (SKP) trusted deli-line container that will showcase your deli items but won’t leak or spill. These take out containers are stackable, microwaveable, and recyclable. Sterling King Products Deli

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Keep Cool in Style With a hot and humid summer just around the corner, keeping your food and beverages cool in the sweltering temperatures will be top priority. Enter KangaBox Thermal Insulated Food Carriers, a super lightweight expanded polypropylene (EPP) solution to your fresh food challenges. It’s a reusable and durable cooler with an easy-to-clean surface, and is 100% recyclable.

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Food Packaging Reflects an Image You pick up a can of Sam’s Choice Cola and you can’t help think that it will not taste very well. Is it the name, the can or the fact that you can buy about 4 cases for around $3? Yesterday I bought Athenos Hummus Original Flavor. Green ring on the lid with creamy hummus

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Evolution of the Generic Brand Several years back, I remember the “generic” branding of cereal. I would make the early morning shuffle to the pantry and pull down a box of “Corn Flakes”. My enthusiasm, while not great at 6am, was much diminished after looking at this breakfast choice. An off white box with army font staring at you in

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Jon Pazona is the owner of Crisp Restaurant in Chicago, a popular restaurant serving Korean American fusion food. When taking stock of his to go food packaging requirements, he looked for a plastic take out bowl that could be reheated and delivered without breaking or spilling. His search led to a soup bowl from Sterling King Products that had both

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What the New Study Says About Consumer Dining Priorities As encouraging news arrives for manufacturers, customer concerns continue. For this reason, the food packaging and manufacturing industry stands at a unique place in the market place. John Burke, of the Food Packaging Institute, shares more of his opinions on the state of the industry and its distinguishing markets. As we

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One Sauce Doesn’t Fit All Marking a trend in foodservice, QSR’s online magazine recently profiled the growing push for individualized meals for customers and highlighted how restaurant owners are creatively meeting this need by looking beyond the main course.   Side dishes made for customer’s specific tastes allows take out restaurants to serve a tailored dining item and still control

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How Reusable Packaging Keeps Your Customers Coming Back Smart restaurant owners give customers an added value after they leave the store with reusable packaging.   “In our throwaway society, which is oriented toward convenience and consumption, reusability often is far down the list of potential packaging options. In many cases, however, it might be an excellent option,” Packaging Digest magazine

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Greening Ability In-mold labeling typifies one of the quieter but positive ecological features of plastic containers.   A customized container for a milk or cheese product, for instance, stands apart from normal containers with outstanding art. Besides sharp graphics and design distinction without parallel, in-mold labeling products offer a new outlet for sustainability. These products are considerably washable and support

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