ABSTRACT
Food packaging is constantly changing to meet new challenges in the market and new needs of the consumer. New technologies continue to emerge with innovations in new packaging materials and packaging techniques that offer new possibilities for manufacturing, packaging, and marketing a wide variety of foods. Today’s food package provides not only basic functions (contains and protects) but also offers convenience, facilitates product use, and communicates with intended buyers of the product. The package label informs the consumer of nutrition facts, sells the product through colorful graphics, and addresses environmental concerns such as source-reduction and recycling.
