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For more than half a century, Polymer Packaging has been right there in the mix with America’s bakers. Founded as a family business in 1986, the company has grown alongside its clients, building relationships that now span generations. Some bakery partners have worked with Polymer Packaging for more than 35 years — adapting together through evolving ingredients, emerging trends, and even creative firsts. Partnering for Smarter Solutions Supporting these long-standing partnerships, Polymer Packaging provides manufacturing solutions that include converting and distributing flexible, protective, and food-safe packaging. To better serve its clients, the company has evolved into a full-service partner specializing in bakery bags for all types of baked goods — offering both printed and unprinted options, as well as wicketed bags for loaves, buns, bagels, muffins, and more. Expanding its reach beyond in-house manufacturing, Polymer Packaging partners with more than 50 strategic suppliers across the packaging industry — giving bakers access to the best materials, technologies, and converting options available today. Our portfolio spans low- to high-volume bags, multiple gusset styles, and square-bottom formats, as well as specialized films for every scale of operation. Most recently, we’ve added two major capabilities: short-run, high-quality digital printing — ideal for samples, prototypes, or production runs — with no plate costs and turnaround from artwork to finished bags in as little as two weeks; and advanced extended-shelf-life bag technology that can deliver 7–10 additional days of freshness. Together, these innovations help bakeries reduce waste, accelerate product testing, and bring better-quality baked goods to market with greater confidence. “Our mission is to help bakers get packaging right,” says Dan Wish, President of Polymer Packaging. “We share what we’ve learned and offer advice that’s practical and honest. At the end of the day, it’s about helping people work smarter.” Effective Packaging to Boost Sales In a competitive marketplace, packaging is more than a wrapper —it’s a silent salesperson. It creates the first impression that makes a shopper stop, look, and decide to take that loaf home. Polymer Packaging helps bakers strike the perfect balance between functionality and shelf appeal, combining high-quality materials with real-world insight into what drives consumer choice.
Food Waste Management Solutions Provider
The food and beverage industry discards tons of products daily due to quality issues, expired shelf life, or packaging defects. This situation places businesses in a critical position, needing to recycle waste while balancing the rising demand for sustainability with the need for profitability. That’s where ShurGreen comes to the rescue. Experts in commercial organic waste recycling, the company collects and converts organic waste into valuable assets. “We offer innovative organic recycling solutions to national food companies, taking a multifaceted approach to exploring all possible reuse options,” says Rick Kremer, owner of ShurGreen. The company analyzes and breaks down unused human and pet food into proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, which allows them to understand the nutritional value. ShurGreen then transforms these into high-fat, high-protein diets for livestock and crop nutrients. Their team of nutritionists evaluates various waste streams and creates balanced feed products with the optimal mix of nutrition. Experts in repurposing everything from steaks to potatoes to pet food and beyond, ShurGreen’s permitted renderer status allows them to combine meat proteins with grains or bakery products to create a nutritional feed for poultry and swine customers. ShurGreen offers certified product destruction that protects customer brands while limiting customer liability in the marketplace. This includes any non-hazardous organic liquids, solids, and packaging. ShurGreen and their trusted partners process products with a proven chain of custody and certification of destruction for the records at the conclusion of the process. Addressing all essential aspects of the waste management process, ShurGreen undertakes all tasks, from collaborating with national waste management companies to managing logistics, enabling companies to achieve landfill-free goals.
Food Technology Solutions Provider
'Innovation knows no boundaries'—this phrase is synonymous with Goodway Technologies' journey. For more than five decades, Goodway® has been a frontrunner in the industrial cleaning and sanitizing equipment space. It started, like many companies, with a kernel of an idea. Bring unique industrial cleaning products to an underserved market. In this case for intricate heating and cooling systems. Goodway products, through their usability and innovative vision, have made themselves a favorite of facility and plant maintenance personnel worldwide. Through exposure to a wide range of applications spanning HVAC systems, plant machinery, and hazardous material cleanup, Goodway gained valuable insights into various markets, including nuclear power plants, educational institutions, hospitals, and manufacturing facilities. This diverse experience uniquely positioned Goodway to address customer pain points within specific verticals like the food and beverage industry. "The food and beverage market was plagued with antiquated cleaning techniques and ready for new cleaning solutions. This included heavy manual cleaning of production lines and food conveyors with spray bottles, scraping tools, and rags.," says Tim Kane, president and CEO. "By providing the industry with unique, innovative cleaning and sanitizing equipment that reduces labor and drastically cuts cleaning times, we yield immediate returns in terms of cost savings and mitigate the long-term risks associated with product contamination." Case in point, Goodway offers some of the industry's most reliable surface and conveyor belt sanitizing equipment, which includes the PureBelt® automated belt cleaning systems and Goodway GVC-18000 dry-steam cleaners for robust hygiene in food production plants. Commercial bakeries, snack producers, produce processing facilities, and breweries are a few places where its highquality machines can be found.
CXO INSIGHTS
How Embracing Technology Can Improve Training, Development, and Communication
Christopher J. Ramirez, EVP Marketing, Dog Haus
Managing stakeholder demands in the Restaurant Tech Space
Jason Suarez, VP - Data Services, Digital and CRM Engineering, Platforms, Dine Brands Global
Food Security Challenges: Health-driven and Consumer Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Still Not Affecting Agricultural Usage and Impact on Risk
Takashi Nakamura, Vice President, Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP: NYSE)
Blending Tradition with Innovation: Navigating Sales Strategy, Sustainability and Technology
Dave Gonnella, Vice President of Sales, Gonnella Baking
The Power of Customer-Centric Packaging Design
Nicholas Schuelke, Sr. Manager of Packaging R&D, Dawn Foods Global
Engineering the Future of Food through Systems Thinking and Emerging Technology
Dariush Ajami, Chief Innovation Officer, Beyond Meat
Utilizing Industry 4.0 to Transform Advanced Manufacturing
Mike Lindsey, Director of Manufacturing Systems, Perdue Farms
IN FOCUS
Integrating Food Tech and Waste Management for Sustainable Supply Chain Transformation
The global food system must balance producing enough food with reducing waste and environmental impact through integrated E2E food technology and waste management solutions for sustainability.
The Evolution of Single-Serve Packaging in the Cafe and Bakery Sector
The shift in packaging for single-serve products emphasizes hygiene, sustainability, and brand experience, using innovative materials and engineering to enhance freshness and consumer appeal.
EDITORIAL
Engineering Intelligence Across the Food Value Chain
The food and beverage industry is shifting from volume-led production toward smarter, more responsible systems that balance efficiency, quality and sustainability. As consumer expectations evolve and regulatory scrutiny tightens, technology is fueling this shift across packaging, waste reduction and food-grade manufacturing. In bakery food packaging, the spotlight has moved far beyond containment and shelf presence. Today’s packaging solutions are expected to extend freshness, preserve product integrity, and support rapid production changeovers while aligning with sustainability goals. Advances in materials science, vision systems, and automated inspection are helping bakeries reduce spoilage and ensure consistent quality at scale. Design is becoming increasingly data-driven, blending functional performance with real-time feedback to identify defects before they reach consumers. At the same time, food waste management is no longer treated as a downstream problem. Progressive organizations are embedding waste reduction directly into processing, packaging, and distribution strategies. Smart sorting, connected monitoring systems, and analytics-driven insights are enabling manufacturers to identify loss points early and optimize yield. These solutions are increasingly tied to circular economy principles, turning by-products into resources while reducing environmental impact. Underpinning both shifts is the broader rise of food technology solutions. Industry 4.0 concepts like IoT-enabled equipment, AI-powered quality control, and integrated production dashboards are transforming food operations into adaptive ecosystems. These systems improve accuracy, throughput, and safety while enabling predictive maintenance and compliance without sacrificing agility. What unites these developments is a renewed focus on intelligent systems that generate actionable insight. Packaging, waste management, and manufacturing technology are no longer isolated functions but interconnected levers that shape resilience, traceability, and trust across the food supply chain. This edition will also feature insights from Mike Lindsey, Director of Manufacturing Systems at Perdue Farms, and Nicholas Schuelke, Senior Manager of Packaging R&D at Dawn Foods Global.
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