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Ember Sadler: Fri, Jul 24, 2026
Part 2 of 3: The Production Challenge · July 2026 Part 1 of this series covered the consumer shift: GLP-1 medications are driving meaningful demand for smaller, protein-forward, portion-controlled snack formats. Brands across the category are...
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Ember Sadler: Tue, Jul 14, 2026
Part 1 of 3: The Small Pouch Shift · July 2026 Something structural is happening to the food and snack industry, and it is moving faster than most...
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What is a block bottom bag, and when should you use it? Editor's note: This post was originally published in March 2021 and has been edited and...
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Ember Sadler: Wed, Jun 24, 2026
The 2026 Sweets & Snacks Expo landed in Las Vegas for the first time, and the industry showed up. More than 17,500 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors...
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Ember Sadler: Thu, Jun 18, 2026
A Stabilo® or quad seal bag is a block bottom stand up pouch with four vertical corner seals that give it a square, carton-like shape and a stable...
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Emily Brogan: Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Efficient machine maintenance is crucial to the smooth operation of any manufacturing or packaging operation. Downtime costs money … a lot of it. And...
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If these last few months have taught us anything, it’s that flexibility rules.
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Richard Wullkotte: Tue, Mar 10, 2026
So You Have a Reliable...but Aging Vertical Form Fill and Seal Machine. Does your production team have nicknames for vertical form/fill/seal machines...
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Ember Sadler: Tue, Feb 10, 2026
Why Multi-Vendor Packaging Line Integration Creates Costly Support Bottlenecks Picture this scenario: It's week three of your new packaging line...
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Ember Sadler: Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Holiday traditions feel deeply personal – morning coffee rituals, familiar seasonal snacks, the same confections appearing on tables year after year....
